Health Care > EXAM > KAPLAN PN FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE PRACTICE 2022/2023 (All)
A nurse is planning to administer medication to a client who has a Clostridium difficile infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the transmission of this inf... ection to others? A. Clean hands with an alcohol-based hand rub immediately after removing gloves. B. Remove the cover gown in the client's room after providing care. C. Place the client in a room with negative-pressure airflow D. Wear a mask when administering oral medications to the client. B. Remove the cover gown in the client's room after providing care. (The nurse should initiate contact precautions for clients who have a C. difficile infection. Contact precautions include the removal of the cover gown and other personal protective equipment inside the client's room to prevent the spread of infection). A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a bladder scan. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. "You will need to sign a consent form before we begin the procedure." B. "I will place a gel pad directly above your pubic area before I place the probe." C. "You will need to hold your urine for 1 hour prior to the procedure." D. "You will receive a contrast dye through an IV catheter prior to the scan." B. "I will place a gel pad directly above your pubic area before I place the probe." (The nurse should use a gel pad, which promotes ultrasound transmission and accurate measurement. The correct placement of the ultrasound device is just above the symphysis pubis.) A nurse is checking a client for a pulse deficit after detecting an irregular heart rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Count the client's radial and apical pulses simultaneously with another nurse. B. Calculate the client's pulse for 30 seconds and multiply by 2. C. Assist the client to a side-lying position. D. Auscultate the area of the client's chest over the Erb's point. A. Count the client's radial and apical pulses simultaneously with another nurse. (The nurse should have another nurse count the radial pulse as they count the apical pulse. A pulse deficit occurs when there are differences between the radial and apical pulse rates.) [Show More]
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