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    1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has angina and is prescribed nitroglycerin sublingual tablets. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
      A)I will dial 911 if I still have pain after taking 3 nitroglycerin tablets 5 minutes apart.
      B)I will dial 911 if 1 nitroglycerin tablet does not relieve my pain, and then I will take another.
      C)I will dial 911 if I still have pain after taking 4 nitroglycerin tablets over a 20-minute period.
      D)I will dial 911 when I have pain and then take the nitroglycerin tablets.
      E)I will dial 911 when I have pain and then take the nitroglycerin tablets.
    2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing stress. The nurse should identify that the client is experiencing which of the following types of stressors?
      A)Physiological.
      B)Psychological.
      C)Environmental.
      D)Occupational.
    3. A nurse is providing an in-service on the Healthy People initiative. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
      A)Utilizes health data from the past 20 years
      B)Establishes health objectives for Americans
      C)Monitors nonmodifiable risk factors
      D)Tracks global health trends
    4. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about measuring body temperature in clients. The nurse should instruct to obtain an oral temperature in which of the following clients? (Select all that apply)(SATA)
      A)A client who had recent oral surgery
      B)A client who has hemorrhoids
      C)A client who breathes through the mouth
      D)A client who is drinking ice water
      E)A client who has a coagulation disorder
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    1. A nurse is caring for a client who is a member of a marginalized sexual group. The nurse should recognize the client is at risk for which of the following conditions?
      A)Sore throat
      B)Post-traumatic stress disorder
      C)Fractures
      D)Hypertension
    2. A nurse is caring for a client who is a member of a marginalized sexual group. The nurse should recognize the client is at risk for which of the following conditions?
      A)Sore throat
      B)Post-traumatic stress disorder
      C)Fractures
      D)Hypertension
    3. A nurse is teaching a class about physiological changes that occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep. Which of the following changes occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep?
      A)Decrease in body temperature
      B)Constriction of peripheral blood vessels
      C)Reduced secretion of growth hormones
      D)Increase in basal metabolic rate
    4. A nurse is teaching a client about water-soluble vitamins. Which of the following vitamins should the nurse include?
      A)Vitamin A
      B)Vitamin E
      C)Vitamin C
      D)Vitamin D
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    1. A nurse is teaching a client who has hypertension and a new prescription for a low-sodium diet. Which of the following teaching methods uses the cognitive domain?
      A)Review strategies to reduce sodium intake
      B)Observe the client choose low-sodium foods
      C)Demonstrate low-sodium meal preparation
      D)Provide a low-sodium recipe book
    2. A nurse is assessing a client who has dehydration. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
      A)Dark-colored urine
      B)Distended neck veins
      C)Moist skin
      D)High blood pressure
    3. A nurse is documenting a client’s blood pressure. Which of the following should the nurse include in the documentation? (Select all that apply)(SATA)
      A)Client’s response to interventions implemented
      B)Interventions implemented in response to a client’s blood pressure
      C)The frequency in which a blood pressure is taken
      D)A client’s position when the blood pressure was obtained
      E)The site where the blood pressure was obtained
    4. A nurse is assessing a client who has obstructive sleep apnea. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
      A)Headache
      B)Nausea
      C)Hypotension
      D)Constipation
      E)Constipation
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    1. A nurse is teaching a client about the effects of a negative body image. The nurse should include that which of the following can occur as a result of a negative body image?
      A)Increased exercise
      B)Self-disclosure
      C)Poor performance overall
      D)Development of an eating disorder
    2. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing anxiety. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
      A)Peripheral vasodilation
      B)Hyperventilation
      C)Bradycardia
      D)Drowsiness
    3. A nurse is teaching a client how to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
      A)Inhale through the incentive spirometer 10 times with each use
      B)Sit at a 30-degree angle when using the incentive spirometer
      C)Hold your breath for 7 seconds when using the incentive spirometer
      D)Use the incentive spirometer once every 4 hours
    4. A nurse is teaching a class about Kohlberg’s theory of moral development. The nurse should instruct that which of the following stages involves challenging rules that impinge on the rights of others?
      A)Social contract
      B)Good boy-nice girl
      C)Punishment and obedience
      D)Law and order
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    1. A nurse is providing preoperative teaching for a client about coughing and deep breathing. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
      A)Inhale through your mouth
      B)Hold your breath for 5 seconds
      C)Exhale through your nose
      D)Repeat your coughing exercise every 2 hours
    2. A nurse is planning to learn about a culture by observing the cultural practices from the outside. The nurse is planning to obtain which of the following types of information?
      A)Root cause analysis
      B)Etic knowledge
      C)Health disparity data
      D)Emic knowledge
    3. A nurse is inserting an NG tube for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
      A)Wear sterile gloves to insert the NG tube
      B)Ask the client to cough while inserting the NG tube
      C)Place the client into a left lateral position before inserting the NG tube
      D)Lubricate the NG tube with water-based lubricant
    4. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the function of red bone marrow. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
      A)Red bone marrow facilitates motion and flexibility
      B)Red bone marrow stores calcium
      C)Red bone marrow produces white blood cells
      D)Red bone marrow provides protection for internal organs
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    1. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as at highest risk for developing a pressure injury?
      A)A client who makes frequent slight changes in position and walks
      B)A client who changes position occasionally
      C)A client who is receiving enteral feeding and can change position
      D)A client who is unresponsive to verbal commands and cannot change position
    2. A nurse is assessing a client who has a stage 1 pressure injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
      A)Full-thickness skin loss with visible adipose tissue
      B)Full-thickness skin loss with visible bone
      C)Partial-thickness skin loss with red tissue in wound bed
      D)Intact skin with non-blanchable redness
    3. A nurse is teaching a class about Piaget’s stages of cognitive development. The nurse should instruct that object permanence develops during which of the following stages?
      A)Concrete operational
      B)Formal operational
      C)Preoperational
      D)Sensorimotor
    4. A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about heart sounds. Which of the following sounds is heard when the aortic and pulmonic valves close?
      A)S1
      B)S2
      C)Ventricular gallop
      D)Atrial gallop
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