Community Health Nursing Quiz 1

A nurse has just received a unit of packed red blood cells from the blood bank to transfuse into a client as ordered. Before, preparing the blood for transfusion the nurse noticed the presence of bubbles in the bag. The nurse should take which of the following

actions?

A nurse is assisting the physician in inserting a chest tube to the client. The nurse selects which of the following materials to be used as the first layer of the dressing at the chest tube insertion site?

A physician orders 1L of ½ normal saline to infuse over 8hours. The drop factors is 15 drops per 1ml. A nurse prepares to set the flow rate at how many drops per minute?

A nurse enters a client’s room to perform physical assessment. The nurse wants to test the reflexes of the client.  The nurse does which of the following as the most appropriate nursing action?

Cruz, 40 year old client was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis. The nurse checks the laboratory results, anticipating a laboratory report that indicates a serum amylase level of

At 8:00 AM a nurse is preparing to change the Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) solution bag and tubing. The client’s central venous line is located in the right subclavian vein. The nurse would instruct the client to do which of the following most essential items during the tubing change?

A client begins to exhibit atrial fibrillation and has a ventricular rate at 150 beats per minute. The nurse assess the client for

A nurse is making initial rounds at the beginning of the shift. She enters the room of a client receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and discovers that the bag is empty. Which of the following solutions readily available on the nursing unit should the nurse hang until another TPN solution is mixed and delivered to the nursing unit?

 A physician tells a nurse that the client’s intravenous line will be discontinued. A nurse obtains which of the following supplies from the unit supply area for use in applying pressure to the site after removing the intravenous (IV) catheter?

A physician’s order reads Potassium chloride 30mEq to be added to 1L ml normal saline and to be given over 10-hour period. The available potassium chloride is 40mEq per 20ml. A nurse prepares how many milliliters of Potassium Chloride to administer the correct dose of medication?