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61
When restraining a client in bed with a sleeveless jacket (vest) with straps, you will do which of the following things?
[A]
Tie the straps to the side rails.
[B]
Tie the straps to the movable part of the bed frame.
[C]
Tie the straps with a square knot.
[D]
Tie the straps with a quick-release knot.
Answer: Tie the straps with a quick-release knot.
62
Which of the following statements is an OBRA regulation that the nurse must keep in mind when considering applying a restraint to a client?
[A]
Apply physical restraints as a first-choice intervention in fall prevention.
[B]
The physician's order for restraints must be time limited.
[C]
Verbal or telephone orders for restraints must be signed within 72 hours.
[D]
Restraints cannot be applied if a family member objects.
Answer: The physician's order for restraints must be time limited.
63
The thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities are divided by which of the following body structures?
[A]
rib cage
[B]
diaphragm
[C]
sternum
[D]
Stomach
64
The vocal cords have and function with which of the following kinds of tissue?
[A]
liquid connective tissue
[B]
hard connective tissue
[C]
fibrous connective tissue
[D]
soft connective tissue
Answer: fibrous connective tissue
65
When teaching someone about endocrine glands, which of the following statements could you use?
[A]
"The endocrine glands include sweat and sebaceous glands."
[B]
"Endocrine glands all have at least one duct."
[C]
"Hormones are carried away from the endocrine gland by the blood."
[D]
"There is no epithelial tissue in endocrine glands."
Answer: "Hormones are carried away from the endocrine gland by the blood."
66
Tissue in the urinary bladder called transitional epithelium is best described in which of the following ways?
[A]
changes from cuboidal to columnar
[B]
are single layer and not stratified
[C]
contain a special elastic substance to aid in expansion
[D]
change shape depending on the bladder's fullness
Answer: change shape depending on the bladder's fullness
67
Where is ribosomal RNA used in protein synthesis produced?
[A]
organelles
[B]
mitochondria
[C]
Golgi apparatus
[D]
Centrioles
68
Which of the following cells of the body are in almost constant mitosis?
[A]
nerve cells
[B]
stomach cells
[C]
muscle cells
[D]
renal cells
69
Which of the following words represents the basic unit of all life and is the simplest structure that possesses all the characteristics of life: organization, metabolism, responsiveness, homeostasis, growth, and reproduction?
[A]
the cell
[B]
a gene
[C]
a chromosome
[D]
the organelles
70
When the nurse's assigned client is being discharged to another institution or a home setting where a visit by the community health nurse is required, which of the following information is most likely to be included in the discharge and referral summaries?
[A]
unresolved health-care problems and continuing care needs
[B]
an assessment of the family's financial assets and deficits
[C]
a copy of the discharge order signed by the physician
[D]
a new plan of care for the client and the family
Answer: an assessment of the family's financial assets and deficits
71
When working in a facility that uses focus charting, the nurse will use which of the following as a focus of care?
[A]
problems identified in the initial assessment
[B]
maximum level of functioning
[C]
client identified goals and objectives
[D]
client concerns and strengths
Answer: client concerns and strengths
72
the person or persons who may contribute to the problem list representing the client's physiologic, psychologic, social, cultural, spiritual, developmental, and environmental needs?
[A]
the primary nurse
[B]
the assigned social worker
[C]
registered nurses and the physician
[D]
all caregivers
73
The nurse is sending some lab results to the primary physician's office. The nurse most needs to do which of the following things?
[A]
Make a note that the fax was sent and what time it was sent in the nurses' notes.
[B]
Document a follow-up telephone call verifying the receipt of information and who received it.
[C]
Leave a note to the physician in the client's record saying what information was faxed and when.
[D]
Check with the laboratory to see if they have already provided the physician with the results.
Answer: Document a follow-up telephone call verifying the receipt of information and who received it.
74
When the physician telephones to order a therapy such as a medication for the client of a student nurse, who is the best person to take this telephone order?
[A]
whoever is authorized by hospital policy
[B]
the student nurse giving the client's care
[C]
the student nurse's instructor
[D]
any licensed nurse on duty
Answer: whoever is authorized by hospital policy
75
One of your assigned clients gets up to go to the bathroom without calling you. The client falls to the floor and calls for help. You answer the call and alert your supervisor. After assuring that the vital signs are normal and there does not appear to be any injuries, you are told to fill out an incident report. In addition to noting that the client was found on the floor, which of the following statements would you most need to record in the nursing notes for the client?
[A]
"Incident report completed."
[B]
the reason the client was unattended
[C]
the vital signs and assessment of the client
[D]
location of the incident report
Answer: the vital signs and assessment of the client
76
The body's biggest organ is which of the following components of the body?
[A]
large intestine
[B]
the skin
[C]
small intestine
[D]
Kidneys
77
The skeletal system acts as a storehouse for calcium, which is a very important component in muscle contractions, as well as which of the following activities in the body?
[A]
producing testosterone
[B]
preventing seizures
[C]
making lymph
[D]
blood clotting
78
When reading an autopsy report, the nurse encounters the term "mid-sagittal plane." This nurse understands that this means the body was viewed using a plane that matched which of the following descriptions?
[A]
This plane cuts the body horizontally.
[B]
This plane divides the body into front and back portions.
[C]
The body is separated into left and right equal portions.
[D]
The body is divided using an X across the chest.
Answer: The body is separated into left and right equal portions.
79
The nurse receives a report at the beginning of the shift and learns that the client scores 7 on the Glasgow Coma Scale. The nurse realizes that this client is at which of the following levels of consciousness?
[A]
comatose
[B]
moderate disability
[C]
fully alert
[D]
Both A and C
80
You partially darken a room and ask the client to look straight ahead. You use a penlight and, approaching from the side you shine the light, it constricts. You remove the light and then shine it on the same pupil again. You also observe the response of the other pupil. You would normally find the other pupil doing which of the following things?
[A]
not make any change in size
[B]
dilate in an oppositional response to the light
[C]
first constrict, then dilate larger than the other pupil
[D]
constrict in consensual response
Answer: constrict in consensual response
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