NCLEX RN TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETATILED EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES – LATEST VERSION 2024 (NEW GENERATION)

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NCLEX RN TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETATILED EXPLANATIONS AND RATIONALES – LATEST VERSION 2024 (NEW GENERATION) A nurse assesses an oral temperature for an adult patient. The... patient's temperature is 37.5°C (99.5°F). What term would the nurse use to report this temperature? a. Febrile b. Hypothermia c. Hypertension d. Afebrile - ANSWER CHOICE IS HERE>>d. Afebrile means without fever. This temperature is within the normal range for an adult. Fever (pyrexia) is an elevation of body temperature; a person with fever is said to be febrile. Hypothermia is a low body temperature and hyperthermia is a high body temperature. A nurse administers a dose of an oral medication for hypertension to a patient who immediately vomits after swallowing the pill. What would be the appropriate initial action of the nurse in this situation? a. Readminister the medication and notify the primary care provider. b. Readminister the pill in a liquid form if possible. c. Assess the vomit, looking for the pill. d. Notify the primary care provider. - ANSWER CHOICE IS HERE>>c. If a patient vomits immediately after swallowing an oral pill, the nurse should assess the vomit for the pill or fragments of it. The nurse should then notify the primary care provider to see if another dosage should be administered. A nurse is administering an oral medication to a patient via a gastric tube. The nurse observes the medication enter the tube, and then the tube becomes clogged. What would be the appropriate initial action of the nurse in this situation? a. Attempt to dislodge the medication with a 10-mL syringe. b. [Show More]

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