1. A nurse is assessing pressure ulcers on four clients to evaluate the effectiveness of a change in the

wound care procedure. Which of the following findings indicate wound healing.

1. Erythema on the skin surrounding a client's wound

2. Deep red color on the center of the clients wound

3. Inflammation noted on the tissue edges of a client's wound

4. Increase in serosanguineous exudate from the clients wound

2. A nurse received change of shift report at 0700 for four clients. Which of the following actions

should the nurse perform first?

1. Obtain a breakfast tray for a client who received a morning dose of insulin aspart

2. Administer pain medication to a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and received the last

dose at 0400

3. Restart an infiltrated IV for a client whose IV antibiotic is scheduled for 0900

4. Replace a client's enteral nutrition feeding solution that has been hanging for 24 hours.

3. A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse on the neurological unit. Which of the following

clients should the nurse assign to the newly licensed nurse?

1. A client who has multiple sclerosis and ataxia

2. A client who has a brain tumor and is admitted for chemotherapy

3. A client who has guillain-barre syndrome and a tracheostomy

4. A client who sustained a concussion and is being monitored for complication

4. A nurse is providing teaching to a client about advance directives. Which of the following

statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

1. “Once I sign my living will, a family member must co sign it”

2. “I will wait until I have a serious health problems to sign my advance directives”

3. “My doctor will need to provide approval for the decisions outlines in my living will

4. “My durable power of attorney for health care is part of my advance directives”

5. A nurse is chairing a committee about preventing infant abduction in a new birth care center.

Which of the following quality control tasks should the nurse assign to be completed first?

1. Identify the industry standards for infant safety

2. Evaluate the selected infant safety system

3. Choose an infant safety system

4. Establish measurement criteria for infant safety systems

6. A nurse notes that a client is eating about half of the food on his plate and coughs frequently

during meals. The nurse plans to perform dysphagia screening to determine the client's need for a

referral to which of the following providers?

1. Physical therapist

2. Respiratory therapist

3. Speech therapist

4. Occupational therapist

7. A nurse manager is planning to assign care for four clients on a medical surgical unit. Which of

the following clients should the nurse assign to a LPN?

a. An older adult who has lung cancer and has periodic episodes of severe dyspnea

b. A middle adult client who has a below the knee amputation and requires a dressing

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