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A client has a new arm cast. What is incorrect teaching by the nurse?
- A. Use a sling to alleviate fatigue
- B. Elevate the arm above the heart to reduce swelling
- C. Report 'hot spots' felt under the cast
- D. Sudden increase in drainage is expected
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assisting a client in traction. Which of these actions requires immediate intervention?
- A. The unlicensed assistive personnel carefully lower the traction weights to hang freely
- B. The unlicensed assistive personnel provides small pillows to cushion the unaffected extremities
- C. The UAP carefully empties the indwelling catheter bag
- D. The UAP shows the client how to use the call light
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A because traction weights should hang freely to maintain their effectiveness. Choice B is incorrect because providing pillows to cushion unaffected extremities is appropriate. Choice C is also incorrect as emptying the catheter bag is a routine nursing task. Choice D is incorrect as teaching the client to use the call light promotes client safety.
What is the best nursing intervention for a client with limited mobility who cannot move independently?
- A. Passive range of motion
- B. Pillows for positioning
- C. Active range of motion
- D. Continuous passive motion
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The best nursing intervention for a client with limited mobility who cannot move independently is passive range of motion. Passive range of motion exercises help maintain joint flexibility, prevent contractures, and improve circulation in immobile clients. Choice B, pillows for positioning, may provide comfort but does not address the need for joint movement. Choice C, active range of motion, requires the client's active participation, which is not feasible for someone with limited mobility. Choice D, continuous passive motion, is more commonly used in rehabilitation settings for specific joints and is not typically the primary intervention for overall limited mobility.
The goal for a client with impaired mobility is to prevent atelectasis. What nursing intervention would best help the client meet this goal?
- A. Assist the client to orthopneic position
- B. Offer a protein-rich diet
- C. Offer the client a bedpan for toileting
- D. Turn the client every 4 hours
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assisting the client to the orthopneic position is the best nursing intervention to help prevent atelectasis. This position improves lung expansion by allowing the chest to expand fully, aiding in the prevention of atelectasis. Offering a protein-rich diet (choice B) is important for overall nutrition but does not directly address preventing atelectasis. Offering a bedpan for toileting (choice C) and turning the client every 4 hours (choice D) are important for preventing pressure ulcers in immobile clients but do not directly prevent atelectasis.
The client states, "the doctor says I am nearsighted. I do not get it." What would be the best response by the nurse?
- A. I am sorry you did not understand. Would you like a different doctor?
- B. Nearsighted, or myopia means that you have difficulty seeing things at a distance.
- C. You will need to have glasses.
- D. This means you won't ever need glasses.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct response is to explain to the client what nearsightedness means, which is having difficulty seeing distant objects, as known as myopia. Choice A is not helpful as changing doctors is not necessary for this situation. Choice C is premature as wearing glasses is a possible solution but not the only one. Choice D is incorrect as nearsightedness (myopia) often requires glasses for correction.
On inspection, which client does the nurse suspect of having a visual impairment?
- A. The client whose sclera is white
- B. The client who has an intact blink reflex
- C. The client who is tilting their head
- D. The client with equal pupils
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.