A physician orders Lisinopril 20 mg PO daily and Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg PO daily for a patient. The nurse administers medications at 9:00 am. At 11:00 am the nurse is assisting the patient with ambulation to the bathroom. The patient reports dizziness and that they feel like the room is “spinning” upon standing.

A patient with hepatitis B is in the medical surgical unit. Choose the appropriate infection control precautions for this patient.

A nurse is assisting a patient to feed himself. The patient is on a dysphagia diet. Choose the most appropriate action by the nurse:

A patient with tuberculosis is scheduled for CT (computed tomography). How should the nurse proceed? Select all that apply.

During an assessment of the cranial nerves, the nurse asks the patient to smile, frown, wrinkle the forehead, and puff out the cheeks. The nurse notes symmetry or asymmetry. What nerve is being tested by this action?

A nurse is assessing a patient at the beginning of his shift. The patient’s speech sounds slurred to the nurse. What is an appropriate initial action by the nurse?

Handwashing is an important measure for preventing which pathogen from causing a foodborne illness?

Which food items may be handled with bare hands?

Put the food items in the correct order for storage in a refrigerator. Top is 1, to bottom would be 5.

Match the contaminant with the correct description