RNSG 1430 Functional Ability Exam 2020 (practice questions) – Weatherford university | RNSG1430 Functional Ability Exam 2020 (practice questions)

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RNSG 1430 Functional Ability Exam 2020 (practice questions) – Weatherford university 1. A nurse is communicating with a client who has aphasia after a stroke. Which action should the nurse take?... 2. Which is an appropriate nursing intervention in the care of the client with osteoarthritis? 3. A nurse is assessing a client who will be discharged home after rehabilitation for a stroke. The nurse is questioning the client about his instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Which of the following would the nurse address? 4. You are teaching a class on diseases of the ear. What would you teach the class is the most characteristic symptom of otosclerosis? 5. A client was admitted to an inpatient unit with a diagnosis of dementia. A nursing assessment and interview of the client would include what? a. 6. A nurse is caring for an older adult who has experienced damage to the frontal lobe after an automobile accident. The nurse anticipates that the client will have difficulty in what area? 7. A client is already being treated for hypertension. The doctor is concerned about the potential for heart failure, and has the client return for regular check-ups. What does hypertension have to do with heart failure? 8. The nurse is obtaining data on an older adult client. What finding may indicate to the nurse the early symptom of heart failure? 9. The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client following laryngeal surgery. The nurse instructs the client to avoid 10. The nurse is caring for a client who has recently developed psychomotor retardation. Based on this information, which behavior would the nurse expect to see in this client? 11. A client with a subdural hematoma needs a feeding tube inserted due to inadequate swallowing ability. How would the nurse best explain this to the family? 12. The nurse is a member of the multidisciplinary team in a large primary healthcare setting. The nurse understands that which healthcare team member is responsible for a client's swallow evaluation following a cerebral vascular accident? 13. The nurse is creating a plan of care for the older adult who has multiple medications and a difficult time reading medication labels due to poor eyesight. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis to include in this client's plan of care? 14. A nurse is assessing older adults in a long-term care facility. According to Havighurst, what is a developmental task of this generation? 15. A patient with a history of hypothyroidism is admitted to the intensive care unit unconscious and with a temperature of 95.2ºF. A family member informs the nurse that the patient has not taken thyroid medication in over 2 months. What does the nurse suspect that these findings indicate? 16. The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained a major burn. What serious gastrointestinal disturbance should the nurse monitor for that frequently occurs with a major burn? 17. An older adult patient has noticed a significant amount of vision loss in the last few years. What does the nurse recognize as the most common cause of visual loss in older adults? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26. The nurse is teaching a client with osteoarthritis about the disease. What is the most important client focus for disease management? a. Prevention of joint deformity b. Strategies for remaining active c. Detection of systemic complications d. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy [Show More]

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