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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is caring for a newly admitted client. Which intervention is the best example of a culturally appropriate nursing intervention?

A. Insist family members provide most of the client's personal care.B. Maintain a personal space of at least 2 feet when assessing the client.C. Ask permission before touching a client during the physical assessment.D. Consider the client's ethnicity as the most important factor in planning care.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Asking permission before touching a client during the physical assessment is a culturally appropriate nursing intervention, showing respect for personal space and autonomy.

Question 2 of 5

The RN is creating assignments for the day. The team includes RNs, LPNs, and Nurse Aides. Which patient is most suitable to assign to the LPN?

A. A 67-year-old male who requires discharge teaching.B. A 24-year-old female who requires a sterile dressing change.C. A 94-year-old male who requires a bed bath and linen change.D. A 76-year-old patient complaining of new onset dizziness.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: LPNs are skilled in many technical tasks, including sterile dressing changes. This task is within the LPN's scope of practice.

Question 3 of 5

When caring for the patient with left sided heart failure, which of the following are subjective symptoms?

A. Patient verbalizes frequent fatigue.B. Elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.C. Orthopnea.D. Cyanosis.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Fatigue is a subjective symptom, reported by the patient, and common in left-sided heart failure due to reduced cardiac output.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is reviewing a safety competency designed to reduce the risk of harm to patients and providers through system effectiveness and individual performance. Which group develops these safety competencies?

A. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).B. Institute of Medicine (IOM).C. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project provides a roadmap to transform nursing by integrating six competencies.

Question 5 of 5

Who is recognized as the "mother of psychiatric nursing"?

A. Hildegard PeplauB. Madeleine LeningerC. Dorthea OremD. Jean Watson

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Hildegard Peplau is recognized as the "mother of psychiatric nursing" for her contributions to psychiatric nursing through the Interpersonal Relations paradigm.