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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is caring for a client who sprained his left ankle 12 hours ago. Which of the following prescriptions given by the provider should the nurse clarify?

A. Elevate the affected extremity on two pillows.

B. Apply heat to the affected extremity for 45 minutes, then 45 minutes off.

C. Wrap the affected extremity with a compression dressing.

D. Assess the affected extremity for sensation, movement, and pulse every four hours.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Apply heat to the affected extremity for 45 minutes, then 45 minutes off.

Question 2 of 5

A client is hospitalized on a psychiatric unit secondary to a suicide attempt. He has been diagnosed with depression. He has been consistently depressed. When assessing the client, which of the following would alert the nurse that the client's suicidal risk has worsened?

A. He tells the nurse that he feels more depressed than ever.

B. He is lethargic, remaining isolated from other clients.

C. He says he feels better as he interacts more with other clients.

D. His energy level and degree of depression remain the same.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: He says he feels better as he interacts more with other clients.

Question 3 of 5

What was the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) developed to be?

A. a model to measure expert nursing knowledge

B. a model to define scope of nursing practice

C. a model to regulate nursing education

D. a model to measure nursing judgment and knowledge of clinical skills

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: a model to measure nursing judgment and knowledge of clinical skills

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is presenting a talk on homelessness and its effect on individuals. The nurse describes the resiliency of homeless individuals based on which of the following?

A. Strong community supports

B. Available family resources

C. Coping with extreme stressors

D. Local governmental intervention

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Coping with extreme stressors

Question 5 of 5

To provide culturally competent care, the nurse should

A. accurately interpret the thinking of individual patients.

B. predict how a patient may perceive treatment interventions.

C. formulate interventions to reduce the patient's ethnocentrism.

D. identify strategies that fit within the cultural context of the patient.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: identify strategies that fit within the cultural context of the patient.

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