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Question 1 of 5

When teaching adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a group of newly licensed nurses, what should the charge nurse instruct as the initial response in CPR?

A. Confirm unresponsiveness

B. Check for a pulse

C. Begin chest compressions

D. Call for emergency help

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Confirm unresponsiveness

Question 2 of 5

A healthcare professional is reviewing a client's medications. They include cimetidine and imipramine. Knowing that cimetidine decreases the metabolism of imipramine, the healthcare professional should identify that this combination is likely to result in which of the following effects?

A. Decreased therapeutic effects of cimetidine

B. Increased risk of imipramine toxicity

C. Decreased risk of adverse effects of cimetidine

D. Increased therapeutic effects of imipramine

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Increased risk of imipramine toxicity

Question 3 of 5

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is dividing care for four clients. The nurse should identify which of the following situations as an ethical dilemma?

A. A client who has a new colostomy refuses to take instructions from the ostomy therapist because she 'doesn't like him.'

B. A surgeon who removed the wrong kidney during a surgical procedure refuses to take responsibility for her actions.

C. The family of a client who has a terminal illness asks the provider not to tell the client the diagnosis.

D. A client who has Crohn's disease reports that his prescription drug plan will not pay for his medications.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The family of a client who has a terminal illness asks the provider not to tell the client the diagnosis.

Question 4 of 5

A home health nurse who has attended a training session for the therapeutic use of aromatherapy with essential oils is planning to use this modality with some of her clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse consult the provider before using this complementary therapy?

A. A client who has asthma.

B. A client who has diabetes.

C. A client who has hypertension.

D. A client who has a history of depression.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A client who has asthma.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is planning care for a client who had a stroke. What task should be assigned to the assistive personnel?

A. Assist the client with a partial bed bath

B. Measure the client's blood pressure after the nurse administers antihypertensive medications

C. Use a communication board to ask what the client wants for lunch

D. Feed the client

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Assist the client with a partial bed bath

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