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Question 1 of 5

How should the nurse record the observation of a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy rising from the floor by walking up the thighs with the hands?

A. Hand assistance
B. Leg crawling
C. Gowers sign
D. Bright sign

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Gowers sign

Question 2 of 5

When selecting patient problems for the 4-year-old child with nephrosis, what should be a priority for the nurse?

A. Impaired body image
B. Skin impairment
C. Nutritional deficit
D. Injury

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Skin impairment

Question 3 of 5

A client is currently receiving an infusion labeled as 5% dextrose injection 500 ml with heparin sodium 25,000 units at 14 mL/hour per pump. A prescription is received to change the rate of the infusion to heparin 1,000 units/hour. How many ml/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump?

A. 16 ml/hour.
B. 18 ml/hour.
C. 20 ml/hour.
D. 22 ml/hour.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 20 ml/hour.

Question 4 of 5

During the admission interview, an older client answers some questions inappropriately. The nurse notes that a hearing aid is in one ear. Which intervention is most helpful in assisting the client to hear the nurse's question?

A. Move to the client's other side.
B. Speak louder into the client's ear with the hearing aid.
C. Ask the client to adjust the hearing aid volume.
D. Restate questions articulating consonants carefully.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Restate questions articulating consonants carefully.

Question 5 of 5

A client with rheumatoid arthritis has elevated serum rheumatoid factor. Which interpretation of this finding should the nurse make?

A. Evidence of spread of the disease to the kidney.
B. Confirmation of the autoimmune disease process.
C. Representative of a decline in the client's condition.
D. Indication of the onset of joint degeneration.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Confirmation of the autoimmune disease process.

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