Nursing Elites

1. A nurse is teaching a client who has fibromyalgia about strategies that might help reduce her symptoms. What should the nurse include in the client education?

• A. Avoid exercise during flare-ups
• B. Do high impact exercises like running
• C. Establish a regular sleep pattern
• D. Increase calcium and caffeine intake

Correct answer: C

Rationale:

2. What lifestyle habits positively affect skin integrity?

• A. Regular exercise
• B. Tattoos
• C. Smoking
• D. Tanning

Correct answer: A

Rationale:

3. 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.

4. A nurse is caring for an immobile client. What is the priority assessment of this client?

• A. Palpate for edema
• B. Auscultate for bowel sounds
• C. Inspect the skin for injury
• D. Auscultation of lung sounds

Correct answer: C

Rationale: Inspecting the skin for injury is crucial to prevent pressure ulcers and other complications in immobile clients.

5. A client sustains an injury to his heel while the unlicensed assistive personnel and the nurse are moving him up in bed. What force caused the injury?

• A. Shearing or friction
• B. Twisting and bending
• C. Pressure or gravity
• D. Chemical or pressure

Correct answer: A

Rationale:

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