Exam 1
What is the Nursing Process?
A nursing student is excited to begin the first semester of the program and has learned that the competencies embedded in the program include human flourishing, nursing judgment, professional identity, and spirit of inquiry. What is the source of these competencies?
What is National League for Nursing?
Which role is the home health nurse exhibiting when demonstrating how to suction the oropharynx of the client?
What is an Educator?
You have an order for phenobarbital (Luminal) 50 mg PO at bedtime. It is supplied as phenobarbital elixir 20 mg/5 mL. How much in mL will you administer
What is 12.5 mL?
How many mg in 1 gram?
What is 1000 mg?
A client tells the nurse that the client does not want to have a painful procedure. By respecting and supporting the client's right to make decisions, the nurse is demonstrating:
What is patient advocacy?
“Acute Pain related to instillation of peritoneal dialysate as evidenced by client wincing and grimacing during procedure, client description of experience as ‘stabbing’” is an example of which type of nursing diagnosis?
What is an actual nursing diagnosis?
Which is the largest single source of reimbursement for home health care services?
What is Medicare?
You need to administer 400 mg of erythromycin (Erythrocin) PO. You have on hand a suspension of 125 mg/5 mL. How many ml will you prepare
What is 16 mL?
How many mL in a liter?
What is 1000 mL?
The nurse's community outreach class is giving a presentation on seat belts and child safety seats at the local firehouse. What level of health promotion is this an example of?
What is PRIMARY health promotion?
A junior nursing student has learned that clinical and simulation performance will be measured according to the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric. This student is in a curriculum that subscribes to what model of clinical judgment?
What is Tanner's clinical judgement model?
The nurse is teaching a client about metformin SA. When the client asks, “What does the SA mean?” what is the appropriate nursing response?
What is "sustained action"?
The patient is to receive 750 mg of a drug PO daily. The drug bottle is labeled 0.5 g in 5 mL. How many Tbs will the patient receive?
What is 0.5 tabs?
1 oz= ? mL
What is 30 mL?
The nurse is giving a talk to a local community group on the harms of smoking. The nurse tells the group that a risk factor is something that increases a person's chances for illness or injury. What type of risk factor is smoking?
What is a modifiable risk factor?
A nurse has recommended a regimen of over-the-counter medications for a client who has seasonal allergies. A colleague contends that the nurse has exceeded the scope of nursing practice by recommending medications to a client. To resolve this difference of opinion, the nurses should consult resources from what organization?
What is American Nurses Association?
A client living alone has degenerative joint disease, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy. The client has challenges with activities of daily living, including hygiene. Which type of care would this client benefit from most?
What is Home care?
The doctor writes an order for a medication. The order says to administer 0.1 gram by mouth daily. Pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you administer per dose?
What is 1 tablet?
2200 in normal time
What is 10 pm?
The client being admitted to the oncology unit conveys wishes regarding the use of tube feedings if the client becomes unable to feed by mouth. The nurse advises the client that it would be in the client's best interest to obtain which document?
What is a living will?
When recording data regarding the client's health record, the nurse mentions the analysis of the subjective and objective data, in addition to detailing the plan for care of the client. Which of the following styles of documentation is the nurse implementing?
What is SOAP charting?
A 9-month-old infant is scheduled for heart surgery. When preparing this client for surgery, the nurse should consider which surgical risk associated with infants?
What is impaired thermoregulation?
The doctor writes an order for an IV bolus. The order says to administer 20 mg IV BID. You're supplied with a vial that is labeled 40mg/ml. How many ml will the patient receive DAILY (NOT per dose)?
What is 1 mL/day?
How many lbs in a kg?
What is 2.2 lbs?