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Question 1 of 5

The nurse in the outpatient care facility is caring for a client who is blind. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Walking slightly ahead with the client holding the nurse's elbow is the standard technique for guiding a blind person safely. Offering food to a service dog is inappropriate, teaching cane use assumes need, and touching without warning may startle.

Question 2 of 5

The charge nurse on a cardiac unit tells you a patient is exhibiting signs of right-sided heart failure. Which of the following would not indicate right-sided heart failure?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Left sided heart failure exhibits signs of pulmonary compromise (SO
B).

Question 3 of 5

A client diagnosed with cirrhosis is started on lactulose (Cephulac). The main purpose of the drug for this client is to

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Lactulose blocks the absorption of ammonia from the GI tract and secondarily stimulates bowel elimination.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is planning care for a client during the acute phase of a sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Administer analgesic therapy as ordered. Pain management is critical during a sickle cell crisis.

Question 5 of 5

The nurse is auscultating the lungs in a postoperative client and hears something that sounds like a cellophane bag being wrinkled when the client takes in a breath. How should the nurse record this finding?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Crackles, sounding like crinkling cellophane, indicate fluid in alveoli or airway collapse, common post-surgery. Stridor, stertor, and wheezes have different characteristics.

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