Final Study Guide

It doesn't matter if the catheter is intact after removing an IV

A patient asks a nurse why they have been asked their health history for the 50th time. The nurse should respond...

how do you assess how severe hyperthermia is in a patient?

A patient who is doing bad and might code later doesn't want CPR or intubated. What should the nurse do

A husband who answers all the health history questions of his female wife is most likely:

What can you say to a patient who has poor self concept that thinks her extended family hates her

A nurse is crazy busy and needs to delegate to a UAP. Which patient should she delegate?

You have to be up early to take a final exam. What should you do before hopping in bed?

Which patient can sue for battery?

4 Student nurses tried to insert an IV and only 1 did it right....which one is it?

A patient asks a student what are ABG's and why are they in respiratory acidosis. The student is clueless...

Which descriptive word is non therapeutic?

Delirium is a disease that happens slow, over a length of time

The UAP runs up to you and screams that your patient is dead. What do you do next?

A newborn who has been vomiting for two days is not concerning

What is considered a normal heart rate

A parent who has high expectations for their child, but are also very responsive to their emotional needs is.....

Exercise improves peristalsis

Medicare covers most of an older clients hospital stay

A teenage boy says that his parents constantly hover and are overbearing. This is what kind of parenting

When obtaining a urine sample from a foley, it's important to clamp the tubing below the port

Which medication can cause gastric distress

Which parent is better at fostering their toddler's self esteem

What does rhonchi breath sounds, sound like?

Why is it important to clean in downward strokes when inserting a foley catheter

A nurse reminds her own children to wash their hands in order to prevent spread of COVID. This is ___ prevention

Your patient's heart rate drops and they almost pass out when performing a digital impaction removal. what happened?

This is your 3rd 12 in a row, you are getting 3 admissions, and have 4 current patients. who do you see first?

Which patient would most likely have a nursing diagnosis of: Disturbed body image?

A nurse has been ordered to administer an isotonic fluid. Which one will she be administering?

A patient is ordered to be bedrest, but really wants to get up in the chair. what do you do

What is enuresis

High RN to patient ratios result in an increased length of stay in the hospital?

What is the number 1 way to reduce germs?

Why is evidence based practices hard to implement?

 Integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and client values is the definition of

Assessing a patient's nares is a priority prior to what intervention

Why would you give a patient with heat exhaustion IV fluids

How long do you warm frost bitten hands in 104 degree water?

Having a better nurse to patient ratio can help contain cost of care?

Pain medication can mask symptoms

Which association provides standards for professional nursing practice

Why do nurses assist with "time outs" prior to a procedure?

The nurse is worried about a patients breathing that needs intervention. How should the nurse communicate to the dr?

A patient is being discharged home with simple instructions how to care for their wound. What should the nurse do?

Which answer is determining a patients self-concept regarding family & culture?

What is a non pharmaceutical way to balance calcium