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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A preceptor is instructing a new nurse on the reasons for applying wrist or ankle restraints to a client. The preceptor realizes that further education is needed when the new nurse states,
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
As the nurse completes a routine preoperative checklist before transporting the patient to surgery, the patient tells the nurse about an allergy that is not on the health record. What should the nurse do first?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
One of the major safety concerns after a client receives conscious sedation (also called moderate or procedural sedation) is a risk of
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A second-day post-op client tells the day nurse, "I was in agony last night! couldn't sleep because of the pain!" Which of the following is the nurse's best response?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A client is admitted with a diagnosis of a respiratory infection and is placed on droplet precautions. What is the MINIMUM PPE required when caring for this client?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
Before the nurse sends a client for a CT with contrast dye, what is the nurse's most important action?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
When a nurse assesses the pin insertion site of a client in skeletal traction, which sign indicates normal healing?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
After a patient's primary care physician has made the rounds, the nurse notices that the physician wrote an order for a medication at triple the normal dose. What should the nurse do?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
For a client with frequent fainting spells, the doctor orders a 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography using a Holter monitor. To obtain the most accurate record, the nurse should instruct the client to avoid all of the following EXCEPT
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
What is the proper way to dispose of a used needle and syringe?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
After outpatient surgery, a client comes to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. The nurse documents the client's surgical incision as having red granulation tissue. This indicates that the wound is
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
If a nurse is assigned to care for a patient with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, which item MUST be kept at the patient's bedside?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
Which is the correct sequence for using a fire extinguisher?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
The nurse is caring for a client with a right-brain stroke with accompanying unilateral neglect (hemineglect). Which of the following actions is most appropriate?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
The nurse is caring for an 84-year-old client with a Stage Il pressure ulcer on the coccyx. Which of the following is an appropriate action?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
When you use a fire extinguisher, you should aim the nozzle at
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
The nurse is educating a client who is to receive brachytherapy for a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A 12-year-old child has a near-drowning experience with submersion for about 10 minutes. EMS resuscitates and transports the child to the hospital. The nurse knows that the organ most likely to sustain irreversible damage is the
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A nurse is instructing a newly diagnosed diabetic client and his wife about lispro (Humalog) insulin. The client is to receive 6 units by subcutaneous (SC) injection each morning at 7:30 a.m. At what time should the client and his wife be alert to a possible hypoglycemic reaction?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A pediatric nurse gets a call from the Emergency Department that a 2-year-old is being admitted with a diagnosis of febrile seizures. As the nurse prepares for his admission, which of the following is the most important nursing action?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
A 2-year-old girl is admitted for 24-hour observation after she fell from her crib onto her head. The pediatric nurse should call the provider to report which of the following?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
Shortly after the nurse enters a client's room, the client experiences a tonic-clonic seizure. What is the nurse's FIRST action?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
According to the CDC guidelines on hand hygiene, nurses who have direct contact with high-risk patients should not wear artificial nails, because the nails
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
After instructing a client on how to provide a urine sample for a stat urinalysis, the nurse returns two hours later to find the specimen in the client's bathroom. What should the nurse do?
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RN Safety and Infection Control,NCLEX-RN
What precautions are necessary when caring for a patient with hepatitis A?
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