Nursing Quiz

The cardiac monitor of a client admitted with unstable angina displays a rhythm that appears to be ventricular fibrillation. Which action should the nurse take first?

• Start chest compressions

• Check if the client is responsive

• Notify the health care provider (HCP)

• Give the client two rescue breaths

The nurse is teaching the parents of a client diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. Which statement made by the nurse accurately explains their child's diagnosis?

• There is a depression of the platelets and also the red and white blood cells

• There is a reduced number of red blood cells due to inadequate iron in the diet

There is a reduced number of red blood cells due to inadequate iron in the diet. Red blood cells are abnormally shaped, preventing adequate oxygen delivery to the tissue. What is the correct term for this condition?

The nurse on an inpatient medical unit is caring for a client who is in the advanced stage of multiple myeloma. Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

• Use careful repositioning techniques.

• Administer diuretics as ordered.

• Place the client in protective isolation.

• Monitor the client for hypokalemia.

The nurse is assessing a client who was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of right-sided heart failure. Which assessment findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.

• Dependent edema

• Ascites

• Anorexia

• Cough

• Orthopnea

An adult client arrives at the clinic after being stung by a bee. The nurse notes that the client is having difficulty breathing, is audibly wheezing and has swollen lips. What is the nurse's highest priority?

When planning care for a client at risk for pulmonary embolism, which intervention is the priority for the nurse to implement?

• Maintain client on bedrest.

• Encourage client to cough and deep breathe.

• Instruct client on how to use the incentive spirometer.

• Apply sequential compression devices to the legs.

Administer epinephrine.

Obtain a home medication list.

Obtain an arterial blood gas.