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Which signs/symptoms should the nurse assess in the client who has been exposed to the anthrax bacillus via the skin?
- A. A scabby, clear fluid-filled vesicle.
- B. Edema, pruritus, and a 2-mm ulcerated vesicle.
- C. Irregular brownish-pink spots around the hairline.
- D. Tiny purple spots flush with the surface of the skin.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cutaneous anthrax presents with edema, pruritus, and a small ulcerated vesicle that becomes necrotic. Scabby vesicles, brownish-pink spots, and purple spots are not typical.
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The nursing administrator responds to a code situation. When assessing the situation, which role must the administrator ensure is performed for legal purposes and continuity of care of the client?
- A. A person is ventilating with an Ambu bag.
- B. A person is performing chest compressions correctly.
- C. A person is administering medications as ordered.
- D. A person is keeping an accurate record of the code.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Accurate code documentation is critical for legal accountability and continuity of care. Ventilation, compressions, and medications are clinical priorities but less legally binding.
The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is performing cardiac compressions on an adult client during a code. Which behavior warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?
- A. The UAP has hand placement on the lower half of the sternum.
- B. The UAP performs cardiac compressions and allows for rescue breathing.
- C. The UAP depresses the sternum 0.5 to one (1) inch during compressions.
- D. The UAP asks to be relieved from performing compressions because of exhaustion.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Compressions should depress the sternum 2–2.4 inches; 0.5–1 inch is inadequate, requiring intervention. Correct hand placement, rescue breathing, and relief requests are appropriate.
The male client presents to the emergency department stating he vomited a 'large' amount of bright red blood. Which should the nurse implement first?
- A. Start an intravenous line with an 18-gauge needle.
- B. Have the UAP take the client’s vital signs.
- C. Ask the client to provide a stool specimen for blood.
- D. Send the client to radiology for an abdominal CT scan.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hematemesis suggests GI bleeding, requiring immediate IV access for fluids or blood. Vital signs, stool specimens, and CT scans follow stabilization.
The nurse is caring for clients on a medical floor. Which client is most likely to experience sudden cardiac death?
- A. The 84-year-old client exhibiting uncontrolled atrial fibrillation.
- B. The 60-year-old client exhibiting asymptomatic sinus bradycardia.
- C. The 53-year-old client exhibiting ventricular fibrillation.
- D. The 65-year-old client exhibiting supraventricular tachycardia.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ventricular fibrillation is a lethal arrhythmia causing sudden cardiac death if untreated. Atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and SVT are less immediately fatal.
The nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for clients on a medical unit. Which nursing task cannot be delegated to the UAP?
- A. Obtaining the intake and output on a client diagnosed with food poisoning.
- B. Performing a dressing change on the client with a chemical burn.
- C. Assisting a client who overdosed on morphine to the bedside commode.
- D. Help a client with carbon monoxide poisoning turn, cough, and deep breathe.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dressing changes on chemical burns require assessment and sterile technique, a nursing task. Intake/output, ambulation, and turning are delegable to UAPs.