A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has constipation. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Request that the provider prescribe a stool softener.b. Promote active range-of-motion activities.c. Add fluid and fiber to the diet.d. Avoid gas-producing foods.

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep stage most likely occurs: a. When the person is sleepwalking.b. When growth hormones are released into the blood stream.c. When enuresis occurs.d. When dreaming occurs.  

You observe a wound nurse during a sterile wet-to-dry dressing change. You recognize her breaking sterile technique when you see her: a. Measure the length, depth, and width of the wound with a sterile applicatorb. Pour the sterile solution on the sterile gauzec. Use clean gloves to remove the old dressingd. Touch the outside of the glove with the ungloved hand

IM Injections to the deltoid muscle: a. May have 3 ml or less administeredb. May have 2.5 ml or less administered.c. May have 2 ml or less administered.d. May have 1 ml or less administered.

The nurse assesses the patient’s intravenous site and notes that the site is cool to touch and edematous. The nurse suspects that the intravenous site is exhibiting: a. Phlebitisb. Infiltrationc. Within normal limitsd. Ecchymosis

The nursing student recalls the type of arthritis seen most commonly in the elderly is: a. acute rheumatoid arthritis b. gouty arthritis.c. osteoarthritis.d. traumatic arthritis.

A 27-year-old male client is admitted for a tonsillectomy.  The nurse knows she is collecting subjective data from which of the following: a. Neil states, “My throat hurts.”b. Neil’s pharynx is red and swollen.c. Neil’s temperature is 100.6 F.b. Neil’s O2 saturation is 99%. 

For Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs, when we reflect on “Safety and Security,” all of the following needs are included: Select All that Apply. a. Freedom from fearb. Stable environmentc. Affection from peersd. Law and ordere. Feeling satisfied after eating  

During an assessment of a patient it is noted that the patient has hypoactive bowel sounds. Slow peristalsis may result in which of the following conditions: a. Enuresisb. Micturitionc. Diarrhead. Constipation

A client is to receive an aspirin enteric-coated medication twice per day.  She has a small amount of difficulty swallowing the medication.  The nurse knows to perform the following action: a. Crush the medication and mix the powder with apple sauce.b. Give the medication with her food and have her chew it.c. Give the medication whole, sitting the client in an upright position and giving extra fluid.d. Document that the patient refused the medication and avoid giving it.