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Question 1 of 5

An older adult client is comatose and on life support. The family asks that life-support measures be discontinued. Which method is best for determining whether it is appropriate to carry out the family's request?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: An advance directive legally documents the client's wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment, providing the most ethical and authoritative guidance for discontinuing life support.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is assessing a client with suspected diverticulitis. Which finding is most indicative of this condition?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Left lower quadrant pain is characteristic of diverticulitis, as inflamed diverticula are typically located in the sigmoid colon.

Question 3 of 5

When the client with a slow-bleeding cerebral aneurysm asks for assistance to the toilet for a bowel movement, which missing response is most appropriate?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Using a bedpan prevents straining during a bowel movement, which could increase intracranial pressure and exacerbate bleeding in a cerebral aneurysm.

Question 4 of 5

During a home health visit, the nurse asks the parents of a 7-year-old to describe how they give the child's medication through a gastrostomy and the which responses by the parents to the additional teaching?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Mixing medication with tube feeding formula can alter drug absorption and clog the tube, requiring additional teaching to administer medications separately with proper flushing.

Question 5 of 5

When assessing a client with severe burns, which assessment finding provides the best evidence that the wound is necessary?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: A foul odor from a burn wound suggests infection, which requires immediate intervention to prevent sepsis.

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