The following data are organized according to Gordon’s functional health patterns.
- A. 78-year-old woman
- B. Married, three grown children who all live out of town
- C. Cares for invalid husband in home with help of daily homemaker
- D. Vision corrected with glasses; hearing normal
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: N/A
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Your patient is often fatigued as a result of having anemia. She asks you why she is fatigued. You respond by saying
- A. Destruction (hemolysis) of the red blood cells.
- B. Paleness (pallor) of the skin.
- C. Lack of nutritional intake of essential nutrients, such as iron or B12.
- D. Decreased oxygen-carrying capability of the blood.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Anemia reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen, leading to fatigue.
A 35-year-old female client has returned to her room following surgery on her right femur. She has an IV of D5 1/2 NS infusing at 125 cc/hr, and is receiving morphine sulfate 10-15 mg IM q4h prn for pain. The client last voided 5 1/2 hours ago when she was given her preoperative medication. To monitor and promote the return of urinary function after surgery, the nurse should:
- A. provide food and fluids at the client's request.
- B. maintain the IV, increasing the rate hourly until the client voids.
- C. report to the surgeon if the client is unable to void within 8 hours of surgery.
- D. hold the morphine sulfate injections for pain until the client voids, explaining to the client that morphine sulfate can cause urinary retention.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Provision of food and fluids promotes bowel elimination. Postoperative nutritional needs are physician determined, not client determined. Increasing IV fluids postoperatively will not cause a client to void. Any change in the rate of administration of IV fluids is determined by the physician, not the nurse. If the postoperative client with normal kidney function cannot void 8 hours after surgery, the client is retaining urine. The client may need catheterization or medication. The physician will provide orders for either, as necessary. While morphine sulfate can cause urinary retention, withholding pain medication will not ensure that the client will void. The client with uncontrolled pain will probably not be able to void.
During pulmonary hygiene for a client with pneumonia, a nurse positions the client on his left side in Trendelenburg position. From which of the following lung segments should the nurse expect secretions to be mobilized with the client in this position?
- A. Lateral segment of the left lower lobe
- B. Lateral segment of the right lower lobe
- C. Posterior segment of the right middle lobe
- D. Posterior segment of the right lower lobe
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is B: Lateral segment of the right lower lobe. In Trendelenburg position on the left side, gravity helps drain secretions from the right lung's lateral segments more effectively. The right lower lobe's lateral segment is the most dependent part of the lung in this position, facilitating secretion mobilization. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not align with the gravitational effect in Trendelenburg position on the left side, making secretion mobilization less efficient in those segments.
What are the recommendations that can help develop culturally sensitive nursing care?
- A. Learn about different cultures,avoid stereotypes and involve clients in decision-making.
- B. Focus solely on universal care standards.
- C. Ignore cultural differences.
- D. All of the above.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Understanding cultural nuances and involving clients in care decisions enhances cultural competence and improves outcomes.
Which step in the chain of infection refers to how a pathogen is transferred or moved from its reservoir to the susceptible host?
- A. Reservoir
- B. Portal of entry
- C. Means of transmission
- D. Susceptible host
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C because the means of transmission describes how pathogens move from the reservoir to the host.