Clinical Nursing Foundations Proctored Exam - University Of Texas - 2252-Nurs-3632-600

A male client age 56 years is experiencing withdrawal from alcohol and is placing himself at risk for falls by repeatedly attempting to scale his bedrails.Benzodiazepines have failed to alleviate his

The nurse is caring for a patient who is unconscious.Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

The client is in the intensive care unit following a stroke.The nurse is intervening in the plan of care to promote relaxation for the client and to prevent sensory overload.What independent nursing i

Which expected outcome demonstrates the effectiveness of a plan of care to promote rest and sleep?

A nurse is caring for a client who complains about sleep apnea.Which delivery device would the nurse expect to use to administer oxygen to this client while sleeping?

A client's PaCO2 is abnormal on an ABG report.What does the nurse suspect as the most likely medical diagnosis?

Which individual with diarrhea for three days is most likely to suffer from fluid and electrolyte imbalance?

The nurse has just graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is eager to find a mentor at this early stage in her career.Which of the following individuals is most likely to be an appropriat

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a patient to assess the patient's nutritional status.The nurse understands the laboratory finding that is the best indicator of inadequate protein int

A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of alcoholism.The nurse should expect an order for:

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed as having a terminal illness.Which statement by the patient is the best example of the first stage of grief described by Kubler-Ross?

Which client likely faces a risk for the nursing diagnosis of Disturbed Sleep Pattern: Difficulty Remaining Asleep?

The nurse is working in a clinic and sees a resident of a long-term-care facility, age 82 years, who has come in to be checked by her physician.The caregiver accompanying her reports that the client h

The nurse is having an exceptionally busy shift on an obstetrical unit.Which of the following tasks is the nurse justified in delegating to an unlicensed care provider?

A client with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer has been presented with her treatment options, but wishes to defer any decisions to her uncle, who acts in the role of a family patriarch within the clie

A nurse is assigning client care to an RN and an LVN.Which of the following tasks must they assign to an RN only and NOT to an LVN? All parts of the answer must be restricted to an RN only.

A nurse is preparing to administer gentamycin ordered for the patient at 3mg/kg/day divided equally every 8 hours. The patient is 100kg. How much should each dose be?

Nurses with varying levels of experience possess leadership skills.A graduate nurse walks out of the nurse manager's office after a meeting.The graduate nurse reflects on the positive and negative fee

An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family of a client dying of cancer whose members have expressed sorrow over the forthcoming loss would be

The nurse is caring for a patient who presents in the emergency room with respiratory acidosis.After assessing the patient, which of the patient's findings is the probable cause of respiratory acidosi

A nurse is caring for a young client who is actively dying of renal failure.What should the nurse do when caring for the dying client's family members?