Learning Systems Medsurg Final Exam
A nurse is planning dietary teaching for a client who has diabetes mellitus. which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take first?
ask client to identify the types of foods she prefers
Caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus and a capillary blood glucose
reading of 48 mg/dL
Diaphoresis
Caring for a client who is 72 hr postoperative following an above the knee amputation
which actions should the nurse take?
assist the client to a prone position every 4 hr.
Client who has gout and urolithiasis. client asks how to prevent future uric acid stones.
take allopurinol as prescribed
exercise several times a week
limit intake of foods high in purine
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of a basilar
skull fracture
clear fluid coming form the nares
Nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of breast cancer?
a nontender, hard lump that is palpated in one breast
Nurse is providing discharge teaching about improving gas exchange to a client who
has emphysema. which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
use pursed-lip breathing during periods of dyspnea
Prior to initiating a transfusion of packed red blood cells, which of the following actions
should the nurse take
assess and document the clients vital signs
verify with another nurse the blood type and Rh
change IV tubing to a set that has a filter
A nurse is preparing to change the bed linens of a client who has AIDS and is
incontinent of stool. Which of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) should
the nurse don prior to providing client care?
Gown
gloves