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1. A home care nurse is preparing to visit a client with a diagnosis of
Meniere’s disease. The nurse review’s the physician’s orders and
expects to note that which of the following dietary measures will be
prescribed?
A. low fiber diet with decreased fluids
B. low sodium diet and fluid restriction
C. low carbohydrate diet and elimination of red meats
D. low fat with restriction of citrus fruits
2. A nurse is assigned to care for a client who has just undergone eye
surgery. The nurse plans to instruct the client that which of the
following activities is permitted in the postoperative period?
A. reading
B. watching television
C. bending over
D. lifting objects
3. A nurse is instilling an otic solution into an adult client’s left
ear. The nurse avoids doing which of the following as part of this
procedure?
A. warming the solution to room temperature
B. placing the client in a side lying position with the ear facing up
C. pulling the auricle backward and upward
D. placing the tip of the dropper on the edge of the ear canal
4. A client has undergone surgery for glaucoma. The nurse provides
which discharge instructions to the clients?
A. wound healing usually takes 12 weeks
B. expected the vision will be permanently impaired
C. a shield or eye patch should be worn to protect the eye
D. the sutures are removed after 1 week
5. Which assessment findings provide the best evidence that a client
with acute angle-closure glaucoma is responding to drug therapy?
A. swelling of the eyelids decreases
B. redness of the sclera is reduced
C. eye pain is reduced or eliminated
D. peripheral vision is diminished
6. At the time of retinal detachment, a client most likely describes
which symptoms?
A. a seeing flashes of light
B. being unable to see light
C. feeling discomfort in light
D. seeing poorly in daylight
7. The most important health teaching the nurse can provide to the
client with conjunctivitis is to:
A. eat a well balanced, nutritious diet
B. wear sunglasses in bright light
C. cease sharing towels and washcloths
D. avoid products containing aspirin
8. When the nurse prepares the client or the myringotomy, the best
explanation as to the purpose for the procedures is that it will:
A. prevent permanent hearing loss
B. provide a pathway for drainage
C. aid in administering medications
D. maintain motion of the ear bones
9. A nurse is reviewing the record of the client with a disorder
involving the inner ear. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to see documented as an assessment finding in this client?
A. severe hearing loss
B. complaints of severe pain in the affected ear
C. complaints of burning in the ear
D. complaints of tinnitus
10. A client with a conduction hearing loss asks the nurse how a
hearing aid improves hearing. The nurse most accurately informs the
client that a hearing aid:
A. amplifies sound heard
B. makes sounds sharper and clearer
C. produces more distinct, crisp, speech
D. eliminates garbled background sounds
11. Which nursing action is best for controlling the client’s
nosebleed?
A. have the client lay down slowly and swallow frequently
B. have the client lay down and breathe through his mouth
C. have the client lean forward and apply direct pressure
D. have the client lean forward and clench his teeth
Situation: Benjie 59 years old male was admitted to the hospital
complaining of nausea, vomiting,
weight loss of 20 lbs, constipation and diarrhea. A diagnosis of
carcinoma of the colon was made.
12. A sigmoidoscopy was performed as a diagnostic measures. What
position Benjie should assume for hi examination?
A. knee-chest
B. Sim’s
C. Fowler’s
D. Trendelenburg
13. As part of the preparation of the client for sigmoidoscopy the
nurse should:
A. explain to Benjie that he will swallow a chalk-like substance
B. administer a cathartic the night before
C. withhold fluids and foods on the day of examination
D. administer cleansing enema in the morning of the
examination
14. The doctor performed a colostomy, post operative nursing care
include:
A. keeping the skin around the opening clean and dry
B. limiting visitors
C. withholding
D. limiting fluid intake
15. During the irrigation of the colostomy, Benjie complains of
abdominal cramps, the nurse should:
A. discontinue the irrigation
B. clamp the catheter for a few minutes
C. advance the catheter about one inch
D. add color water
16. If colostomy irrigation is done, the height of the irrigator can
must be how many inches above the stoma?
A. 14-18 inches
B. 18-20 inches
C. 20-24 inches
D. 10-14 inches
17. Which of the following gastrointestinal condition is known to
predispose to Cancer of the colon?
A. hemorrhoids
B. intussusception
C. islated colonic polyps
D. pyloric stenosis
Situation: Mr. J was brought to the ER complaining of pain located in
the upper abdomen
hematemesis and melena. Diagnosis is peptic ulcer.
18. A frequent discomfort experience by Mr. J due to his peptic ulcer
is:
A. diarrhea
B. vomiting
C. eructation
D. nausea
19. Which of this diagnostic measure is not indicated for Mr. J?
A. x-ray of the abdomen
B. patient’s history
C. gastrointestinal series
D. gastric analysis
20. The purpose of dietary treatment of Mr. J is to:
A. neutralize the free HCL in the stomach
B. delay gastric emptying
C. prevent constipation
