Nursing Elites

1. A nurse is teaching a client how to follow a low-purine diet as prescribed by the provider for the management of gout. What statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

• A. "I should choose red meat instead of poultry."?
• B. "I should avoid eating liver and other organ meats."?
• C. I can drink only white wine."?
• D. "I will need to limit the number of fruit servings each day."?

Correct answer: B

Rationale:

2. What are signs of hearing loss? (Select all that apply)

• A. Presence of cerumen
• B. Presence of cerumen
• C. Tinnitus
• D. Frequent asking of others to repeat statements

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Signs of hearing loss include tinnitus, frequent asking to repeat statements, and shouting in conversations.

3. Which of the following nonpharmacological methods cannot be used to manage the chronic pain of a client with rheumatoid arthritis?

• A. Adequate rest
• B. Heat for 20-30 minutes
• C. Hot showers
• D. Ice for 2 hours at a time

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

4. A client has sustained an open fracture. What nursing intervention will best prevent osteomyelitis in this client?

• A. Delegate all client personal care to specific unlicensed assistive personnel
• B. Place the client in contact precautions
• C. Proper hand hygiene
• D. Administer pain medication

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Proper hand hygiene is crucial in preventing infections such as osteomyelitis in clients with open fractures. Keeping the hands clean helps reduce the risk of introducing harmful pathogens to the wound site. Delegating all client personal care to specific unlicensed assistive personnel (Choice A) is not appropriate as direct involvement in wound care is essential in preventing infections. Placing the client in contact precautions (Choice B) is not directly related to preventing osteomyelitis in this context. Administering pain medication (Choice D) is important for managing the client's pain but does not directly address the prevention of osteomyelitis.

5. What is correct about a nursing diagnosis?

• A. It is a human response to disease, injury, or other stressors.
• B. It remains constant as long as the disease is present.
• C. It is a way to identify pathology.
• D. It is a disease, illness, or injury.

Correct answer: A

Rationale: A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes. Choice A is correct because it identifies nursing diagnosis as related to human responses to health conditions or life processes. Choice B is incorrect because nursing diagnoses can change as the patient's condition changes. Choice C is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is about responses, not just identifying pathology. Choice D is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is not the same as a disease, illness, or injury; it is a statement about the patient's response to these conditions.

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