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Question 1 of 5

The client is diagnosed with Bell’s palsy. Which intervention should the nurse implement to protect the client’s affected eye?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Bell’s palsy causes facial paralysis, impairing eye closure and risking corneal damage. An eye patch at night protects the eye from drying and injury. Corticosteroids reduce inflammation, blinking is encouraged, and antibiotics are not indicated.

Question 2 of 5

A client is admitted to the hospital with seizures. The client has jerking of the right arm and twitching of the face, but is alert and aware of the seizure. This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Simple partial seizures involve focal symptoms (e.g., arm jerking, facial twitching) without loss of consciousness. Absence (
A) causes staring, complex partial (
B) impairs consciousness, and tonic-clonic (
D) involves generalized convulsions.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is teaching a client with a history of hypertension about lifestyle modifications. The nurse should tell the client to:

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Reducing stress lowers blood pressure in hypertension, improving cardiovascular health.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following nursing orders has the highest priority for a child with epiglottitis?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Because of the possibility of fever or respiratory failure, vital signs should be done more often than every eight hours. If the epiglottitis worsens, the edema and laryngospasm may close the airway and an emergency tracheostomy may be necessary. Although intake and output are a part of the nursing care of a child with epiglottitis, it is not as important as the safety measure of keeping the tracheostomy set at the bedside. Specific gravity will indicate hydration status, but it is not as important as keeping the tracheostomy set at the bedside.

Question 5 of 5

The nurse is preparing a teaching session for a client with hepatitis B who has been prescribed lamivudine (Epivir). Which does the nurse include as adverse effects of the drug?

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Correct Answer: A, B, D

Rationale: Lamivudine side effects include nausea (
A), vomiting (
B), and neutropenia (
D). Steatorrhea (
C) and amnesia (E) are not common.

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