Nursing Elites

1. A client has suffered from a femur fracture. What is the nurse's priority assessment?

• A. Pain
• B. Medication history
• C. Pedal pulses
• D. Socio-economic status

Correct answer: C

Rationale:

2. What nursing intervention is best to improve communication with a hearing-impaired client?

• A. Speak slowly and clearly while facing the client
• B. Write down the message
• C. Talk in a regular voice in the good ear
• D. Shout in the impaired

Correct answer: A

Rationale: Speaking slowly and clearly while facing the client improves communication with hearing-impaired clients.

3. What is a symptom of the expected disease pattern of rheumatoid arthritis?

• A. Unilateral joint pain
• B. Bilateral joint pain
• C. Contralateral joint pain
• D. Obtuse variety joint pain

Correct answer: B

Rationale:

4. What client is a susceptible host most at risk for infection?

• A. A client with leukemia
• B. A hospitalized 35-year-old-client
• C. A child who is immunized
• D. A 60-year-old client

Correct answer: A

Rationale:

5. Which of the following clients are at an increased risk for deep vein thrombosis following a reduction and internal fixation of the hip? (Select all that apply)

• A. A client on birth control pills
• B. A client who is immobile
• C. A client on an anticoagulant
• D. A client with dementia who has been wandering

Correct answer: a

Rationale: Clients on birth control pills, immobile, and smokers are at increased risk of DVT after hip surgery.

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