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Question 1 of 5

The client tells the nurse, 'My father is furious with me. He does not want me to ride a motorcycle.' Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A. As they say, 'Father knows best.''

B. I'll be sure it is a safe.'

C. It can be frustrating when you disagree with your father.'

D. I think you should obey your father's wishes.'

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: It can be frustrating when you disagree with your father.'

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is caring for a client prior to surgery to repair a broken right hip. Which nursing care measure is essential?

A. Get the client out of bed twice a day to maintain mobility

B. Use pillows to maintain the right hip in a state of abduction

C. Elevate the foot of the bed to 25 degrees

D. Feed the client to conserve her energy

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Use pillows to maintain the right hip in a state of abduction

Question 3 of 5

Which type of seizure involves a brief loss of awareness and minor motor movements such as eye blinking?

A. Myoclonic seizure involves muscle movement and not just loss of awareness.

B. Febrile seizures occur when the child's temperature is excessively elevated and usually includes tonic-clonic muscle movement.

C. An absence seizure is a generalized seizure (involving loss of awareness) that might involve minor motor movements (e.g., eye blinking). The child appears to be staring.

D. Atonic means absence of tone and would involve loss of muscle control and not eye blinking, which requires muscle control.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: An absence seizure is a generalized seizure (involving loss of awareness) that might involve minor motor movements (e.g., eye blinking). The child appears to be staring.

Question 4 of 5

Which explanation by the nurse is best when the parents ask how their child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be treated knowing that the life expectancy is limited?

A. "Due to your child's cognitive impairment, your child will be unaware of a shortened life."

B. "We will focus on maximizing your child's abilities and promoting your child's comfort."

C. "There is not enough known about this disease to know what will happen in the future."

D. "Nothing is likely to happen for a long time; we'll deal with it when the time comes."

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: "We will focus on maximizing your child's abilities and promoting your child's comfort."

Question 5 of 5

Which client symptom indicates that the nurse should discontinue the medication and notify the physician even if the client's pain is unrelieved?

A. Vomiting

B. Dizziness

C. Drowsiness

D. Headache

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Vomiting

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