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Shadow Health Patient Comfort Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 72 year-old client with osteomyelitis requires a 6 week course of intravenous antibiotics. In planning for home care, what is the most important action by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessing the client's ability to participate in self-care or caregiver reliability is most important. Successful home IV antibiotic therapy for osteomyelitis hinges on consistent administration and monitoring, per home health standards. Insurance is logistical, hand washing is secondary, and device selection follows capability assessment. C ensures treatment adherence and safety.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is eating in the hospital cafeteria when a toddler at a nearby table chokes on a piece of food and appears slightly blue. The appropriate initial action should be to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Performing 5 abdominal thrusts is the initial action for a choking toddler, per pediatric BLS guidelines. It dislodges the obstruction swiftly. Mouth-to-mouth is post-clearance, water worsens choking, and calling delays care. C prioritizes airway clearance.
Question 3 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: Administering analgesic therapy as ordered is most appropriate in acute sickle cell crisis. Pain from vaso-occlusion requires prompt relief, per hematology standards. Fluid restriction worsens viscosity, ambulation may increase pain, and calories are secondary. C prioritizes comfort.
Question 4 of 5
A client refuses to take the medication prescribed because the client prefers to take self-prescribed herbal preparations. What is the initial action the nurse should take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Talking with the client about the herbal preparation is the initial action. It assesses preferences and builds trust, per therapeutic communication. Reporting or contacting skips understanding, and explaining may dismiss concerns. B informs subsequent steps.
Question 5 of 5
What is the major developmental task that the mother must accomplish during the first trimester of pregnancy?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acceptance of the pregnancy is the major task in the first trimester. It establishes maternal role foundation, per developmental theory. Termination is situational, fetus acceptance is later, and fears are ongoing. A is the initial step.