Community Health Nursing Quiz 2

A nurse is assisting a physician performing a liver biopsy. A nurse places the client in which of the following most appropriate position following the procedure?

An anxious client comes to the Emergency Department with chief complaint of pain on the left side of his chest. A chest X-ray examination reveals a left pneumothorax. When assessing the left side of the client’s chest, the nurse would expect to find:

A nurse is inserting an indwelling urinary catheter into a male client. The client complains of pain as the nurse inflates the balloon with a syringe. The nurse does which of the following:

A female client is admitted to the hospital, before performing a venipuncture to the client to initiate continuous intravenous (IV) therapy, a nurse should :

A client comes to the clinic for a check up and suspected of having Tuberculosis. The nurse understands the most accurate method for confirming the diagnosis is:

A nurse is assessing a client who had a Miller-Abbott tube in place for 24 hours, which assessed finding indicates that the tube is located in the intestines?

A physician tells the nurse to obtain a 24-hour urine collection to a client with renal problem. The nurse avoids which of the following to ensure proper collection of the 24hour specimen.

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of left pneumothorax by chest X-ray. The client is complaining of difficulty in breathing. Which of the following observed by the nurse indicates that the pneumothorax is rapidly worsening?

A nurse is caring for a client who is suspected of having a pleural effusion. The nurse assesses the client, knowing that a typical manifestation of this respiratory problem is :

A physician ordered to administer Apmhotericin B (Fungizone) intravenously to the client diagnosed with histoplasmosis. The nurse plans to do which of the following during administration of the medication?