RN FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING TESTBANKS QUESTIONS AND THE CORRECT ANSWERS

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A facility has a system for transcribing medication orders to a Kardex as well as a computerizedmedication administration record (MAR). A physician writes the following order for a client: "Prednisone... 5 mg P.O. daily for 3 days." The order is correctly transcribed on the Kardex. However, the nurse who transcribes the order onto the MAR neglects to place the limitation of 3 days on the prescription. On the 4th day after the order was instituted, a nurse administers prednisone 5 mg P.O. During an audit of the chart, the error is identified. The person most responsible for the error is the: a. nurse who transcribed the order incorrectly on the MAR b. nurse who administered the erroneous dose. c. pharmacist who filled the order and provided the erroneous dose. d. facility because of its policy on transcription of medications. 2. To evaluate a client's chief complaint, the nurse performs deep palpation. The purpose of deep palpation is to assess which of the following? a. Skin turgor b. Hydration c. Organs d. Temperature 3. One of the nursing fundamentals questions is about giving an I.M. injection, the nurse should insert the needle into the muscle at an angle of: a. 15 degrees. b. 30 degrees. c. 45 degrees. d. 90 degrees. 4. A client, age 43, has no family history of breast cancer or other risk factors for this disease. The nurse should instruct her to have a mammogram how often a. Once, to establish a baseline b. Once per year c. Every 2 years d. Twice per year 5. When prioritizing a client's plan of care based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the nurse's first priority would be: a. allowing the family to see a newly admitted client. b. ambulating the client in the hallway. c. administering pain medication d. placing wrist restraints on the client. 6. A 49-year-old client with acute respiratory distress watches everything the staff does and demands full explanations for all procedures and medications. Which of the following actions would best indicate that the client has achieved an increased level of psychological comfort? a. Making decreased eye contact b. Asking to see family members c. Joking about the present condition d. Sleeping undisturbed for 3 hours 7. A hospitalized client who has a living will is being fed through a nasogastric (NG) tube. During a bolus feeding, the [Show More]

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