Prevention and Risk Management
Practice Questions
NCLEX-RN › Prevention and Risk Management
A client calls the clinic and tells the nurse that her daughter has just been stung by a bee on the arm. She is worried that her daughter will have a severe reaction. What should the nurse do?
The nurse counsels patients at a community health fair about the importance of immunizations. Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning immunizations?
The community health nurse provides education about infectious diseases to college students in a dorm. Which of the following statements by the nurse would be appropriate?
The nurse is caring for a two year old child with chicken-pox. While bathing the patient, the nurse's N-95 (surgical respirator) mask becomes saturated. The nurse should __________.
The nurse is preparing to enter a contact-isolation room where she will preform a bed bath. It is reasonable to expect her gloves to become soiled at some point during the administration of care. While preparing to enter, the nurse __________.
The nurse cares for an immobilized patient on the surgical floor. Which of the following nursing considerations is essential for preventing ulcerations?
The nurse cares for a patient receiving an intravenous transfusion of gentamicin through an IV catheter in the patient’s left hand. Upon assessment, the nurse notices blanching and swelling at the site of the IV catheter, and the patient states he is feeling 8 out of 10 pain and it is “burning." In what order should the nurse perform the following tasks?
The emergency room nurse cares for a patient reporting pain in the lower back. The client tells the nurse, “I have taken three 500-milligram tablets of acetaminophen every three hours since last night, but the pain hasn’t gone away.” Which of the following clinical manifestations in the patient most concerns the nurse?
The oncology nurse cares for a patient receiving morphine sulfate 