HURST REVIEW COMPILATION BUNDLE

The primary healthcare provider has prescribed phenytoin 100 mg intravenous push (IVP) stat for an adult client. What is the least amount of time that the nurse can safely administer this medication? 1. 1 minute 2. 2 minutes 3. 5 minutes 4. 10 minutes 2. Correct: The rate of IV administration s...

Hct 37-52 Lead poisoning Houses built before 1978 have a high likelihood that it has lead based paint. Young children are at high risk because they might chew on pained surfaces or come in contact that have paint on them a lot. Even low levels can result in learning and behavior issue...

The nurse is teaching a client about the use of a cane. Which is the correct cane technique? 1. Place the cane on weaker side of the body to support the weaker leg. Using the cane for support, the client should step forward with strong leg, and then move the weaker leg and cane forward to the stron...

Which tasks would be appropriate for the nurse to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? Select all that apply 1. Prepare a client's room for return from surgery. 2. Observe for pain relief in a client after receiving acetaminophen with codeine. 3. Assist a client with perineal ca...

A client has been on the nursing unit for two hours following a retropubic prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer. The client is receiving a continuous bladder irrigation of normal saline infusing at 1000 mL/hr. The client's urine output for the past two hours is 410 mL. What is the nur...

A male client diagnosed with primary hyperaldosteronism is receiving spironolactone. Which potential side effect should the nurse educate the client regarding? Select all that apply 1. Erectile dysfunction 2. Gastrointestinal upset 3. Gynecomastia 4. Hypernatremia 5. Hypokalemia ...

A 68-year-old client with a history of angina presents to the emergency department (ED) reporting flu like symptoms progressively worsening over the past 24 hours.What action is most important for the nurse to initiate? Exhibit: Client's Chief Complaint: "I have the flu. I have been vomitin...

As a new nurse, you cannot provide safe care to your clients if you don't know how to -manage care -assign care -supervise care -prioritize care The judgments you make in management situations have to be based on med-surg knowledge If you don't understand disease processes, you ...

A nurse is teaching a client who has frequent urinary tract infections how to prevent future infections. What statement by the client would indicate to the nurse that treatment has been successful? 1. "I will go to the bathroom as soon as the urge to void hits me." 2. "It is important for me ...

The nurse is teaching a family member of a client with a terminal illness the signs of impending death. Which statement by a family member indicates the need for further teaching? 1. "I will continue to talk in normal tones." 2. "Decrease in respirations may happen." 3. "Death is soon, if th...

The nurse is teaching a family member of a client with a terminal illness the signs of impending death. Which statement by a family member indicates the need for further teaching? 1. "I will continue to talk in normal tones." 2. "Decrease in respirations may happen." 3. "Death is soon, if th...

Vaccination for Older Adults Influenza Single dose Herpes zoster for people >60 yr TDaP: tetanus, diptheria (bacterial infection), pertussis Adults should get one dose of Tetanus and diptheria (Td) every 10 years If adults need protection against whopping cough, they can get TDAP any...

The nurse is reviewing the medication prescriptions with a client for which English is a second language (ESL). Which nursing intervention most likely will prevent a medication error with this client? 1. Use the teach-back method so that client is repeating the instructions back to the nurse. 2. G...

A nurse from the maternity unit is pulled to the medical-surgical unit for the first four hours of the shift. Which clients would be appropriate for the charge nurse to assign to the nurse from the maternity unit? Select all that apply 1. Client with rheumatic fever 2. Client scheduled for an app...