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What can happen if cold therapy is left in place for more than 30 minutes for the treatment of inflammation? Vasodilation. Vasoconstriction. Blanching of the affected area. Worsening of the inflammation.
The nurse is preparing a client for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) following an episode of acute gastrointestinal bleeding. The client asks why the EGD is being performed. Which reason should the nurse give?To rule out malignancy. To remove intestinal obstructions. To cauterize the site. To locate the source of bleeding.
Which factors are most important in determining a client's health literacy? Can complete a client health care history form. Has ability to make necessary medical appointments. Has graduated from high school and has extensive life experiences. Shows financial independence and ability to pay for health care. Demonstrates ability to read and select credible health information.
Which medication should the nurse anticipate the healthcare provider to prescribe for a client who has just undergone a coronary artery stent placement?Losartan. Warfarin. Atropine. Verapamil.
The nurse is assisting a client with a long arm casted limb changing their clothes and notices there are some non-bleeding skin abrasions located on the (L) iliac crest area and (L) knee distally from a skateboard accident. What type of precautions should the nurse follow when assisting this client with dressing?Sterile precautions. Contact precautions. Standard precautions. Biohazard precautions.
A nurse should encourage a client who is prescribed cyancobalamin (hydroxocobalamin) to increase foods that are enriched with which type of vitamin?Calcium. Potassium. Vitamin B12. Magnesium.
An older client who was given lisinopril suddenly exhibits skin wheals and difficulty breathing. After assessing the respiratory status, airway, and oxygen saturation and activating the rapid response team, what action should the nurse do next?Prepare to administer epinephrine. Initiate chest compressions and rescue breathing. Establish an additional IV access. Ensure that intubation and tracheotomy equipment is ready.
A client has been prescribed Vincristine for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The prescribed dose is 1.25mg intravenously (IV) once a week. The medication is available in 1mg/10mL normal saline. How should the nurse prepare to administer this medication? Give 12.5 mL directly through IV over one minute. Infuse medication over 30 minutes via a syringe pump. Dilute into a 50mL bag of normal saline and infuse 120mL/hour. Add to 1000mL bag of D5W and infuse at 100mL/hour.
When creating a care plan for a client with acute pancreatitis, which medication should the nurse include for pain relief?Morphine. Meperidine. Hydromorphone. Ibuprofen.
Which action should the nurse take to reduce the risk of infection in a client with an enterocutaneous fistula?Stop enteral feedings. Optimize gravity drainage of fistula. Check temperature orally every 2 hours. Administer antibiotics as needed.
The nurse is discussing smoking cessation with a male client. Based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), what are effective strategies for the nurse to use to encourage the client to stop smoking? Inform the client about risk factors related to smoking tobacco. Ask the client how likely it would be for him to develop lung cancer. Encourage the client to list how a smoking cessation program would benefit him. Refer the client to social services to remove financial barriers to health care. Assess whether the client considers lung cancer a serious health condition.
Which is a complication of administering sedatives to the client with liver failure?Encephalopathy. Moderate to severe hypoglycemia. Anaphylaxis. Hepatic necrosis.
Which federally-funded health care plan provides services to low income families? Medicaid. Medicare. Managed care organization. Preferred provider organization.
What is the primary goal of state boards of nursing? Protect the safety of the public. Identify malpractice and negligence. Provide a channel for client advocacy. Control the cost of healthcare.
The nurse should be familiar with which federal legislation that mandates the protection of client's personal health information?The Wagner National Health Act of 1939. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
The nurse is caring for a client with anorexia nervosa. The nurse establishes a contract in which the client agrees to participate in measures specifically designed to promote a specific weekly weight gain. Which statement accurately describes the rationale for this contract?Client involvement in decision making increases a sense of control and promotes compliance. Client permission is essential due to increased risk of physical problems with refeeding. Objective and subjective data must be routinely collected to help assess anxiety issues. The client's family usually does not follow up with the recommended treatment plan.
A nurse is preparing a client diagnosed with advanced stomach cancer for tumor removal with surgical stomach resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. The nurse should understand the ultimate goal of this plan of care is what? Curative. Palliative. Diagnostic. Exploratory.
The presence of heat, erythema, edema, and pain at the wound site is an indication of what process?Malignancy. Allergy. Infection. Inflammation.
A client comes to the emergency department with a compliant of vomiting and abdominal pain. The triage nurse notes the client is jaundiced and icterus and has scattered bruises on their arms and vascular lesions "spider angiomas" on their nose and cheeks. Upon further assessment, the client's abdomen appears to be obtunded with dilated abdominal veins and is dull upon percussion. The assessment findings are most likely reflective of which condition?Cirrhosis. Pancreatitis. Gastric ulcer. Diverticulitis.
Which blood test is ordered to confirm a diagnosis of gout?Serum protein. D-dimer. Uric acid. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT).