FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING CHAPTER 37 REVIEW QUESTIONS
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WHEN PROVIDING HEALTH MAINTENANCE TEACHING TO NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD HANDLING DEPARTMENT, THE NURSE EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO PERFORM HAND HYGIENE AFTER USING THE BATHROOM TO PREVENT
A. Food poisoning
B. Bacterial food infections
C. Spr - C: SPREAD OF HEPATITIS A
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During a home safety inspection the nurse notices out-of-date medications in the bathroom. The nurse thus advises the client to:
A. Give them to a homeless shelter
B. Flush them down the toilet
C. Keep them in the container and throw i - B.FLUSH THEM DOWN THE TOILET
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A student nurse is designing a health fair project aimed at reducing motor vehicle accidents. For which group of clients would this subject be most appropriate?
A. School-age children
B. Adolescents
C. Middle-age adults
D. Older - B. ADOLESCENTS
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As a member of the hospital’s bioterrorism team, the nurse understands the importance of knowing how an organism is transmitted. Smallpox is transmitted via the __________ route and thus has the potential to spread quickly.
A. Airborne
B. - A. AIRBORNE
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After the nurse assists a client with a history of seizures to the recliner chair, the client begins to have a seizure. The nurse should immediately:
A. Return the client to the bed and place the client on his or her side
B. Recline the clie -
C. SLIDE THE CLIENT TO THE FLOOR AND CRADLE CLIENTS HEAD
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The nurse delegates the unlicensed assistive personnel to remove the restraints from the client ’s wrists every ________ hours and report any abnormalities.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8 - A. 2
- While the nurse is administering flu immunizations in November to a group of older adults at a community senior citizens’ center, one of the seniors is afraid of getting the flu from the injection. The nurse explains that this is not possible because t
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Match the materials on the left with the type of fire extinguisher on the right that is appropriate to use should they catch fire.
1. Type A
2. Type B
3. Type C
1 2 3 A. Computer
1 2 3 B. Grease
1 2 3 C - A:3, B:, C:2, D:, E:1
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Using the fall assessment tool (Table 37-1), calculate the risk score for the following client:
A 75-year-old man with a history of falls is admitted for benign prostatic hypertrophy. He has a history of difficulty initiating a urinary stream, -
History of falls 15
Age (over 65) 5
Incontinence/urgency 5
Cardiovascular disease 5
Medications affecting blood pressure 5
First week on unit 5
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A NEW POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENT HEALTH THREAT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF :
A. BIOTERRORISM
B. NOISE POLLUTION
C. WATER POLLUTION
D. AIR POLLUTION - A BIOTERRISOM
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THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR DURING THE AGING PROCESS INCREASE THE OLDER CLIENTS RISK FOR:
A. FALLS AND BURNS
B. POISONING
C. ALCHOLISM
D. MEDICATION ERRORS - A FALLS AND BURNS
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UNFORTUNATLY, CLIENTS THROUGHOUT ALL DEVELPOMENTAL STAGES MAY BE SUBJECT TO
A. ALCHOLISM
B.ILLITERACY
C. ABUSE
D. ALZHEIMERS DISEASE - C. ABUSE
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WHEN TEACHING PARENTS ABOUT ACCIDENTAL POISONING IN CHILDREN THE NURSE WOULD INSTRUCT THEM TO
A. GIVE ORAL FLUIDS
B. INDUCE VOMITING
C. CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER
D. DRIVE THE CHILD TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - C. CALL THE POISON CONTROL CENTER
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ADOLESCENTS ARE AT A GREATER RISK FOR INJURY FROM
A. POISONING AND CHILD ABDUCTION
B. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, SUICIDE, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
C. HOME ACCIDENTS
D. PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES OF AGING - B. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS SUICIDE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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WHILE CONDUCTING A HOME ASSESSMENT FOR RISKS TO SAFETY, NURSES MUST REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE ENTERED THE CLIENTS TERRITORY AND THAT THE
A. CLIENTS ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS OR HER RESIDENCE AND BELONGINGS MUST BE APPRECIATED
B. THE NURSE IS IN CHARGE, - A. CLIENTS ATTITUDE TOWARD HIS OR HER RESIDENCE AND BELONGINGS MUST BE APPRECIATED
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A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ISSUE IS THE CLIENTS SENSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. THE NURSE REALIZES THIS MEANS
A. HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THAT WILL AFFECT THE OUTCOMES OF INTERVENTIONS
B. THE CLIENTS WILL NOT FOLLOW ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE - A. HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES THAT WILL AFFECT THE OUTCOMES OF INTERVENTIONS
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THE OLDER ADULT EXPERIENCES ALTERATIONS IN VISION AND HEARING THERFORE THE NURSE
A SHOULD ENCOURAGE THE CLIENT NOT TO DRIVE A CAR
B. SHOULD INFORM THE CLIENT TO NOT ATTEND ANY OUTSIDE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
C. SHOULD INFORM THE CLIENT TO GIVE UP - D. SHOULD ENCOURAGE YEARLY VISION AND HEARING EXAMINATIONS
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DURING THE NIGHT SHIFT A CLIENT IS FOUND WANDERING THE HALLS FOR THE BATHROOM. THE NURSES INITIAL INTERVENTION WOULD BE TO
A. INSERT A URINARY CATHETER
B. ASSIGN A STAFF MEMBER TO STAY WITH THE CLIENT
C. ASK THE PHYSCIAN TO ORDER A VEST RE - D. PROVIDE SCHDULED TOILETING DURING THE NIGHT SHIFT
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THE HIGH PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS IN OLDER ADULTS RESULTS IN THE INCREASED USE OF
A. ALCHOL TO HELP WITH PAIN CONTROL
B. ANCILLARY SERVICES
C. HIGH NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS AND OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS
D. DURABLE MEDICAL EQ - C. HIGH NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTIONS AND OBE THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS