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Multi Dimensional Care | Final Exam
1. 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.
2. The nurses assess the client's pain prior to completing a dressing change. The client says his current pain is 5/10, but he has pain of 10/10 when his dressing is changed. What is the priority intervention for this client?
- A. Offer the client protein with meals to promote healing
- B. Remove the old dressing with clean gloves
- C. Teach the client about nonpharmacological pain control methods
- D. Check medication administration record (MAR)for as needed orders (PRN)
Correct answer: C
Rationale:
3. A nurse is caring for an intubated and sedated geriatric client. What intervention is most appropriate for reducing the risk for a friction and shear injury?
- A. Use a mechanical lift to reposition the client every 2 hours
- B. Elevate the client's head of the bed to 45 degrees
- C. Postpone daily bed bath
- D. Caregiver independently slides the client up in the bed
Correct answer: A
Rationale:
4. A client with a bone cancer states that he is in too much pain to walk today. What should the nurse do first?
- A. Inquire about the frequency, quality and location of the pain
- B. Get the client pain medication
- C. Ensure the client knows he will have negative effects from immobility
- D. Review the client’s medication administration record
Correct answer: A
Rationale: Assessing the pain characteristics helps in managing the client’s pain effectively.
5. What statement by the client indicates a correct understanding of the timing of progression of human immunodefiency virus (HIV) to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome?
- A. "Sexually transmitted infections will not make AIDS develop faster"?
- B. "My diet does not influence the progression of HIV to AIDS"?
- C. "If I practice medication, I may develop AIDS faster."?
- D. "IF I am re-exposed to HIV, the progression to AIDS may be faster,"?
Correct answer: D
Rationale:
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