Reference no: EM133848185

Questions

1. A nurse in a community center is assessing the result of a tuberculin skin test she performed for a client. Which of the following results indicates the exposure to and a possible infection with TB?

a. 15mm induration

b. 5mm induration

c. 10mm wheal

d. 4mm erythema

2. A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin 300mg by intermittent iv bolus over 30 min to a client who has staphylococcus infection available is clindamycin premixed in 50ml 0.9% of sodium chloride. The nurse should set the iv to deliver how many ml/hr?

3. A school nurse is categorizing the children at the elementary school by using "the family risk index". Which of the following characteristics will categorize "a high-risk child"

a. Both parents are working outside the home

b. The child is not living with 2 parents

c. Family is receiving welfare benefit

d. Grandparents are raising the child

e. The child does not have health insurance

4. A charge nurse is making a room assignment for a client who has scabies. In which of the following rooms should the nurse place the client?

a. A private room

b. A positive pressure isolation room

c. A semiprivate room with a client who has pediculosis capitis

d. A negative pressure isolation room

5. A nurse is caring for a client who has methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in an abdominal wound. The nurse enters the room to check the client's pulse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

a. Wear clean gloves

b. Wear an N 95 respirator mask

c. Wear sterile glove

d. Wear protective eyewear

6. A home health nurse is assessing an older adult client in the home who has decreased vision due to a history of glaucoma. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as safety risk?

a. Scatter rugs are presented in the kitchen

b. Handrails are present in the bathroom

c. Electrical cords are placed along the wall

d. Uses a microwave for cooking

7. A group of nurses are discussing risk factors for the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from clients. Which of the following individuals should the nurse identify as being at the greatest risk for contracting HIV?

a. A nurse who work for an insurance company and collects urine sample from clients who have HIV

b. An occupational therapist who works with a client who has HIV

c. A personal trainer who works with a client who has HIV

d. A phlebotomist who collect blood from a client who have HIV

8. A nurse is preparing a community health program for adults at risk for cardiovascular disease. Which of the following should the nurse include a modifiable risk factor?

a. Cigarette smoking

b. Increasing age

c. Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

d. Family history of cardiac disease

9. A nurse working for a home health agency is assessing an older adult male client. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to address?

a. Dysphagia*

b. Pruritus

c. Swollen gums

d. Urinary hesitancy

10. A nurse is admitting a client who has tuberculosis and a productive cough. Which of the following types of isolation precaution should the nurse initiate for the client?

a. Droplet

b. Airborne*

c. Protective

d. Contact