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Question 1 of 5

A 20-year-old woman calls the outpatient clinic to schedule her first Papanicolaou's smear. The nurse should instruct the client to

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: douching would affect appearance of cells in vaginal smear, would make test inaccurate

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is caring for a 74-year-old man with type I diabetes. The client is scheduled for cataract surgery under general anesthesia at 9 AM. The man usually receives 30 units of NPH and 10 units of regular insulin each morning at 7 AM. At 7 AM the morning of surgery, the nurse would expect to take which of the following actions?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: usually use sliding scale with regular insulin based on blood glucose readings

Question 3 of 5

A 45-year-old client with newly diagnosed IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) is being seen by the home health nurse. The physician has placed him on a 1,800-calorie ADA diet, ordered the client to self-administer 15 units of NPH insulin each day before breakfast, and check his blood sugar qid. When the nurse visits the client at 5 PM, the nurse discovers that the client has not eaten since noon and has just returned from jogging. The client's vital signs are: BP 110/80, pulse 120, respirations 18, temperature 98.2°F (36.8°C). When the client obtains his blood sugar reading, the nurse would expect it to be?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: hypoglycemia symptoms are cool, clammy skin, diaphoresis, nervousness, weakness, hunger, confusion, headache, slurred speech, coma

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is caring for a client with deep vein thrombosis (thrombophlebitis) of the left leg. Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing goal for this client?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: important to prevent the complication of pulmonary embolism in clients at high risk

Extract:

A client is scheduled for a cholangiogram. Meglumine diatrizoate (Gastrografin) is ordered for the client.


Question 5 of 5

The nurse should

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) correct-appropriate identification of client is the first nursing priority after the order is verified (five 'rights' of medication administration) (2) unnecessary (3) unnecessary (4) unnecessary

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