Oxygenation & Respiratory
Decreased oxygen in the blood is called what?
What is hypoxemia?
Client has dysuria, fever, and suprapubic pain. What test do you anticipate?
What is a urine culture and sensitivity?
The nurse drops a pill in the bed. What should they do?
What is discard it and get a new pill?
Which ethical principle means “truth-telling”?
What is veracity?
Age-related change common in middle adulthood that affects near vision?
What is presbyopia?
Which oxygen device delivers the MOST precise concentration?
What is a Venturi mask?
Urge incontinence teaching should include what strategy?
What is scheduled voiding every 2 hours?
Which route is absorbed the quickest?
What is IV?
Threatening a confused client with restraints is an example of which tort?
What is assault?
Total hearing or vision loss increases risk for what sensory alteration?
What is sensory deprivation?
Your patient has crackles in the left posterior base. What do you do first?
What is ask them to cough and deep breathe, then reassess?
What helps initiate urination for a client with urinary retention?
What is running water?
A patient with persistent vomiting needs an oral medication. What’s your best action?
What is request a different route (parenteral)?
Which delegation principle is demonstrated when the charge nurse checks in on staff throughout the day?
What is the Right Supervision?
A client with diabetes is at greatest risk for which sensory disorder?
What is diabetic retinopathy?
A nurse enters the room and the patient is cyanotic and using accessory muscles. What is your priority?
What is raise the head of the bed?
Which device best promotes elimination for a weak patient who can’t walk to the bathroom?
What is a bedside commode?
The nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed dose of a medication to a client. When should the nurse document the medication administration in the medical record?
What is as soon as the patient takes the medication?
Discussing a patient's condition in a full elevator violates what?
A HIPAA violation
Cloudiness over the lens of the eye is a sign of what?
What is cataracts?
A client on nasal cannula asks why they need oxygen. What’s the correct explanation?
What is it delivers the lowest concentration needed to maintain oxygenation?
What action prevents skin breakdown from incontinence?
What is apply moisture barrier ointment?
A nurse is caring for a client who requests pain medication. Before medicating the patient, the nurse should do what first?
What is assess the pain (location, strength, characteristics of the pain)?
Which document should a client bring for end-of-life decisions?
What is advance directives/ and or a living will?
Highest priority for a client with a sensory deficit when setting up the room for an admission?
What is remove clutter to prevent injury?