Nursing Elites

1. The nurse Is teaching the client how to administer eye drops. Which of these actions indicates the need for further client education?

• A. The client sets the cap down in a manner that does not contaminate it.
• B. The client drops the prescribed number of drops into the conjunctival sac
• C. The client washes their hands before instilling the drops
• D. The client ensures that they touch the administration dropper to the eye

Correct answer: D

Rationale: Touching the dropper to the eye contaminates it and can lead to infection.

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

Rationale:

3. Which of the following clients should be placed in isolation for airborne precautions?

• A. A high school wrestling championship with a rash
• B. A client that recently travelled and developed a fever with cough
• C. A client with an unknown skin infection
• D. A client with heart palpitations

Correct answer: B

Rationale:

4. A client is immobile and requires mechanical ventilation with a tracheostomy. She has a pressure injury on her coccyx measuring 5 cm by 3 cm. the nurse observes bone and tendon at the base of the wound. How would the nurse document this wound?

• A. Stage III pressure injury
• B. A stage II pressure injury
• C. A non-staging pressure injury
• D. Stage IV pressure injury

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

5. When providing a routine bed bath, what action does the nurse complete first?

• A. Cleanse the client's feet
• B. Cleanse the client's hands
• C. Cleanse the client's perineal area
• D. Cleanse the client's face

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

Similar Questions