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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson
1. The quality and risk nurse in the local hospital is performing a hospital survey on sentinel events. Which statements would the nurse use to best describe a sentinel event?
- A. Operating room event involving the use of unsafe equipments
- B. Specific events that enable a hospital to maximize reimbursement
- C. An unexpected event involving death or serious physical or psychological injury
- D. An event that can cause serious injury to a client that should never happen in a hospital
Correct answer: C
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2. The client with rheumatoid arthritis is having her rheumatoid factor (RF) drawn while she is having a flare-up of the disease. Which result is seen in clients with rheumatoid arthritis?
- A. Factor does not change
- B. Decreased level of rheumatoid arthritis
- C. A positive rheumatoid factor
- D. A negative rheumatoid factor
Correct answer: C
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3. Which of the following statements by a client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) does NOT requires further teaching?
- A. I can spread this through contact with surfaces, so I need to wear gloves in public.'
- B. Because I have HIV, that means I'm an AIDS patient'
- C. I need to ensure that I place my needles in a proper needle disposal container.'
- D. I can still have unprotected intercourse with my partner since he does not have HIV.'
Correct answer: C
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4. A post-operative client with a sutured abdominal incision felt a sharp abdominal pain after having a bowel movement. Upon inspection, the nurse notices bowel protruding from the incision site. What does the nurse tell the physician about the event?
- A. The client's incision site has eviscerated
- B. The client's incision site has lacerated
- C. The client's incisional site is approximated
- D. The client's incisional site has dehisced after.
Correct answer: A
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5. A client on bed rest complains of pain and burning in the right calf area. What is the nurse's action?
- A. Deeply palpate the area for rebound tenderness
- B. Medicate the client for pain and reassess in 60 minutes
- C. Percuss over the area for a change in tone
- D. Compare the circumference to the left calf
Correct answer: D
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