The nurse is caring for an older male patient. Which patient statement would alert the nurse to a probable presence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
a. It takes a long time for me to be able to urinate.
b. I feel a burning sensation when I uri-nate.
c. I have a throbbing pain in my groin.
d. I have noticed that my urine is very foa-my.
Question 2Which statement(s) accurately describe(s) characteristics of normal sinus rhythm (NSR)? (Select all that apply.)
a. One atrial contraction (P wave)
b. One ventricular contraction (QRS com-plex)
c. One T wave
d. Heart rate 60 to 100
e. P wave immediately follows the QRS complex
Question 3Which action(s) may help to reduce the risk of transmitting a common cold? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cover the mouth and nose when sneezing.
b. Wash the hands frequently.
c. Use saline nose sprays.
d. Turn the head to the crook of the arm when coughing.
e. Drink juices with vitamin C.
Question 4The nurse is caring for a patient who received an instillation of doxorubicin (Adriamycin) into the bladder for treatment of cancer in situ. What should the nurse do next?
a. Reposition the patient every 15 to 30 mi-nutes.
b. Unclamp the catheter.
c. Educate the patient about the possibility of false positive tuberculin skin testing.
d. Apply nonslip footwear for ambulation.
Question 5The nurse is performing postoperative teaching for a patient who underwent a left cataract removal. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan? (select all that apply.)
a. Sleep on the right side.
b. Take a stool softener to avoid straining during bowel movements.
c. Bend at the waist and avoid stooping.
d. Wash hands before instilling eyedrops.
e. Follow the prescribed medication schedule exactly.
Question 6The nurse is assisting the physician with the insertion of a new tracheostomy tube. The physician asks for the obturator. The nurse correctly hands the physician which device?
a. The guide for the tracheostomy tube to be inserted
b. The scalpel used to make the tracheostomy stoma
c. A single-cannula tracheostomy tube
d. A cuffed tracheostomy tube
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