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A female client has a chest tube placed. It is accidentally pulled out of the intrapleural space when she is ambulating. The first action the nurse should take is to:
Correct Answer: C
(A) This action is inappropriate. Coughing will not re-expand the lung and could result in further harm. (B) This action is a medical procedure, not a nursing procedure. (C) An occlusive dressing will prevent further air leak until the physician institutes further treatment. (D) The decision to reinsert the tube is a medical decision, not a nursing one.
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- Q309. A client's behavior is annoying other clients on the unit. He is meddling with their belon...
- Q310. A client confides to the nurse that he tasted poison in his evening meal. This would be an...
- Q311. In client teaching, the nurse should emphasize that fetal damage occurs more frequently wi...
- Q312. Clinical manifestations seen in left-sided rather than in right-sided heart failure are:...
- Q313. The primary reason that an increase in heart rate (100 bpm) detrimental to the client with...
- Q314. A 45-year-old client has a permanent colostomy. Which of the following foods should he avo...
- Q315. A psychotic client who believes that he is God and rules all the universe is experiencing ...
- Q316. A client is pregnant for the fourth time and has had three normal vaginal deliveries. She ...
- Q317. Before giving methergine postpartum, the nurse should assess the client for:...
- Q318. A young boy tells the nurse, "I don't like my Dad to kiss or hug my Mom. I love my Mom and...
- Q319. A pregnant client continues to visit the clinic regularly during her pregnancy. During one...
- Q320. A common complication of cirrhosis of the liver is prolonged bleeding. The nurse should be...
- Q321. A male client is admitted to the medical-surgical unit from the emergency room with a diag...
- Q322. A pregnant client continues to visit the clinic regularly during her pregnancy. During one...
- Q323. A 6-month-old infant has developmental delays. His weight falls below the 5th percentile w...
- Q324. A 6-year-old girl has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection secondary to vesicoure...
- Q325. A schizophrenic client has made sexual overtures toward her physician on numerous occasion...
- Q326. A client's membranes have just ruptured spontaneously. Which of the following nursing acti...
- Q327. A 16-year-old client comes to the prenatal clinic for her monthly appointment. She has gai...
- Q328. The nurse has been assigned a client who delivered a 6-lb, 12-oz baby boy vaginally 40 min...
- Q329. A client has been uncomfortable in crowds all her life. After the birth of her child, she ...
- Q330. The physician prescribes amitriptyline (Elavil) for a client. What does the patient need t...
- Q331. Which of the following physician's orders would the nurse question on a client with chroni...
- Q332. Before giving methergine postpartum, the nurse should assess the client for:...
- Q333. A female client comes for her second prenatal visit. The nurse-midwife tells her, "Your bl...
- Q334. The nurse is trying to help a mother understand what is happening with her son who has rec...
- Q335. The serial sevens test is often used to determine delirium and dementia. This test aids in...
- Q336. When discussing the relationship between exercise and insulin requirements, a 26-year-old ...
- Q337. Which one of the following is considered a reliable indicator for assessing the adequacy o...
- Q338. A child is admitted with severe headache, fever, vomiting, photophobia, drowsiness, and st...
- Q339. A female client presents to the obstetric-gynecology clinic for a pregnancy test, the resu...
- Q340. A client suspects that she is pregnant. She reports two missed menstrual periods. The firs...
- Q341. A 30-year-old female client is receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy. Which of the followi...
- Q342. A 68-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
- Q343. Which classification of drugs is contraindicated for the client with hypertrophic cardiomy...
- Q344. After 7 hours in restraints and a total of 30-mg haloperidol in divided doses, a client co...
- Q345. A client presented herself to the mental health center, describing the following symptoms:...
- Q346. During his hospitalization, a 3-year-old child has become unusually aggressive in his play...
- Q347. Following a bicycle accident, a 12-year-old client sustained a complete fracture of the le...
- Q348. A client with cystic fibrosis exhibits activity intolerance related to the pulmonary probl...
- Q349. A client is taught to eat foods high in potassium. Which food choices would indicate that ...
- Q350. In assessing the nature of the stool of a client who has cystic fibrosis, what would the n...
- Q351. Which of the following signs might indicate a complication during the labor process with v...
- Q352. A 3-year-old child was hospitalized for acute laryngotracheobronchitis. During her hospita...
- Q353. A male client is being treated in the burn unit for thirddegree burns on his head, neck, a...
- Q354. A female client was recently diagnosed with gastric cancer. She entered the hospital and h...
- Q355. Other drugs may be ordered to manage a client's ulcerative colitis. Which of the following...
- Q356. The nurse is assessing and getting a history from a client treated for depression with a m...
- Q357. Which of the following signs and symptoms indicates a tension pneumothorax as compared to ...
- Q358. After several days, an IDDM client's serum glucose stabilizes, and the registered nurse co...
- Q359. A 26-year-old client has no children. She has had an abdominal hysterectomy. In the first ...
- Q360. A 66-year-old female client has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes per day for 20 years. Her art...
- Q361. A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of aplastic anemia and placed on iso...
- Q362. At 32 weeks' gestation, a client is scheduled for a fetal activity test (nonstress test). ...
- Q363. A 20-year-old client presents to the obstetrics-gynecology clinic for the first time. She ...
- Q364. A 6-year-old girl has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection secondary to vesicoure...
- Q365. On morning rounds, the nurse found a manic-depressive client who is taking lithium in a co...
- Q366. A client suspected of having anorexia nervosa is placed on bed rest with an IV infusion an...
- Q367. Following a bicycle accident, a 12-year-old client sustained a complete fracture of the le...
- Q368. A client is receiving IV morphine 2 days after colorectal surgery. Which of the following ...
- Q369. A client had a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm that was repaired surgically. Her postop...
- Q370. The nurse assesses a postoperative mastectomy client and notes that breath sounds are dimi...
- Q371. The doctor has ordered a restricted fluid intake for a 2- year-old child with a head injur...
- Q372. A 16-year-old client reports a weight loss of 20% of her previous weight. She has a histor...
- Q373. A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency room with bruises on his head, face, arms, an...
- Q374. The family member of a child scheduled for heart surgery states, "I just don't understand ...
- Q375. A nurse should carefully monitor a client for the following side effect of MgSO4:...
- Q376. The following nursing diagnosis is written for a comatose client with cirrhosis of the liv...
- Q377. A female client at 10 weeks' gestation complains to her physician of slight vaginal bleedi...
- Q378. A 55-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with complaints of fatigue, jaundice, anorex...
- Q379. When a client is receiving vasoactive therapy IV, such as dopamine (Intropin), and extrava...
- Q380. A client's renal calculi are identified as consisting of calcium phosphate. Which of the f...
- Q381. A pregnant client is having a nonstress test (NST). It is noted that the fetal heart beat ...
- Q382. A 35-year-old client is receiving psychopharmacological treatment of his major depression ...
- Q383. The nurse assists a client with advanced emphysema to the bathroom. The client becomes ext...
- Q384. A client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to locate a cerebral lesion. ...
- Q385. A term neonate has experienced no distress at birth and has an Apgar score of 9. Her mothe...
- Q386. A client tells the nurse that she has had a history of urinary tract infections. The nurse...
- Q387. When teaching a sex education class, the nurse identifies the most common STDs in the Unit...
- Q388. Home-care instructions for the child following a cardiac catheterization should include:...
- Q389. A female client is exhibiting signs of respiratory distress. Which of the following signs ...
- Q390. The usual treatment for diabetes insipidus is with IM or SC injection of vasopressin tanna...
- Q391. A newborn has been delivered with a meningomyelocele. The nursery nurse should position th...
- Q392. A male client has been hospitalized with congestive heart failure. Medical management of h...
- Q393. A client returns to the cardiovascular intensive care unit following his coronary artery b...
- Q394. The nurse is interviewing a client with a diagnosis of possible abdominal aortic aneurysm....
- Q395. A child with celiac disease is being discharged from the hospital. The mother demonstrates...
- Q396. A client has been in labor 10 hours and is becoming very tired. She has dilated to 7 cm an...
- Q397. The nurse who is caring for a client with pneumonia assesses that the client has become in...
- Q398. A cardinal symptom of the schizophrenic client is hallucinations. A nurse identifies this ...
- Q399. In the coronary care unit, a client has developed multifocal premature ventricular contrac...
- Q400. After an infant is delivered by cesarean delivery and placed on the warmer, the RN dries a...
- Q401. One of the most reliable assessment tools for adequacy of fluid resuscitation in burned ch...
- Q402. The nurse would need to monitor the serum glucose levels of a client receiving which of th...
- Q403. A child is admitted to the emergency room with her mother. Her mother states that she has ...
- Q404. A female client has been treated since childhood for mitral valve prolapse. The antibiotic...
- Q405. A client is being treated for congestive heart failure. His medical regimen consists of di...
- Q406. A female client was recently diagnosed with gastric cancer. She entered the hospital and h...
- Q407. A 72-year-old client with a new colostomy is being evaluated at the clinic today for const...
- Q408. Which of the following blood values would require further nursing action in a newborn who ...
- Q409. Parents of a child with rheumatic fever express concern that she will always be arthritic....
- Q410. Because a client is taking an MAO inhibitor, it is necessary to discuss the need for adher...
- Q411. A client who has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa reluctantly agrees to eat all prescr...
- Q412. For the past several months, an elderly female client with Alzheimer's disease has experie...
- Q413. A client has been admitted to the nursing unit with the diagnosis of severe anemia. She is...
- Q414. Medication is administered to a client who has been placed in restraints after a sudden vi...
- Q415. A client was prescribed a major tranquilizer 2 months ago. One month ago she was placed on...
- Q416. A client is admitted to the labor unit. On vaginal examination, the presenting part in a c...
- Q417. The nurse writes the following nursing diagnosis for a client in acute renal failure - Imp...
- Q418. On the first postpartal day, a client tells the nurse that she has been changing her perin...
- Q419. A 35-year-old primigravida comes to the clinic for her first prenatal visit. The midwife, ...
- Q420. A 23-year-old borderline client is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit following an ...
- Q421. Nursing care of the infant prior to surgical closure of a meningomyelocele would include:...
- Q422. A cardinal symptom of the schizophrenic client is hallucinations. A nurse identifies this ...
- Q423. The physician orders medication for a client's unpleasant side effects from the haloperido...
- Q424. A schizophrenic is admitted to the psychiatric unit. What affect would the nurse expect to...
- Q425. A 40-year-old client has been admitted to the hospital with severe substernal chest pain r...
- Q426. A male client has burns over 90% of his body after an automobile accident resulting in a f...
- Q427. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder that affects 3.1 out of every 1000 children younger than 2...
- Q428. A client with a C-3-4 fracture has just arrived in the emergency room. The primary nursing...
- Q429. A 72-year-old client with a new colostomy is being evaluated at the clinic today for const...
- Q430. The FHR pattern in a laboring client begins to show early decelerations. The nurse would b...
- Q431. A 9-month-old infant is being examined in the general pediatric clinic for a routine well-...
- Q432. The nurse and prenatal client discuss the effects of cigarette smoking on pregnancy. It wo...
- Q433. A 74-year-old obese man who has undergone open reduction and internal fixation of the righ...
- Q434. A client is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse should be prepared to administ...
- Q435. Parents of young children often need anticipatory guidance from the nurse. Parents may hav...
- Q436. The following nursing diagnosis is written for a comatose client with cirrhosis of the liv...
- Q437. Which of the following procedures is necessary to establish a definitive diagnosis of brea...
- Q438. A 6-year-old child returned to the surgical floor 20 hours ago after an appendectomy for a...
- Q439. In an interview for suspected child abuse, the child's mother openly discusses her feeling...
- Q440. A client is being discharged from the hospital tomorrow following a colon resection with a...
- Q441. A male client has experienced low back pain for several years. He is the primary support o...
- Q442. A female client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has presented in the ...
- Q443. A client is in early labor. Her fetus is in a left occipitoanterior (LOA) position; fetal ...
- Q444. The doctor has ordered a restricted fluid intake for a 2- year-old child with a head injur...
- Q445. A female client is concerned that she is in a "high-risk" group for the development of acq...
- Q446. A 14-year-old boy has a head injury with laceration of his scalp over his ear. The nurse s...
- Q447. The initial focus when providing nursing care for a child with rheumatic fever during the ...
- Q448. After several days, an IDDM client's serum glucose stabilizes, and the registered nurse co...
- Q449. A 60-year-old male client was hospitalized 3 days ago with the diagnosis of acute anterior...
- Q450. A schizophrenic client has made sexual overtures toward her physician on numerous occasion...
- Q451. A female client is exhibiting signs of respiratory distress. Which of the following signs ...
- Q452. The nurse is preparing a 6-year-old child for an IV insertion. Which one of the following ...
- Q453. A client is to have a coronary artery bypass graft performed in the morning using a saphen...
- Q454. A 5-year-old child has suffered second-degree thermal burns over 30% of her body. Forty-ei...
- Q455. When inspecting a cardiovascular client, the nurse notes that he needs to sit upright to b...
- Q456. A client is experiencing muscle weakness and lethargy. His serum K+is 3.2. What other symp...
- Q457. The postpartum nurse should include which of the following instructions to breast-feeding ...
- Q458. A 9-year-old child was in the garage with his father, who was repairing a lawnmower. Some ...
- Q459. A client in active labor asks the nurse for coaching with her breathing during contraction...
- Q460. The serial sevens test is often used to determine delirium and dementia. This test aids in...
- Q461. A 20-year-old male client is being treated for protein deficiency. If he likes all of the ...
- Q462. After 7 hours in restraints and a total of 30-mg haloperidol in divided doses, a client co...
- Q463. A client has been instructed in how to take her nitroglycerin tablets. The nurse giving he...
- Q464. A psychiatric nurse is providing an orientation to a new staff nurse. She reminds the nurs...
- Q465. A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit after experiencing severe depression. He...
- Q466. A female client has been treated since childhood for mitral valve prolapse. The antibiotic...
- Q467. A 54-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with a possible gastric ulcer. He is a he...
- Q468. A client had a cardiac catheterization with angiography and thrombolytic therapy with stre...
- Q469. A male client is undergoing cardiac tests. He has been instructed to wear a Holter monitor...
- Q470. After a liver biopsy, the best position for the client is:...
- Q471. While the nurse is taking a male client's blood pressure, he makes flirtatious remarks to ...
- Q472. A client had a renal transplant 3 months ago. He has suddenly developed graft tenderness, ...
- Q473. The nurse has been caring for a 16-year-old female who recently experienced date rape. Aft...
- Q474. A client is started on prednisone 2.5 mg po bid. Which of the following instructions shoul...
- Q475. A 3-year-old female client is brought into the pediatric clinic because she limps. She has...
- Q476. A female client is seeking counseling for personal problems. She admits to being very unha...
- Q477. A 27-year-old healthy primigravida is brought to the labor and birthing room by her husban...
- Q478. A male client received a heart-lung transplant 1 month ago at a local transplant center. W...
- Q479. The nurse is preparing a 6-year-old child for an IV insertion. Which one of the following ...
- Q480. Degenerative disorders are attributed to many factors. As a nurse assigned to a convalesce...
- Q481. A 67-year-old postoperative TURP client has hematuria. The nurse caring for him reviews hi...
- Q482. A common complication of cirrhosis of the liver is prolonged bleeding. The nurse should be...
- Q483. A client with bipolar disorder taking lithium tells the nurse that he has ringing in his e...
- Q484. A client is diagnosed with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. He is placed in respiratory isolati...
- Q485. After a 10-year-old child with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus receives her dinner tra...
- Q486. A postoperative prostatectomy client is preparing for discharge from the hospital the next...
- Q487. A client develops complications following a hysterectomy. Blood cultures reveal Pseudomona...
- Q488. A murmur has been discovered during the routine physical examination of a 1-year-old child...
- Q489. Prior to administering digoxin to a client with congestive heart failure, the nurse needs ...
- Q490. A 67-year-old client will be undergoing a coronary arteriography in the morning. Client te...
- Q491. A 1-year-old child is to receive an IM injection ordered by his pediatrician. He has falle...
- Q492. Which of the following nursing actions is essential to prevent drug-resistant tuberculosis...
- Q493. A female client admitted to the labor and delivery unit thinks her bag of water "broke" ap...
- Q494. Which of the following nursing orders has the highest priority for a child with epiglottit...
- Q495. A female client has a chest tube placed. It is accidentally pulled out of the intrapleural...
- Q496. The nurse has been caring for a 16-year-old female who recently experienced date rape. Aft...
- Q497. A 27-year-old man was diagnosed with type I diabetes 3 months ago. Two weeks ago he compla...
- Q498. In addition to changing the mother's position to relieve cord pressure, the nurse may empl...
- Q499. A pregnant client is having a nonstress test (NST). It is noted that the fetal heart beat ...
- Q500. The physician prescribes amitriptyline (Elavil) for a client. What does the patient need t...
- Q501. A client is taught to eat foods high in potassium. Which food choices would indicate that ...
- Q502. A client is in active labor and has been admitted to the labor and delivery unit. The RN h...
- Q503. An infant with a congenital heart defect is being discharged with an order for the adminis...
- Q504. During the assessment, the nurse observes a client scratching his skin. He has been admitt...
- Q505. A client tells the nurse that she has had a history of urinary tract infections. The nurse...
- Q506. A client with severe PIH receiving MgSO4 is placed in a quiet, darkened room. The nurse ba...
- Q507. The nurse would be concerned if a client exhibited which of the following symptoms during ...
- Q508. A client suspects that she is pregnant. She reports two missed menstrual periods. The firs...
- Q509. The nurse should know that according to current thinking, the most important prognostic fa...
- Q510. Which of the following menu choices would indicate that a client with pressure ulcers unde...
- Q511. Diabetes during pregnancy requires tight metabolic control of glucose levels to prevent pe...
- Q512. Blood work reveals the following lab values for a client who has been diagnosed with anore...
- Q513. A client has been admitted to the nursing unit with the diagnosis of severe anemia. She is...
- Q514. The cardiac client who exhibits the symptoms of disorientation, lethargy, and seizures may...
- Q515. A psychotic client who believes that he is God and rules all the universe is experiencing ...
- Q516. Early in her ninth month of pregnancy, a client has been diagnosed as having mild preeclam...
- Q517. A client returned to the unit following a pneumonectomy. As the nurse is assessing her inc...
- Q518. A 71-year-old client fell and injured her left leg while cooking in the kitchen. Her husba...
- Q519. A 43-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of peripheral vascular d...
- Q520. Forty-eight hours after a thyroidectomy, a female client complains of numbness and tinglin...
- Q521. The mother of a child taking phenytoin will need to plan appropriate mouth care and gingiv...
- Q522. A 64-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). ...
- Q523. Which of the following risk factors associated with breast cancer would a nurse consider m...
- Q524. As the nurse assesses a male adolescent with chlamydia, the nurse determines that a sign o...
- Q525. A female client is anticipating a visit with her parents over the Thanksgiving holidays. S...
- Q526. After an infant is delivered by cesarean delivery and placed on the warmer, the RN dries a...
- Q527. A 2-year-old boy is in the hospital outpatient department for observation after falling ou...
- Q528. A 14-year-old boy has a head injury with laceration of his scalp over his ear. The nurse s...
- Q529. A 47-year-old client comes to the emergency department complaining of moderate flank, abdo...
- Q530. A client has been diagnosed with thrombophlebitis. She asks, "What is the most likely caus...
- Q531. When administering phenytoin (Dilantin) to a child, the nurse should be aware that a toxic...
- Q532. A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit after lavage and stabilization in the emergen...
- Q533. A male client has heart failure. He has been instructed to gradually increase his activiti...
- Q534. Following a gastric resection, a 70-year-old client is admitted to the postanesthesia care...
- Q535. A 2-year-old child will undergo a cardiac catheterization tomorrow to evaluate his ventric...
- Q536. An 80-year-old widow is living with her son and daughter- in-law. The home health nurse ha...
- Q537. A client on the infectious disease unit is discussing transmission of human immunodeficien...
- Q538. A 3-year-old child is hospitalized with burns covering her trunk and lower extremities. Wh...
- Q539. A client is pregnant with her second child. Her last menstrual period began on January 15....
- Q540. A female client admitted to the labor and delivery unit thinks her bag of water "broke" ap...
- Q541. When evaluating a client with symptoms of shock, it is important for the nurse to differen...
- Q542. A female client at 36 weeks' gestation has been treated successfully for premature labor f...
- Q543. In counseling a client, the nurse emphasizes the danger signals during pregnancy. On the n...
- Q544. A 19-year-old primigravida is admitted to the labor and delivery suite of the hospital. He...
- Q545. The nurse knows that children are more susceptible to respiratory tract infections owing t...
- Q546. A parent told the public health nurse that her 6-year-old son has been taking tetracycline...
- Q547. A 30-year-old female client is receiving antineoplastic chemotherapy. Which of the followi...
- Q548. A child is to receive atropine 0.15 mg (1/400 g) as part of his preoperative medication. A...
- Q549. A 27-year-old primigravida stated that she got up from the chair to fix dinner and bright ...
- Q550. Which of the following nursing orders should be included in the plan of care for a client ...
- Q551. A 14-year-old teenager is hospitalized for anorexia nervosa. She is admitted to the adoles...
- Q552. A female client is started on warfarin (Coumadin) 5 mg po bid. To adequately evaluate the ...
- Q553. Which classification of drugs is contraindicated for the client with hypertrophic cardiomy...
- Q554. In a client with chest trauma, the nurse needs to evaluate mediastinal position. This can ...
- Q555. Following a fracture of the left femur, a client develops symptoms of osteomyelitis. Durin...
- Q556. The nurse would assess the client's correct understanding of the fertility awareness metho...
- Q557. A male client is admitted to the psychiatric unit after experiencing severe depression. He...
- Q558. A pregnant client during labor is irritable and feels the urge to vomit. The nurse should ...
- Q559. In addition to changing the mother's position to relieve cord pressure, the nurse may empl...
- Q560. A child sustains a supracondylar fracture of the femur. When assessing for vascular injury...
- Q561. A 29-year-old client is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. He has aroused the...
- Q562. A 65-year-old client who has a new colostomy is preparing for discharge from the hospital....
- Q563. A client undergoes a transurethral resection, prostate (TURP). He returns from surgery wit...
- Q564. A client presents to the psychiatric unit crying hysterically. She is diagnosed with sever...
- Q565. To appropriately monitor therapy and client progress, the nurse should be aware that incre...
- Q566. Which of the following ECG changes would be seen as a positive myocardial stress test resp...
