10. Priority Decision: A bedridden patient tells the nurse she has low back pain and asks if the area could be massaged. What is the best action by the nurse?

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10. Priority Decision: A bedridden patient tells the nurse she has low back pain and asks if the area could be massaged. What is the best action by the nurse?

A. Ask the patient if she has ever tried acupuncture for back pain. B. Explain to the patient that massage may be done only by a licensed therapist and offer a PRN analgesic instead. C. Comfortably position the patient to expose the area and massage the back with effleurage and petrissage strokes. D. Call the physical therapy department to request that a physical therapist see the patient to provide a therapeutic massage.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

What is a typical parasomnia?

A. Cataplexy B. Hypopnea C. Sleep apnea D. Sleep terrors

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse knows that a patient taught sleep hygiene practices needs further instruction when he says

A. Once I go to bed, I should get up if I am not asleep after 20 minutes. B. It’s okay to have my usual two glasses of wine in the evening before bed. C. A couple of crackers with cheese and a glass of milk may help to relax before bed. D. I should go to the gym earlier in the day so that I’m done at least 6 hours before bedtime.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Place the events below in the order they occur in the patient with obstructive sleep apnea (beginning with 1).

A. Sleep just before going to work B. Narrowing of air passages with muscle relaxation during sleep C. Apnea lasting 10 to 90 seconds D. Brief arousal and airway opened

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Once generated, what may block the transmission of an action potential along a peripheral nerve fiber to the dorsal root of the spinal cord?

A. The transmission may be interrupted by drugs such as local anesthetics. B. Nothing can stop the action potential along an intact nerve until it reaches the spinal cord. C. The action potential must cross several synapses, points at which the impulse may be blocked by drugs. D. The nerve fiber produces neurotransmitters that may activate nearby nerve fibers to transmit pain impulses.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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