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A nurse could appropriately respond to a patient's complaint that he awakens frequently during the ...
A nurse could appropriately respond to a patient's complaint that he awakens frequently during the ...
A nurse could appropriately respond to a patient's complaint that he awakens frequently during the night by saying:
 
  1. Perhaps you should try going to bed earlier.
  2. You could try watching TV. That helps me fall
asanders82   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
A patient asks the nurse, Why has my primary care physician ordered an antidepressant for me? I'm ...
A patient asks the nurse, Why has my primary care physician ordered an antidepressant for me? I'm ...
A patient asks the nurse, Why has my primary care physician ordered an antidepressant for me? I'm not depressed. I'm just in pain. The nurse could appropriately explain:
 
  1. It was ordered because it is known to potentiate the
elizabeth702   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
When considering how a patient is likely to respond to a nonpharmaceutical treatment for pain, a ...
When considering how a patient is likely to respond to a nonpharmaceutical treatment for pain, a ...
When considering how a patient is likely to respond to a nonpharmaceutical treatment for pain, a nurse understands that according to gate control theory,
 
  1. The hypothalamus can open and close the gate in relation to stress a
sfitz   26   1 Reply
6 years ago
A patient has a sore, injured hip. If rising out of a chair causes the patient's back and upper leg ...
A patient has a sore, injured hip. If rising out of a chair causes the patient's back and upper leg ...
A patient has a sore, injured hip. If rising out of a chair causes the patient's back and upper leg to hurt as well, then a nurse would document the pain as
 
  1. Referred pain.
  2. Radiating pain.
  3. Acut
albert123445   44   1 Reply
6 years ago
As a result of major surgery, a patient feels deep pain. The nurse correctly documents this pain as ...
As a result of major surgery, a patient feels deep pain. The nurse correctly documents this pain as ...
As a result of major surgery, a patient feels deep pain. The nurse correctly documents this pain as
 
  1. Cutaneous pain.
  2. Neuropathic pain.
  3. Deep somatic pain.
  4. Visceral pain.
brigittmarie   67   1 Reply
6 years ago
An elderly patient with a compression fracture of the spine says, I've had plenty of pain in my ...
An elderly patient with a compression fracture of the spine says, I've had plenty of pain in my ...
An elderly patient with a compression fracture of the spine says, I've had plenty of pain in my lifetime, but never anything like this. I feel like I'm being stabbed. A nurse could correctly respond:
 
  1. The type of pain you'r
jsutherland119   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
When assessing a patient's pain, a nurse will note all of the following except 1. The exact ...
When assessing a patient's pain, a nurse will note all of the following except 1. The exact ...
When assessing a patient's pain, a nurse will note all of the following except
 
  1. The exact location of the pain.
  2. What causes the pain to become better or worse.
  3. The patient's desires for pain re
asanders82   22   1 Reply
6 years ago
During a routine physical, a 34-year-old patient who works two jobs and has a young child mentions ...
During a routine physical, a 34-year-old patient who works two jobs and has a young child mentions ...
During a routine physical, a 34-year-old patient who works two jobs and has a young child mentions that she gets about 5 hours of sleep most nights.
 
  A nurse could appropriately follow up by saying:
  1. That's very
sfitz   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse appropriately recognizes that a patient will develop his or her initial impression of the ...
A nurse appropriately recognizes that a patient will develop his or her initial impression of the ...
A nurse appropriately recognizes that a patient will develop his or her initial impression of the nurse during the
 
  1. Teaching process.
  2. Discharge process.
  3. Admission process.
  4. Implem
asanders82   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
OA nurse is conducting an admission assessment on a patient with a new diagnosis of AIDS. The nurse ...
OA nurse is conducting an admission assessment on a patient with a new diagnosis of AIDS. The nurse ...
OA nurse is conducting an admission assessment on a patient with a new diagnosis of AIDS. The nurse demonstrates a caring demeanor by
 
  1. Closing the door to the patient's room.
  2. Asking the patient questions at t
kkeehner   50   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse is supervising a student nurse on a pediatric nursing unit. The nurse appropriately ...
A nurse is supervising a student nurse on a pediatric nursing unit. The nurse appropriately ...
A nurse is supervising a student nurse on a pediatric nursing unit. The nurse appropriately intervenes when the student nurse tells a child:
 
  1. Do you want to hold my stethoscope?
  2. This shot will not hurt.
kkeehner   60   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse is admitting a patient to a hospital unit. When admitting the patient, the nurse should ...
A nurse is admitting a patient to a hospital unit. When admitting the patient, the nurse should ...
A nurse is admitting a patient to a hospital unit. When admitting the patient, the nurse should
 
  1. Maintain prolonged eye contact.
  2. Address the patient by his or her last name.
  3. Speak rapidly when
Ahmedempty   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
The nurse correctly recognizes that separation anxiety is particularly common in children and 1. ...
The nurse correctly recognizes that separation anxiety is particularly common in children and 1. ...
The nurse correctly recognizes that separation anxiety is particularly common in children and
 
  1. Adolescents.
  2. Young adults.
  3. Middle-aged individuals.
  4. Older adults.
elizabeth702   53   1 Reply
6 years ago
When caring for an elderly patient who is experiencing anxiety related to a new diagnosis of cancer, ...
When caring for an elderly patient who is experiencing anxiety related to a new diagnosis of cancer, ...
When caring for an elderly patient who is experiencing anxiety related to a new diagnosis of cancer, a nurse appropriately seeks to alleviate the anxiety by
 
  1. Telling the patient that her cancer is curable.
  2. Di
danielarincon26   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
When performing a patient assessment, a nurse correctly recognizes that subjective data include ...
When performing a patient assessment, a nurse correctly recognizes that subjective data include ...
When performing a patient assessment, a nurse correctly recognizes that subjective data include
 
  1. A patient's vital signs.
  2. A patient's unsteady gait.
  3. A patient's foul-smelling wound.
 
posiodensgurl   54   1 Reply
6 years ago
When conducting an admission assessment and taking an inventory of items that a patient has brought ...
When conducting an admission assessment and taking an inventory of items that a patient has brought ...
When conducting an admission assessment and taking an inventory of items that a patient has brought to the hospital, a nurse appropriately instructs the patient to send home with a family member her
 
  1. Dentures.
  2
KarineShine   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
When conducting an admission assessment, the nurse correctly recognizes that objective data include ...
When conducting an admission assessment, the nurse correctly recognizes that objective data include ...
When conducting an admission assessment, the nurse correctly recognizes that objective data include
 
  1. A patient's family history.
  2. A patient's complaint of pain.
  3. A patient's description of anxiet
mayslee97   77   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse correctly recognizes that discharge planning should be initiated 1. During the admission ...
A nurse correctly recognizes that discharge planning should be initiated 1. During the admission ...
A nurse correctly recognizes that discharge planning should be initiated
 
  1. During the admission process.
  2. Before the patient is admitted to the hospital.
  3. Immediately before discharging the patien
asanders82   54   1 Reply
6 years ago
During the admission process, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. ...
During the admission process, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. ...
During the admission process, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Speak in a hurried tone.
  2. Shake the patient's hand.
  3. Speak to the patient in a kindly manner.
Anastasia26   37   1 Reply
6 years ago
When working with a pediatric patient, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that ...
When working with a pediatric patient, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that ...
When working with a pediatric patient, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Tell the child that shots hurt a little bit.
  2. Inform the child that a shot will not hurt.
  3.
lesh0402   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse is caring for a pediatric patient who appears anxious. To help decrease the patient's ...
A nurse is caring for a pediatric patient who appears anxious. To help decrease the patient's ...
A nurse is caring for a pediatric patient who appears anxious. To help decrease the patient's anxiety, the nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Encourage the child to ask questions.
  2.
lesh0402   50   1 Reply
6 years ago
When providing care to a hospitalized patient, a nurse appropriately demonstrates a caring demeanor ...
When providing care to a hospitalized patient, a nurse appropriately demonstrates a caring demeanor ...
When providing care to a hospitalized patient, a nurse appropriately demonstrates a caring demeanor by doing which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Pulling the privacy curtain during a bed bath
  2. Using
posiodensgurl   44   1 Reply
6 years ago
When providing care to a hospitalized patient, a nurse demonstrates a caring demeanor by doing which ...
When providing care to a hospitalized patient, a nurse demonstrates a caring demeanor by doing which ...
When providing care to a hospitalized patient, a nurse demonstrates a caring demeanor by doing which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Learning the patient's name quickly
  2. Calling the patient by her fi
eliza20   114   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse educates a student nurse about hospital identification bands. The nurse correctly teaches ...
A nurse educates a student nurse about hospital identification bands. The nurse correctly teaches ...
A nurse educates a student nurse about hospital identification bands. The nurse correctly teaches that hospital identification bands contain which of the following pieces of patient information? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Age
posiodensgurl   49   1 Reply
6 years ago
A physician writes an order to teach a patient about nitroglycerin. A nurse correctly educates the ...
A physician writes an order to teach a patient about nitroglycerin. A nurse correctly educates the ...
A physician writes an order to teach a patient about nitroglycerin. A nurse correctly educates the patient that nitroglycerin (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Should be swallowed.
  2. Is administered sublingually.
brigittmarie   34   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse arranging to transfer a patient to a different unit in the same facility would need to do ...
A nurse arranging to transfer a patient to a different unit in the same facility would need to do ...
A nurse arranging to transfer a patient to a different unit in the same facility would need to do which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Notify the business office of the transfer.
  2. Obtain the physici
kkeehner   17   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse reconciling a patient's medications during discharge must make sure of which of the ...
A nurse reconciling a patient's medications during discharge must make sure of which of the ...
A nurse reconciling a patient's medications during discharge must make sure of which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  1. The dosages are correct.
  2. The patient has been prescribed medications for all of h
ktrcathy   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse wakes the patient for a focused assessment. The patient, trying to rest, tells the nurse, I ...
A nurse wakes the patient for a focused assessment. The patient, trying to rest, tells the nurse, I ...
A nurse wakes the patient for a focused assessment. The patient, trying to rest, tells the nurse, I wish you would quit waking me up. Do you really need to keep bothering me? The nurse appropriately responds:
 
  1. Most patients
meknow   64   1 Reply
6 years ago
A 75-year-old patient is breathing at a rate of 30 and denies dyspnea. The breath sounds are clear ...
A 75-year-old patient is breathing at a rate of 30 and denies dyspnea. The breath sounds are clear ...
A 75-year-old patient is breathing at a rate of 30 and denies dyspnea. The breath sounds are clear to auscultation in all five lobes.
 
  The nurse will further assess the patient's respiratory and circulatory systems by checking
meknow   34   1 Reply
6 years ago
At the staff education meeting, the nurse explains that it is important to use four senses (sight, ...
At the staff education meeting, the nurse explains that it is important to use four senses (sight, ...
At the staff education meeting, the nurse explains that it is important to use four senses (sight, touch, hearing, and smell) to determine whether a patient is exhibiting signs of illness or injury. These signs of illness or injury are
 
ktrcathy   63   1 Reply
6 years ago
A patient who is one day postoperative is complaining of nausea and refusing to eat. Upon ...
A patient who is one day postoperative is complaining of nausea and refusing to eat. Upon ...
A patient who is one day postoperative is complaining of nausea and refusing to eat. Upon auscultation of the abdomen, the nurse finds that the patient's bowel sounds are hypoactive. This is most likely due to
 
  1. Peritonitis.
meknow   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse, preparing to auscultate breath sounds, correctly positions the patient in the most ...
A nurse, preparing to auscultate breath sounds, correctly positions the patient in the most ...
A nurse, preparing to auscultate breath sounds, correctly positions the patient in the most favorable position, which is
 
  1. Supine position.
  2. Low Fowler position.
  3. Semi-Fowler position.
 
Cookie12   39   1 Reply
6 years ago
A patient tells the nurse that the cardiologist has told her that she will likely need a mitral ...
A patient tells the nurse that the cardiologist has told her that she will likely need a mitral ...
A patient tells the nurse that the cardiologist has told her that she will likely need a mitral valve replacement in a few years. The nurse can best hear her mitral valve
 
  1. Over the apex of the left ventricle.
  2.
brigittmarie   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
A female patient who was admitted after suffering a stroke becomes frustrated because she is unable ...
A female patient who was admitted after suffering a stroke becomes frustrated because she is unable ...
A female patient who was admitted after suffering a stroke becomes frustrated because she is unable to respond verbally to the nurse's questions. The nurse, understanding the complications following a stroke, charts that the patient is
 
Sbermudez   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
When assessing the integrity of a patient's skin, the nurse is 1. Checking the elasticity of the ...
When assessing the integrity of a patient's skin, the nurse is 1. Checking the elasticity of the ...
When assessing the integrity of a patient's skin, the nurse is
 
  1. Checking the elasticity of the skin.
  2. Looking for cuts or breaks in the skin.
  3. Assessing the color of the skin.
  4. Dete
elizabeth702   31   1 Reply
6 years ago
A patient has been admitted for observation following an automobile accident. The nurse suspects ...
A patient has been admitted for observation following an automobile accident. The nurse suspects ...
A patient has been admitted for observation following an automobile accident. The nurse suspects that the patient's condition may be deteriorating because
 
  1. The patient was previously lethargic and is now alert.
 
brigittmarie   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse is unable to palpate a patient's left pedal pulse. The nurse will correctly first 1. ...
A nurse is unable to palpate a patient's left pedal pulse. The nurse will correctly first 1. ...
A nurse is unable to palpate a patient's left pedal pulse. The nurse will correctly first
 
  1. Notify the primary care physician that the patient's pedal pulse is not palpable.
  2. Reassess the patient's left pedal p
katalys   32   1 Reply
6 years ago
Before weighing an elderly patient, the nurse will correctly first 1. Determine whether the ...
Before weighing an elderly patient, the nurse will correctly first 1. Determine whether the ...
Before weighing an elderly patient, the nurse will correctly first
 
  1. Determine whether the patient can stand alone.
  2. Ensure that the patient is in a bed with built-in scales.
  3. Call transportation
Cookie12   18   1 Reply
6 years ago
A nurse asks a patient if a primary care physician has ever told her that she has scoliosis. The ...
A nurse asks a patient if a primary care physician has ever told her that she has scoliosis. The ...
A nurse asks a patient if a primary care physician has ever told her that she has scoliosis. The patient asks what scoliosis is, and the nurse correctly replies:
 
  1. It is a slight convex curve in the spine.
  2. The
jsutherland119   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
In response to a student nurse's question, the nurse correctly states: 1. The first heart sound ...
In response to a student nurse's question, the nurse correctly states: 1. The first heart sound ...
In response to a student nurse's question, the nurse correctly states:
 
  1. The first heart sound reflects the sound produced by relaxation of the atria.
  2. The first heart sound reflects the closing of the mitral a
Krystenmcinnis   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
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