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Text Mode – Text version of the exam 1. A 42-year-old client admitted with an acute myocardial infarction asks to see his chart. What should the nurse do first? 2. A registered nurse who works in the preoperative area of the operating room notices that a client is scheduled for a partial mastectomy and axillary lymph node removal the following week. The nurse should make sure, that the client is well educated about her surgery by: 3. A male client brings a list of his prescribed medications to the clinic. During the initial assessment, he tells the nurse that Situation: Larry was admitted at Manila Doctor’s Hospital because of a second-degree burn wound. 4. Before debriding a second-degree burn wound in the left lower leg, the nurse should do which of the following? 5. Larry’s anterior trunk, both front upper extremities, both lower extremities sustained second and third degree burn. Estimate the total percentage of body surface area burned using the Rule of Nines. Situation . Hearing, impairment appears to be common among elderly patients. But also occurs among children. 6. To assess the degree of hearing impairment of a 70-year-old client. Which communication approach would you initiate? 7. While you are mating your routine rounds you were told that there is a client in the 1CU who is in respirator and who lip- reads. To establish relationship with him, communication is best accomplished by: 8. One of your client’s has just undergone an ear surgery. Which of the following would be inappropriate in planning for his care? 9. Which of the following conditions would an irrigation of the ear canal be appropriate intervention? 10. Children who have undetected hearing loss are likely to exhibit which of the following: Situation . One of the main fools of the nursing profession is the use of therapeutic communication. The following situation would require you of your communication skills. 11. A patient who is diagnosed to have terminal illness tells you. “I’m really scared. Am I dying?” What could be your most appropriate response? 12. The nurse assessing a male client who has been admitted for treatment of alcoholism. Which question by the nurse is least appropriate? 13. A 58-year-old male client tells the office nurse that his wife does not let him change his colostomy bag himself. Which response by the nurse indicates as understanding of the situation? 14. An 87 year old widow was hospitalized for treatment of chronic renal disease. She lives with her daughter and son-in- law and their family, who are very supportive. She is now ready for discharge. The doctor has ordered high carbohydrates, low-protein, low sodium diet for her and the family has asked for assistance in planning low-sodium diet meals. Which of the following choices best reflects the pre-discharge information the nurse should provide for the client’s family regarding low-sodium diet? 15. You are encouraging your patient for major cancer operation to verbalize her fears. She remarked,” I am afraid to do”. Your appropriate response is 16. The nurse is caring for a client whose arterial blood gases indicate metabolic acidosis. The nurse knows that of the following, the least likely to cause metabolic acidosis is: 17. The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV fluids, Which observation the nurse makes best indicates that the IV has infiltrated? 18 A 27 y.o adult is admitted for treatment of Crohn’s disease. Which information is most significant when the nurse assesses nurtritional health? 19. ASA (aspirin) is being administered to a client. The nurse understands that the most common mechanism of action for nonnarcotic analgesic is their ability to: 20. The nurse caring for an adult client who is receiving TPN will need to be monitored for which of the following metabolic complications? 21. Total parenteral nutrition is ordered for an adult. Which nutrient is not likely to be in the solution? 22. A man has sprained his ankle. The physician would order cold applied to the injured area to. 23. An adult is to have a tepid sponge bath to lower his fever. What temperature should the nurse make the water? 24. An adult has chronic lower back pain and receives hot pack three times a week. The nurse knows that the treatment is given for which of the following reasons? 25. A patient classification system where patients minimal therapy and less frequent observation 26. The nurse is to apply a dressing to a stage II pressure ulcer. Which of the following dressing is best? 27. The client has been placed in the trendelenburg position. The nurse knows the effects of this position to the client include which of the following. 28. A man who has been in an MVA is going into shock. Before placing the client in a modified trendelenburg position, the nurse should assess the client for: 29. The nurse enter a room and finds a fire. Which is the best initial action? 30. The nurse is to open a sterile package from central supply. Which is the correct direction to open the first lap? 31. The nurse knows which of the following is the proper technique for medical asepsis? 32. An adult ha a left, above the knee amputation two weeks ago. The nurse places him in a prone position tree times a day because: 33. A woman is to have a pelvic exam. Which of the following should the nurse have the client do first? 34. An adult is supine. Which of the ff. can the nurse to to prevent external rotation of the legs? 35. The nurse prepares to palpate a clients maxillary sinues. For this procedure, where should the nurse place the hands? 36. A client who receives general anesthesia returns from surgery. Postoperatively, which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority for this client? 37. After a client receives an IM injection, he complains of a burning pain in the injection site. Which nursing action whould be best to take at this time? 38. A patient classification system where patients need close attention and complete care in most activities and requires frequent and complex treatments and medications: 39. An observation consistent with complete-airway obstruction is: 40. The nurse assesses the client’s home environment for the safe use crutches. Which one of the following would pose the greatest hazard to the client’s safe use of crutches at home? 41. A patient who has kaposis sarcoma has all of the following nursing diagnoses. To which one should the nurse give priority? 42. Which of the following statements, if made by a patient who has had a basal cell carcinoma removed, would indicate to the nurse the need for further instruction? 43. A patient who has a diagnosis is metastatic cancer of the kidney is told by the physician that the kidney needs to be removed. The patient asks the nurse. “What should I do?”Which of the following responses by the nurse would be most therapeutic? 44. Which of the following conditions, reported to a nurse by a 20 year old male patient, would indicate a risk for development of testicular cancer? 45. A client has been diagnosed as having bladder cancer, and a cystectomy and an ileal conduit are scheduled. Preoperatively, the nurse plans to: 46. To gain access to a vein and an artery, an external shunt may be used for clients who require hemodialysis. The most serious problem with an external shunt is. 47. A client has been diagnosed as having bladder cancer, and a cystectomy and an ileal conduit are scheduled. Preoperatively, the nurse plans to: 48. Intramedullary nailing is used in the treatment of: 49. The nurse should know that, following a fracture of the neck of the femur, the desirable position for the 50. A client with myasthenia gravis has been receiving Neostigmine (Prostigmin). 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