Which of the following indicates a hazard for a client on oxygen therapy?
- A. A No Smoking sign is on the door.
- B. The client is wearing a synthetic gown.
- C. Electrical equipment is grounded.
- D. Matches are removed.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A synthetic gown might generate sparks of static electricity, which can be a fire hazard, particularly in the presence of oxygen. The client on oxygen therapy should wear a cotton gown. The remaining options are appropriate safety measures.
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Which of the following medications might cause upper-gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding?
- A. Cardizem (diltiazem)
- B. Naprosyn (naproxen)
- C. Elavil (amitriptyline)
- D. Corgard (nadolol)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Naprosyn, an NSAID, can irritate the gastric mucosa, increasing the risk of UGI bleeding, unlike the other medications, which are less associated with this risk.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse give a client who will be undergoing mammography?
- A. Be sure to use underarm deodorant.
- B. Do not use underarm deodorant.
- C. Do not eat or drink after midnight.
- D. Have a friend drive you home.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Underarm deodorant should not be used because it might cause confusing shadows on the X-ray film. There are no restrictions on food or fluid intake. No sedation is used, so the client can drive herself home.
Which of the following neurological disorders is characterized by writhing, twisting movements of the face and limbs?
- A. epilepsy
- B. Parkinson's
- C. muscular sclerosis
- D. Huntington's chorea
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Huntington's chorea is characterized by writhing, twisting movements of the face and limbs. The remaining options are neurological disorders that do not have such movements as part of their disease process.
The vast majority of deaths resulting from unintentional poisoning occur in:
- A. infants.
- B. toddlers.
- C. teens.
- D. adults.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The vast majority of deaths resulting from unintentional poisoning occur in toddlers.
Which of the following is not a function of parathyroid hormone?
- A. moving calcium from bones to the bloodstream
- B. promoting renal tubular reabsorption of phosphorus
- C. promoting renal tubular reabsorption of calcium
- D. enhancing renal production of vitamin D metabolites
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parathyroid hormone depresses renal tubular reabsorption of phosphorus. All of the other choices are functions of parathyroid hormone.