Nursing Test Bank Practice
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A postoperative patient complains of pain at the surgical site incision. Which of the following would be the priority action for the nurse to take?
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A nurse is assessing a client’s wound dressing and observes a watery red drainage. The nurse should document this drainage as which of the following?
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Which action should the nurse implement to help prevent thrombus formation in postsurgical patients?
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has had diarrhea for the past week. Which additional assessment finding should the nurse expect?
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In which patient will the nurse expect to see a positive Chvostek sign?
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The nurse is caring for an obese patient who is suffering from fatigue related to ineffective breathing. Which intervention would be most appropriate to promote sleep?
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The nurse is administering Ibuprofen (Advil) to an older patient. Which assessment data causes the nurse to hold the medication?
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The nurse is caring for an 84-year-old patient. Which finding would be expected?
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The nurse discovers a patient on the floor. The patient states that he fell out of bed. The nurse assesses the patient and places the patient back in bed. Which priority action should the nurse take next?
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The group leader is overheard saying to a gathering of patients, “Focus on your breathing once again... Notice how it is regular.... Now focus on your left arm... Notice how relaxed your left arm feels... Notice the relaxation going down the left arm to the hand.” A patient asks the nurse what the group is doing. What is the nurse’s best response?
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The nurse is caring for a patient in the sleep lab. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the patient is in stage 3 NREM?
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The nurse is educating the family of a patient with expressive aphasia from a cerebral vascular accident (CVA/stroke). Which statement by the family best indicates teaching was effective?
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The nurse is turning a patient with a total hip replacement. Which of the following is the appropriate intervention?
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Which of the following tasks could the RN delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
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The nurse is educating the family of a patient with limited mobility after a hip fracture. Which action should the nurse take to help promote independence and self-care?
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A patient with nocturia reports having to urinate 3 or 4 times each night. Which recommendation by the nurse is most appropriate?
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A nurse is preparing to suction a patient with thick oral secretions. Which finding will cause the nurse to stop suctioning?
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A nurse is teaching the patient and family about wound care. Which technique will the nurse teach to best prevent transmission of pathogens?
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