NEW QUESTION 13
A nurse has been working in a general hospital on the same medical unit for 6 years. The Behavioral Unit is desperately short staffed and the nurse is asked to work her shift in this other unit. What would be the expected response of the nurse to this request?

NEW QUESTION 14
The police bring a prisoner into the emergency department who is in severe pain. When the nurse is assigned to this patient, the nurse should:

NEW QUESTION 15
When taking care of a patient who has undergone open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured left tibia, the nurse should keep the leg:

NEW QUESTION 16
The nurse should administer nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding slowly to reduce the hazard of:

NEW QUESTION 17
The physician orders 20 u of U-100 regular insulin. The only syringe on hand is a 1 ml tuberculin syringe. How many milliliters should be administered?

NEW QUESTION 18
Order: Allopurinol 450 mg p.o. daily. Drug availablE.Allopurinol 300 mg scored tablets. Which of the following will you administer?

NEW QUESTION 19
A patient who has just had a miscarriage at 8 weeks of gestation is admitted to hospital. In
caring for this patient, the nurse should be alert for signs of:

NEW QUESTION 20
The correct way to trim the toe nails of a patient with diabetes is to:

NEW QUESTION 21
Which of the following is the most appropriate first action for the nurse to take for a preschooler who has fallen and has a hematoma formed on the temporal bone?

NEW QUESTION 22
A patient with a central venous line develops sudden clinical manifestations that include a decrease in blood pressure, an elevated heart rate, cyanosis, tachypnea, and changes in mental status. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these symptoms?

NEW QUESTION 23
Which of the following correctly describes wound packing in a wet to dry dressing?

NEW QUESTION 24
A patient is to receive 2.5mg of morphine sulfate. The ampoule contains l000mcg/mL. How much morphine should the nurse administer?

NEW QUESTION 25
The patient with liver cirrhosis receives 100 ml of 25% serum albumin intravenously. Which of the following findings would best indicate that the albumin is having its desired effect?

NEW QUESTION 26
Which of the following interventions is most significant in the prevention of pressure sores?

NEW QUESTION 27
A patient with severe, protracted vomiting will often have what electrolyte abnormality?

NEW QUESTION 28
In preparing the patient for electroencephalogram (EEG), the nurse should:

NEW QUESTION 29
Which of the following actions is the most effective measure to reduce hospital acquired infections?

NEW QUESTION 30
A patient arrives at the emergency department with slurred speech and a right facial droop. The patient’s relative states the patient “is not himself.” Upon assessment, the nurse finds paresthesia to the right side of the body, receptive aphasia, hemianopia and altered cognitive abilities. The nurse should suspect:

NEW QUESTION 31
A patient with duodenal peptic ulcer would describe his pain as:

NEW QUESTION 32
Order: 1000 ml of D5W to run for 12 hours. Using a micro drip set calculate the drops per minute (gtts/min):

NEW QUESTION 33
A patient complains of pain in his right arm. The physician orders codeine 45 mg and aspirin 650 mgs every 4 hours PRN. Each codeine tablet contains 15mg of codeine and each aspirin tablet contains 325mg of aspirin. What should the nurse administer?

NEW QUESTION 34
A patient is to receive 50mL of fluid in 1/2 hour (30 min). The infusion pump should be set to deliver how many milliters per hour?

NEW QUESTION 35
The administration of which of the following types of parenteral fluids would result in a lowering of the osmotic pressure and cause the fluid to move into the cells?

NEW QUESTION 36
A patient with pneumonia is coughing up purulent thick sputum. Which one of the following nursing measures is most likely helpful to loosen the secretions?