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The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of which movement(s)?
A. Flexion and extensionB. Supination and pronationC. CircumductionD. Inversion and eversion
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The adult patient is found to be unresponsive and not breathing. Which pulse site will the nurse use?
A. RadialB. ApicalC. CarotidD. Brachial
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The nurse is assessing the patient's respirations. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Inform the patient that she is counting respiratioB. Do not touch the patient until completed.C. Obtain without the patient knowing.D. Estimate respirations.
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The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) is taking vital signs and reports that a patient's blood pressure abnormally low. What should the nurse do next?
A. Ask the NAP retake the blood pressure.B. Instruct the NAP to assess the patient's other vitC. Disregard the report and have it rechecked at the D. Retake the blood pressure personally and assess th
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A patient refuses medication. Which is the nurse's first action?
A. Educate the patient about the importance of the meB. Discreetly hide the medication in the patient's faC. Agree with the patient's decision and document it D. Explore with the patient reasons for not wanting t
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The nurse is caring for two patients with the same last name. In this situation which right of medica administration is the priority to reduce the chance of an error?
A. Right medicationB. Right patientC. Right doseD. Right route
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The nurse is preparing to administer medications to two patients with the same last name. After the administration, the nurse realizes that did not check the identification of the patient before admin
A. Return to the room to check and assess the patientB. Administer the antidote to the patient immediatelyC. Alert the charge nurse that a medication error hasD. Complete proper documentation of the medication er
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The nurse prepares a pain injection for a patient but had to check on another patient and asks a new nurse to give the medication. Which action by the new nurse is best?
A. Do not give the medication.B. Administer the medication just this once.C. Give the medication for any pain score greater thaD. Avoid the issue and pretend to not hear the reques
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The nurse is planning to administer a tuberculin test with a 27-gauge, %-inch needle. At which angle will the nurse insert the needle?
A. 15 degreesB. 30 degreesC. 45 degreesD. 90 degrees
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A 2-year-old child is ordered to have eardrops daily. Which action will the nurse take?
A. Pull the auricle down and back to straighten the eB. Pull the auricle upward and outward to straighten C. Sit the child up for 2 to 3 minutes after instilliD. Sit the child up to insert the cotton ball into th
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After taking the patient's temperature, the nurse documents the value and the route used to do the reading. What is the reason for the nurse's action?
A. Temperatures vary depending on the route used.B. Temperatures are readings of core measurements.C. Rectal temperatures are cooler than when taken oraD. Axillary temperatures are higher than oral tempera
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The health care provider prescription reads "Metoprolol (Lopressor) 50 mg PO daily. Do not give if bloc pressure is less than 100 mm Hg systolic." The patient's blood pressure is 92/66. The nurse does
A. Documents that the medication was not given becausB. Does not inform the health care provider that the C. Does not tell the patient what the blood pressure D. Documents only what the blood pressure was.
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The patient's blood pressure is 140/60. Which value will the nurse record for the pulse pressure?
A. 60B. 80C. 140D. 200
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has a bloodborne pathogen. The nurse splashes blood above the glove to intact skin while discontinuing an intravenous (IV) infusion. Which step(s) will the nurse
A. Obtain an alcohol swab, remove the blood with an aB. Immediately wash the site with soap and running waC. Do nothing; accidentally getting splashed with bloD. Delay washing of the site until the nurse is finis
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A nurse is about to explain a therapeutic procedure to a client who doesn't speak the same language as the nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Have a medical interpreter present during the teacB. Ask a family member to translate.C. Tell the client that he will receive written inforD. Use nonverbal gestures to assure the client that t
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