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    1. A nurse is teaching a class about skeletal muscles. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a function of skeletal muscles?
      A)Skeletal muscles enable a hand to contract and form a fist
      B)Skeletal muscles enable the bronchioles to date in the lungs.
      C)Skeletal muscles enable the bladder to contract during voiding
      D)Skeletal muscles enable the heart to contract with each heartbeat.
    2. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about physiological changes in the digestive system that occur with aging. The nurse should include older adults might experience which of the following physiological changes?
      A)Decreased pH of the stomach
      B)Decreased intestinal peristalsis
      C)Increased gastric acid production
      D)Increased muscle tone of the bowel
    3. A nurse is teaching a client about foods and beverages that can cause diarrhea. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
      A)White rice
      B)Low-fiber cereal
      C)Caffeinated beverages
      D)Ripe bananas
    4. A nurse is preparing to perform a cranial nerve examination on a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to check cranial nerve XIIZ
      A)Observe for the ability of the client to turn their head side to side.
      B)Whisper in one of the client's ears while occluding the other.
      C)Ask the client to stick out their tongue and observe if it is midline:
      D)Have the client identify specific smells.
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    1. A nurse is preparing to perform a cranial nerve examination on a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to check cranial nerve 17
      A)Observe for facial symmetry while the client smiles
      B)Whisper in one of the client's ears while occluding the other.
      C)Have the client identify specific smells
      D)Check the client's visual acuity using a Snellen chart.
    2. A nurse is teaching a client who has urinary incontinence about avoiding foods and beverages that can cause bladder irritation. The nurse should include that which of the following foods and beverages is a bladder irritant?
      A)Red meat
      B)Caffeinated beverages
      C)Dairy products
      D)Fresh vegetables
    3. A nurse is planning care for a client who requires screening for rectal cancer. Which of the following tests should the nurse anticipate in the client's plan of care?
      A)Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
      B)Upper endoscopy
      C)Upper Gi series
      D)Colonoscopy
    4. A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan take?
      A)Apply an oil-based lubricant to the indwelling urinary catheter.
      B)Test the balloon on the indwelling urinary catheter before insertion
      C)Use one cotton swab to clean the client's urinary meatus.
      D)Don sterile gloves before inserting the indwelling urinary catheter.
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    1. A nurse is preparing to perform a cranial nerve examination on a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to check cranial nerve VII?
      A)Have the client identify specific smells.
      B)Observe for facial symmetry while the client smiles.
      C)Whisper in one of the client's ears while occluding the other.
      D)Check the client's visual acuity using a Snellen chart.
    2. A nurse is assessing a client who has dehydration. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
      A)Urine osmolality of 200 mOsm/kg
      B)Cloudy urine
      C)Dark-colored urine
      D)Urine specific gravity of 1.015
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