PN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice A 2020

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PN Adult Medical Surgical Online Practice A 2020 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following a total right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nur... se take? a) Use a traction boot to keep the client's right leg internally rotated. b) Have the client sit in a reclining chair when out of bed. c) Maintain abduction of the client's right leg while in bed. d) Encourage the client to perform passive range-of-motion exercises. - Maintain abduction of the client's right leg while in bed. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal pancreatic cancer. The client states, "I don't think I can go on any longer." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a) "Are you experiencing abdominal pain?" b) "You should talk about this with the people you're closest to." c) "Many people who have cancer feel this way." d) "You feel like you want to discontinue treatment?" - "You feel like you want to discontinue treatment?" 3. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who is having difficulty eating following a stroke. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a) Collaborate with a dietitian. b) Ensure that the client is provided with a high-ber diet. c) Implement recommendations from the speech-language pathologist. d) Request a referral for an occupational therapist. - Implement recommendations from the speech-language pathologist. 4. A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who was admitted to the neurological unit following a stroke 3 hr ago. Which of the following interventions should the nurse identify as the priority? a) Encourage the client to participate in self-care. b) Assist the client with active range-of-motion exercises. c) Keep the client in a side-lying position. d) Maintain the client's body alignment - Keep the client in a side-lying position. 5. A nurse is participating in a health fair for older adult clients. Which of the following vaccines should the nurse recommend for this age group? a) Meningococcal b) Herpes zoster c) Human papillomavirus (HPV) Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) - Herpes zoster [Show More]

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