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At the geriatric day care program a client is crying and repeating 'I want to go home. Call my daddy to come for me.' The nurse should
- A. Inform the client that she must wait until the program ends at 5:00 pm to leave
- B. Give the client simple information about what she will be doing
- C. Tell the client you will call someone to come for her and suggest joining the exercise group while she waits
- D. Firmly direct the client to her assigned group activity
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tell the client you will call someone to come for her and suggest joining the exercise group while she waits. This uses comforting and distraction to reduce distress in dementia.
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The nurse on the mental health unit is caring for assigned clients. The nurse should first check the client with
- A. obsessive-compulsive disorder who has spent the past hour counting socks
- B. major depressive disorder who has consumed no food from the past 2 meal trays
- C. posttraumatic stress disorder who reports a depressed mood and feelings of hopelessness
- D. bipolar I disorder who is experiencing an acute manic episode and reports sleeping 4 hours last night
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hopelessness and depressed mood in PTSD indicate suicide risk, requiring immediate assessment. OCD behavior , poor intake , and mania are less urgent but still need attention.
The nurse is observing a staff member perform ear irrigation for an adult client with impacted cerumen. The nurse should intervene if the staff member is observed
- A. using a slow, steady flow of solution to irrigate the ear canal
- B. placing the client in a lying position with the head tilted toward the affected ear
- C. straightening the ear canal by pulling the pinna down and back
- D. directing the tip of the syringe and irrigation solution toward the top of the ear canal
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pulling the pinna down and back is incorrect for adults; it should be up and back. Slow flow , head tilt , and directing solution upward are correct.
The nurse is assisting in caring for a client who had a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy 48 hours ago and has developed diabetes insipidus. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify?
- A. Administer desmopressin
- B. Check the client's urine osmolarity daily
- C. Obtain a blood specimen to check the serum sodium level
- D. Place the client in Trendelenburg position
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Desmopressin treats diabetes insipidus by replacing vasopressin. Checking urine osmolarity and serum sodium monitors the condition. Trendelenburg position is inappropriate as it may increase intracranial pressure post-hypophysectomy.
A client with cancer tells the nurse that he would like to make out a living will. The nurse knows that a living will provides documentation of:
- A. The client's desire to receive all means of assistance to sustain life.
- B. The client's desire to allow another to make decisions regarding his care.
- C. The client's wish to die without life-prolonging interventions.
- D. The client's desire to have his life terminated by active euthanasia.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A living will documents a client's wish to avoid life-prolonging interventions in terminal conditions. It does not mandate all assistance, delegate decisions, or support euthanasia.
A patient has been ordered to get Klonapin for the first time. Which of the following side effects is not associated with Klonapin?
- A. Drowsiness
- B. Ataxia
- C. Salivation elevated
- D. Diplopia
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A-C are associated side effects of Klonapin.