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In the first few days following the surgical repair, which of the following nursing
measures will best facilitate the resumption of activities for this client?
2. What do you think is the most important nursing order in a client with major
head trauma who is about to receive bolus enteral feeding?
4. Which of the following interventions will help lessen the effect of GERD (acid
reflux)?
6. Which of the following foods should be avoided by clients who are proneto
develop heartburn as a result of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
A. Lettuce
B. Eggs
C. Chocolate
D. Butterscotch
8. Which of the following should be included in a plan of care for a client who is
lactose intolerant?
A. costs less.
B. restricts movement and decreases.
C. gives client control over pain syndrome.
D. allows the family to care for the patient at home.
11. The nurse is instructing a 65-year-old female client diagnosed with osteoporosis.
The most important instruction regarding exercise would be to
12. A client in a long term care facility complains of pain. The nurse collects data
about the client’s pain. The first step in pain assessment is for the nurse to
A. 3 oz. broiled fish, 1 baked potato, ½ cup canned beets, 1 orange, and milk
B. 3 oz. canned salmon, fresh broccoli, 1 biscuit, tea, and 1 apple
C. A bologna sandwich, fresh eggplant, 2 oz fresh fruit, tea, and apple juice
D. 3 oz. turkey, 1 fresh sweet potato, 1/2 cup fresh green beans, milk, and 1 orange
15. A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health care facility. Which
client is at highest risk for development of decubitus ulcers?
16. Mrs. Kennedy had a CVA (cerebrovascular accident) and has severe right-sided
weakness. She has been taught to walk with a cane. The nurse is evaluating her use
of the cane prior to discharge. Which of the following reflects correct use of the
cane?
A. Holding the cane in her left hand, Mrs. Kennedy moves the cane forward first, then
her right leg, and finally her left leg
B. Holding the cane in her right hand, Mrs. Kennedy moves the cane forward first, then
her left leg, and finally her right leg
C. Holding the cane in her right hand, Mrs. Kennedy moves the cane and her right leg
forward, then moves her left leg forward.
D. Holding the cane in her left hand, Mrs. Kennedy moves the cane and her left leg
forward, then moves her right leg forward
17. The nurse is instructing a woman in a low-fat, high-fiber diet. Which of the
following food choices, if selected by the client, indicate an understanding of a low-
fat, high-fiber diet?
18. An 85-year-old male patient has been bedridden for two weeks. Which of the
following complaints by the patient indicates to the nurse that he is developing a
complication of immobility?
19. An eleven-month-old infant is brought to the pediatric clinic. The nurse suspects
that the child has iron deficiency anemia. Because iron deficiency anemia is
suspected, which of the following is the most important information to obtain from
the infant’s parents?
Exercise is important to keep the joints and muscles functioning and to prevent secondary
complications. Using the overhead trapeze prevents hazards of immobility by permitting
movement in bed and strengthening of the upper extremities in preparation for
ambulation. Sitting in a wheelchair would require too great hip flexion initially. Asking
her family to visit would not facilitate the resumption of activities. Sitting in a chair
would cause too much hip flexion. The client initially needs to be in a low Fowler’s
position or taking a few steps (as ordered) with the aid of a walker.
It is important to measure intake and output, which should equal. Enteral feeding are
hyperosmotic agents pulling fluid from cells into vascular bed. Water given before
feeding will present a hyperosmotic diuresis. I and O measures assess fluid balance.
Esophageal varices results from increased portal hypertension. In portal hypertension, the
liver cannot accept all of the fluid from the portal vein. The excess fluid will back flow to
the vessels with lesser pressure, such as esophageal veins or rectal veins causing
esophageal varices or hemorrhoids.
Elevation of the head of the bed allows gravity to assist in decreasing the backflow of
acid into the esophagus. Fluid does not flow uphill. The other three options all increase
fluid backflow into the esophagus through position or increasing abdominal pressure.
Particularly in the elderly adults, therapeutic massage will help improve circulation
and muscle tone as well as the personal attention and social interaction that a good
massage provides. A massage is contraindicated in any condition where massage to
damaged tissue can dislodge a blood clot.
6. Answer: C. Chocolate
Ingestion of chocolate can reduce lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure leading to
reflux and clinical symptoms of GERD. All of the other foods do not affect LES pressure.
TPN solutions should be changed every 24 hours in order to prevent bacterial overgrowth
due to hypertonicity of the solution. Option 1 is incorrect; medicationtherapy can
continue during TPN therapy. Option 3 is incorrect; flushing is not required because the
initiation of TPN does not require a client to remain on bed rest during therapy. However,
other clinical conditions of the client may affect mobility issues and warrant the client’s
being on bed rest.
9. Answer: B. be lowered
There is potential for a lowered pain tolerance to exist with diminished adaptative
capacity.
Cutaneous stimulation allows the patient to have control over his pain and allows him to
be in his own environment. Cutaneous stimulation increases movement and decreases
pain.
Weight bearing exercises are beneficial in the treatment of osteoporosis. Although loss of
bone cannot be substantially reversed, further loss can be greatly reduced if the client
includes weight bearing exercises along with estrogen replacement and calcium
supplements in their treatment protocol.
13. Answer: B. Immobility in children has similar physical effects to those found in
adults
Care of the immobile child includes efforts to prevent complications of muscle atrophy,
contractures, skin breakdown, decreased metabolism and bone demineralization.
Secondary alterations also occur in the cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems.
Similar effects and alterations occur in adults.
14. Answer: D. 3 oz. turkey, 1 fresh sweet potato, 1/2 cup fresh green beans, milk,
and 1 orange
Canned fish and vegetables and cured meats are high in sodium. This meal does not
contain any canned fish and/or vegetables or cured meats
Weighing significantly less than ideal body weight increases the number and surface area
of bony prominences which are susceptible to pressure ulcers. Thus, malnutrition is a
major risk factor for decubitus, due in part to poor hydration and inadequate protein
intake.
16. Answer: A. Holding the cane in her left hand, Mrs. Kennedy moves the cane
forward first, then her right leg, and finally her left leg
When a person with weakness on one side uses a cane, there should always be two points
of contact with the floor. When Mrs. Kennedy. moves the cane forward, she has both feet
on the floor, providing stability. As she moves the weak leg, the cane and the strong leg
provide support. Finally, the cane, which is even with the weak leg, provides stability
while she moves the strong leg. She should not hold the cane with her weak arm. The use
of the cane requires arm strength to ensure that the cane provides adequate stability when
standing on the weak leg. The cane should be held in the left hand, the hand opposite the
affected leg. If Mrs. Kennedy. moved the cane and her strong foot at the same time, she
would be left standing on her weak leg at one point. This would be unstable at best; at
worst, impossible
17. Answer: B. Vegetable soup made with vegetable stock, carrots, celery, and
legumes served with toasted oat bread
Mayonnaise in tuna salad is high in fat. The whole wheat bread has some fiber. This
choice shows a low-fat soup (which would have been higher in fat if made with chicken
or beef stock) and high-fiber bread and soup contents (both the vegetables and the
legumes). Salad is high in fiber, but hard boiled eggs are high in fat. There is some fiber
in the apples and walnuts. The walnuts are high in fat, as is the chicken.
Stiffness of a joint may indicate the beginning of a contracture and/or early muscle
atrophy. Soreness of the gums is not related to immobility. Short-term memory loss is not
related to immobility. Decreased appetite is unlikely to be related to immobility.
Iron deficiency anemia occurs commonly in children 6 to 24 months of age. For the first
4 to 5 months of infancy iron stores laid down for the baby during pregnancy are
adequate. When fetal iron stores are depleted, supplemental dietary iron needs to be
supplied to meet the infant’s rapid growth needs. Iron deficiency may occur in the infant
who drinks mostly milk, which contains no iron, and does not receive adequate dietary
iron or supplemental iron. Daily dietary intake is much more related to the diagnosis of
iron deficiency anemia than is sociocultural, economic, and educational background of
the family. Iron deficiency anemia in an infant is very unlikely to be related to
gastrointestinal bleeding. Anemia during pregnancy is unlikely to be the cause of the
infant’s iron deficiency anemia. Fetal iron stores are drawn from the mother even if she is
anemic.
Foods high in bulk are appropriate. Exercise should be a part of a bowel training regimen.
To assess the client for a bowel training program the factors causing the bowel alteration
should be assessed. A routine for bowel elimination should be based on the client’s
previous bowel habits and alterations in bowel habits that have occurred because of
illness or trauma. The client and the family should assist in the planning of the program
which should include foods high in bulk, adequate exercise, and fluid intake of 2500-
3000 ml.