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Fundamental Of Nursing Nclex Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the most important legal responsibility for the healthcare team after a patient's death in a hospital?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: After a patient's death in a hospital, the most crucial legal responsibility for the healthcare team is ensuring that the attending physician issues the death certificate. The death certificate is a vital legal document that confirms the cause of death and is required for legal and administrative purposes, including the completion of the patient's medical records and facilitating the family's ability to proceed with funeral arrangements and insurance claims. While other actions such as obtaining consent for an autopsy, notifying the coroner or medical examiner, and labeling the body appropriately are important, ensuring the timely and accurate issuance of the death certificate takes precedence in this scenario.
Question 2 of 5
During a seizure, what is the primary intervention?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The primary intervention during a seizure is to protect the patient from injury. This includes moving nearby objects that may harm the patient, cushioning the head, and ensuring a safe environment until the seizure subsides. Inserting an airway is not typically done during a seizure unless the patient's airway is compromised, while elevating the head of the bed is not the priority during an active seizure. Withdrawing all pain medications is not necessary unless there are specific contraindications related to the seizure event.
Question 3 of 5
According to the principles of standard precautions, when should gloves be worn by healthcare providers?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The healthcare professional is preparing to take vital signs in an alert client admitted to the hospital with dehydration secondary to vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best method used to assess the client's temperature?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The most accurate method for assessing temperature in an alert client is the oral method. It provides a more reliable reflection of the body's core temperature compared to axillary or radial methods. In cases of dehydration, it is important to get an accurate temperature reading to monitor the client's condition closely.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse obtained a client's pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse documents this finding as:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When a nurse finds a client's pulse rate to be above normal, it is documented as tachycardia. Tachycardia specifically refers to an elevated heart rate, while tachypnea is rapid breathing, hyperpyrexia is high fever, and arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. Therefore, the correct term to describe an above-normal pulse rate is tachycardia.