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ATI RN · Nursing Process · Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition Test Bank Quizlet

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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is aware that in communicating with an elderly client, the nurse will

A. Lean and shout at the ear of the client
B. Use a low-pitched voice
C. Open mouth wide while talking to the client
D. Use a medium-pitched voice

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Use a low-pitched voice

Question 2 of 5

A home care nurse assesses for disease complications in a client with bone cancer. The nurse knows that bone cancer may cause which electrolyte disturbance?

A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hyponatremia
C. Hypercalcemia
D. hypomagnesemia

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hypercalcemia

Question 3 of 5

After a 3- month trail of dietary therapy, a client with type2 diabetes mellitus still has blood glucose levels above 180 mg/dl. The physician adds glyburide (DiaBeta), 2.5 mg P.O. daily, to the treatment regimen. The nurse should instruct the client to take glyburide:

A. 30 minutes before breakfast
B. 30 minutes after dinner.
C. in the midmorning
D. at bedtime.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 30 minutes before breakfast

Question 4 of 5

After a transsphenoidal adenohypophysectomy, a client is likely to undergo hormone replacement therapy. A transsphenoidal adenohypophysectomy is performed to treat which type of cancer?

A. Esophageal carcinoma
B. Laryngeal carcinoma
C. Pituitary carcinoma
D. Colorectal carcinoma

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pituitary carcinoma

Question 5 of 5

A nurse finds Mr. Gabatan under the wreckage of the car. He is conscious, breathing satisfactorily, and lying on the back complaining of pain in the back and an inability to move his legs. The nurse should first:

A. Leave Mr. Gabatan lying on his back with instructions to move and then go seek additional help
B. Gently raise Mr. Gabatan to a sitting position to see if the pain either
C. Roll Mr. Gabatan on his abdomen, place, a pad under his head, and cover him with any material available
D. Gently lift Mr. Gavatan into a flat piece of lumber and using any available transportation, rush him to the nearest medical institution

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Roll Mr. Gabatan on his abdomen, place, a pad under his head, and cover him with any material available

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