Med-Surg Quiz #4
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about ethical principles. Which is the following example of Beneficence?
A nurse administers scheduled pain medicine for a client.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about client advocacy. The nurse should include which of the following is an example of being an Advocate.
A nurse communicates a client's solution to their provider.
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about ethical principles. Which is the following example of Autonomy?
A nurse is applying the choice of when to take pain medication
A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about ethical principles. Which is the following example of Justice?
A nurse provides non-pharmacological pain medication to all clients equally
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a school-aged child who has moderate partial thickness burns on both lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
Administer pain medication 30 min before physical therapy
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who was brought to the emergency department with burn injuries. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify if the client has a full thickness burn?
Burn area of red in color w/ hard edged, dark resin extends to subcutaneous tissue and causes NERVE damage.
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has contact dermatitis on the neck and upper chest. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Change in laundry detergent
Intertrigo (Skin fold)
Clean dry wear supportive bra
A nurse is caring for a child who has a chronic stage with atopic of dermatitis or eczema. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Dry, thick, scaly brownish elevation less than 0.5 diameter
A nurse is checking a school-age child for pediculosis (head lice). Which of the following is a definitive indication of this condition?
Firmly attached white particle on hair shaft
When completing an assessment of an older patient's skin, what are some of the age-related changes in their, you can expect to see?
Increase dryness Thinning skin Lentigines
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has Sudden Rheumatitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend including in the plan of care?
Instruct the client to shampoo, remember with the sulfide shampoo like Salson.
A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who comes to the provider's office for treatment with acne vulgaris on her cheeks. Which of the following instructions should the nurse reinforce with this client and her parents?
Keep skin clean & dry use benzoyl peroxide
A nurse is teaching a class about the function of cells of the epidermis. The nurse should include which of the following cells in terms of skin color.
Melanocyte
A nurse is caring for a client who has a nevus that has increased in size and changed color. On examination, the nurse notes an elevated two-centimeter lesion that's dark brown in color with irregular borders. The nurse will recognize that the findings are consistent with the following medical diagnosis.
Melanoma
A nurse is caring for a client who has recurrent herpes simplex type 1 lesion. The nurse should perform a focused assessment which is the following area of the client's body. So where's the herpes simplex?
Mouth
The nurse is collecting data from a client who has herpes zoster, which is shingles. It's a varicella virus, right? Which of the following is an expected finding?
Painful vesicles following the pathway of a nerve
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has partial thickness or full thickness burns to the upper torso and face. Which is the following action should the nurse take?
Perform hand hygiene and change gloves between sites and providing wound care.
A nurse is reinforced in teaching with a client who has herpes zoster. The nurse should include the following statements in teaching.
Recurrence of infection can be triggered by stress or trauma.
A nurse is caring for a client who has partial thickness and full thickness burns of the head, neck, and chest. the nurse should recognize which of the following is the priority risk to the client.
Respiratory
Nurses reinforcing teaching with the parent of the child with eczema will do the following instructions should the nurse include teaching?
Shower after swimming
A nurse is reinforcing health teaching about skin cancer with a group of clients. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse identify as the leading cause of non-melanoma skin cancer?
Sun exposure
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a superficial lesion. A biopsy indicates malignant melanoma. Which of the following treatment choices should the nurse include in the teaching?
Surgical treatment w/ Mohs technique
Treatment of Psoriasis include:
Tar preparation (coal tar) UV therapy, Corticosteroid
A nurse may of course teach with parents over preschoolers about atopic dermatitis which the following information should the nurse include.
The doctor might recommend antihistamine like Benadryl to help control symptoms.
A nurse assisting for development of a teaching plan for a client who has psoriasis, which is the following statements should the nurse include in the plan.
Treatment will include Cold Tar
A nurse is collecting data on a client who has a wound that has a vacuum assisted closure device placed over it. Which is a problem the client is about, a nurse indicates infection of the wound.
thick purulent drainage and foul odor.
