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The most effective nursing strategy to prevent infection would be to - correct answers ✅wash hands before and after any direct client contact The highest achievable total score in the Apgar scoring system for newborn babies is - correct answers ✅ 10 The physician needs to know the oral temperature of a client. The client recently smoked a cigarette. The psychiatric technician would wait how many minutes before taking the client's oral temperature? - correct answers ✅15 minutes The physician now needs a pedal pulse from the same client. The psychiatric technician knows this pulse site is being used - correct answers ✅to determine circulation to the foot The psychiatric technician is assigned to administer medication for the A.M. shift. On Mrs. Smith's medication administration record it states that one medication is to be given "p.c." The psychiatric technician would administer this medication - correct answers ✅after meals
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The client is to be given Demerol and Vistaril IM. The psychiatric technician would inject the needle at what angle? - correct answers ✅90 degrees A diagnosis of hypertension would not be made unless the client has abnormally high blood pressure for at least two consecutive visits at the physician's office. The criteria that is used to determine hypertension is - correct answers ✅over 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg diastolic A client is having her blood pressure taken by the psychiatric technician. The client asks what does blood pressure represent. The best response the psychiatric technician would give is - correct answers ✅"It is a measure of the pressure exerted by the blood as it pulsates through the arteries" A client is suffering from osteoporosis - a condition that causes bones to become porous and less dense. This results in increased susceptibility to fracture and collapse. The physician would order an increased amount of which foods to
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Debbie Lawson is a seven years old. Her mother brings her to the family physician because Debbie has a rash on her body and is running a slight fever. The diagnosis is chickenpox. This childhood disease is caused by what virus? - correct answers ✅Herpesvirus The most common cause of accidental deaths for children that are one year old or less is - correct answers ✅Choking The psychiatric technician is preparing to give the client a bed bath. The temperature of the water should be between - correct answers ✅110-115 F The client would be bathed in what order? - correct answers ✅Face, arms, hand, chest and abdomen, legs and feet, back and perineum The appropriate toothbrushing technique for clients would consist of - correct answers ✅using tepid water, a soft toothbrush and brushing at a 45 degree angle
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The client has been complaining that she is having difficulty sleeping the past few months. The physician has prescribed a low dose of a sedative-hypnotic for a temporary period of time. Client teaching to promote a regular sleep pattern would include - correct answers ✅get adequate exercise during the day and established a regular bedtime Carol Stevens was brought into the emergency room. She was restless and complained of being thirsty. The nurse took her vital signs and discovered that Carol had a pulse of 140 and pale looking and when she touched her hands they were cold and clammy. The most probably medical condition Carol is suffering from is - correct answers ✅shock Mrs. Clark has been a diabetic for ten years. She has been admitted to the hospital for another possible medical problem. Her doctor prescribes regular insulin for her. The injection was given at 07:00. If Mrs. Clark has a reaction it will most likely be - correct answers ✅before lunch Mrs. Clark would receive her injection of insulin how many minutes before meals? - correct answers ✅ 30
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The clinical signs of wound evisceration are - correct answers ✅Opening of incision and visible protrusion of organs Mr. Kent has been complaining of chest pains for the past few days. The physician decides to keep Mr. Kent in the hospital for close observation and to run some tests. To measure the electric impulses from the heart, Mr. Kent would be given an - correct answers ✅Electrocardiogram Mr. Kent was diagnosed as having angina pectoris. His treatment consisted of bed rest, decreasing stress in his life and taking nitroglycerin. When Mr. Kent experiences chest pain he would take the nitroglycerin by which of the following routes? - correct answers ✅sublingual An elderly woman was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of paralysis, weakness, and aphasia. The most likely diagnosis would be - correct answers ✅Cerebrovascular Accident One of the possible complications of cerebrovascular accident would be - correct answers ✅pulmonary embolism
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The psychiatric technician would implement which of the following nursing interventions initially for the problem of aphasia? - correct answers ✅Provide a chalkboard and chalk for the client to use The psychiatric technician walks into a client's room and discovers the client lying on the floor. He shakes the client while calling his name and there is no response. The psychiatric technician then calls for help. The next procedure the psychiatric technician implements is - correct answers ✅tilting the head backward Which of the following symptoms is indicative of hypothyroidism? - correct answers ✅Cold intolerance During cardiopulmonary resuscitation for an infant, the psychiatric technician would check which artery for a pulse? - correct answers ✅Brachial
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Mrs. Hathaway has some abdominal complaints. She visits her physician and is diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome. Specific symptoms of this medical condition would be - correct answers ✅Stomach cramping, excessive gas, and incomplete evacuation of the bowels Mr.s Hathaway asks her physician about the cure for abdominal complaints. The physician responds with which of the following statements? - correct answers ✅"It is a chronic condition that is not life-threatening." Possible medications Mrs. Hathaway's physician may prescribe for her abdominal complaints would be classified under which of the following groups? - correct answers ✅Antispasmodic and antidiarrheal Which of the following would aggravate irritable bowel syndrome? - correct answers ✅Stress
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The psychiatric technician is instructed to take a rectal temperature of a client. He/she knows that the normal rectal temperature is - correct answers ✅99. A rectal temperature would possibly be taken instead of an oral temperature for all of the following reasons except when the client - correct answers ✅is feeling warm all over A female client is 72 years old. The psychiatric technician takes her pulse and it is 62. The psychiatric technician would know that this pulse rate for an elderly person is - correct answers ✅within the normal range Mr. Prescott is 59 years old and is in the hospital for inoperative cancer. He finally begins to talk to the staff about his feelings about dying. Sometimes he cries but it seems like he just wants someone to listen to him. The stage of dying that Mr. Prescott is most likely in is the stage of - correct answers ✅depression A client is wearing elastic stockings. This is to prevent pooling of blood in the veins of the legs which can cause evin dilation
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Which of the following recordings would demonstrate objective charting? - correct answers ✅"Was able to complete morning grooming care with no assistance. Ate 50% of breakfast. Was escorted by wheelchair to the radiology department for x-ray of right wrist." The psychiatric technician suddenly remembers that he didn't chart significant information about a client yesterday when he recorded his shift note. He would then go to the client's chart and - correct answers ✅Write the words "late entry" before he records the additional information using today's date and time The medical condition atherosclerosis involves a narrowing of the arteries caused by plaques on their inner linings. These plaques are composed mainly of fats deposited from the bloodstream. They disrupt the normal flow of blood through the affected artery. Men are affected earlier than women because - correct answers ✅Young women are protected by natural estrogen hormones
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An elderly client is transferred to a medical-surgical unit from a convalescent facility. She has a severe decubitus ulcer. In general, a client with this condition should be repositioned at least every - correct answers ✅two hours Signs/symptoms of a decubitus ulcer would include - correct answers ✅heat, redness, burning sensation If the physician orders a dressing to cover a decubitus ulcer, it should be applied - correct answers ✅Loosely so that air may come in contact with the ulcer Mr. King was admitted to the hospital for abdominal complaints. It was discovered that he had an obstruction in the large intestine and needed a colostomy. After the surgery Mr. King seemed depressed and angry. Besides learning how to take care of the ostomy appliance, Mr. King is probably upset because - correct answers ✅He has an altered body image The most common type of allergen responsible for asthma is - correct answers ✅pollen
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How often and what dosage is alprazolam (Xanax) given to clients? - correct answers ✅0.25-0.5mg t.i.d. The psychiatric technician is to give Haldol Decanoate 300mg IM to a client. The label on the ampule reads Haldol Decanoate 100mg/ml. The hospital policy states that no more than 2ml can be given to a client in one site. The psychiatric technician will give - correct answers ✅1 1/2ml in one site and 1 1/2ml in another site Mr. Jones goes to his family physician complaining of a gnawing pain in this abdomen. He has had a lot of stress lately at work and has been taking a corticosteroid medication. The physician diagnoses the problem to be a peptic ulcer. The most likely medication the physician will prescribe for Mr. Jones is - correct answers ✅famotidine The psychiatric technician is to give 400mg of chlorpromazine to the client at 1200. There are both 100mg and 200mg tablets of chlorpromazine in the client's medication cassette. The psychiatric technician would give - correct answers ✅two of the 200mg
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The doctor has ordered 10mg of a medication and the label on the bottle reads 0.005 grams per tablet. How many tablets should the client receive? - correct answers ✅two Acyclovir is the first drug known to successfully treat genital herpes. The brand name for this medication is - correct answers ✅Zovirax The psychiatric technician just received an order for lithium carbonate for a new client. This medication would be written as - correct answers ✅Li₂ Co₃ A depressed client who is receiving a tricyclic antidepressant tells the nurse, "My mood is a little better, but I'm so sleepy all the time that I can't do much of anything." The psychiatric technician should - correct answers ✅Ask the physician if the medication can be administered at h.s.
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A client is complaining of angina. He has a vial of nitroglycerin. He takes one pill and places it under his tongue. Then he complains of having a dry mouth and it not being absorbed fast enough The psychiatric technician should - correct answers ✅Give him a small amount of water Mr. Adams has chronic heart failure and is taking digoxin 0.1mg every day. The psychiatric technician would perform which of the following procedures before administering this medication to Mr. Adams? - correct answers ✅Take his apical pulse for one minute Mr. Adams has chronic heart failure and is taking digoxin 0.1mg every day. One day Mr. Adams' pulse is 59. The psychiatric technician would - correct answers ✅Hold the dose and call the physician Fluphenazine decanoate is administered every - correct answers ✅one-four weeks A depressed client is receiving imipramine (Tofranil) 300mg daily. Which of the following side effects of this drug would
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require immediate medication attention? - correct answers ✅urinary retention The generic name for Inderal is - correct answers ✅propranolol The target dose for Clozaril is 350-450mg PO daily in divided doses. The maximum daily dosage is - correct answers ✅900mg A client has been complaining of having chapped skin. The physician orders a lotion to be applied to the client's affected areas t.i.d. After two weeks the client complains that the lotion is still not helping this condition. The physician then decides to order - correct answers ✅Vitamin E Susan is developmentally disabled client who has had a history of grand mal seizures. Her annual dental examination reveals an overgrowth of gum tissue (gingival hyperplasia). The anticonvulsant medication that would cause this adverse effect is - correct answers ✅Dilantin
