A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiological changes of aging. Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.)
Ati Nur 275 Fundamentals Proctored Exam (Excelsior University)
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Ati Nur 275 Fundamentals Proctored Exam (Excelsior University) is a nursing-school practice exam with 49 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new treatment regimen of timolol and pilocarpine eye drops. Which of the following instructions s
A nurse is caring for a client who has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place after surgery for an open reduction and internal fixation. The nurse should understand that the JP drain was placed for which
A client who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to which of the following actions of the medication?
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who collapsed after playing football on a hot day. After reviewing the admission laboratory findings, the nurse recognizes that these finding
A nurse is preparing to administer 1,000 mL of lactated Ringer’s IV over 6 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many
A nurse is caring for a client who has a traumatic head injury and is exhibiting signs of increasing intracranial pressure. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer?
A nurse is completing discharge instructions with a client following an acute onset of gout. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the treatment regimen?
A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting a client with eating during mealtime and recognizes another client indicating he is choking. Which of the following situations requires the nurse to p
A nurse is caring for a client who has a pulmonary embolism and has a new prescription for enoxaparin 1.5 mg/kg/dose subcutaneous every 12 hr. The client weighs 245 lbs. How many mg should the nurse a
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a skin infection and a new prescription for gentamicin topical cream. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?
A nurse is caring for a middle adult female client who reports that her menstrual periods have become irregular and she has been having hot flashes. The nurse should expect the client to have which of
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has asthma and a new prescription for montelukast. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse effects to
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a unit of packed red blood cells. Fifteen minutes following the start of the transfusion, the nurse notes that the client is febrile, with chills and re
A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV. Which of the following laboratory values is the nurse's priority?
A nurse is caring for a client who has chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. The nurse should expect the client to have experienced which of the following symptoms?
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a female client who has neuropathy and a new prescription for gabapentin. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is teaching about medications to a group of clients. Which of the following statements by a client indicates a need for further teaching?
A nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client following a right cataract extraction. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse is admitting a client who has acute pancreatitis. Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse anticipate?
A nurse is caring for a client who has pneumonia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to promote thinning of respiratory secretions?
A nurse is caring for a client who has expressive aphasia following a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Which of the following parameters should the nurse use first in order to assess the client's pain
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has hemophilia A and is scheduled for wisdom teeth extractions. Prior to the procedure, the nurse should anticipate that the client will receive which of the fo
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has breast cancer about the adverse effects of chemotherapy. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a male client who has peripheral vascular disease (PVD), is taking dietary supplements, and has a new prescription for warfarin. The nurse should instruct the client to stop whic