A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about

acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings should the nurse

identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?

CORRECT ANSWERS: Lymphedema

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV

tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to

administer?

CORRECT ANSWERS: 33

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual

nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

CORRECT ANSWERS: I should lie down when I take this medication

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip arthroplasty. Which

of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching.

CORRECT ANSWERS: Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom

A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the following actions

should the nurse take.

CORRECT ANSWERS: Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension

A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for crutches. which

of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to their role change?

CORRECT ANSWERS: I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and cooking

the meals for us

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to chemotherapy.

which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

CORRECT ANSWERS: Change your pet's litter box daily

a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary output was

4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV

medications?

CORRECT ANSWERS: Desmopressin

A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an ACE

inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the

nurse is appropriate?

CORRECT ANSWERS: Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough

A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which of the

following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for exacerbation of

Raynaud's?

CORRECT ANSWERS: Using nicotine transdermal patch