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A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to pn1 (practical nursing) exam 1. It covers various topics relevant to nursing practice, including osteoarthritis, gout, kyphosis, patient safety, mobility, and medication administration. Useful for students preparing for their pn1 exams, offering insights into common nursing concepts and procedures.
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what |would |the |nurse |expect |to |NOT |find |in |a |person |with |osteoarthritis |- |correct |answer |-
✔symmetrical |joint |involvement
What |do |you |give |for |a |person |experiencing |an |acute |attack |of |gout |- |correct |answer |-
✔Colchicine
Forward |curvature |of |the |thoracic |spine |- |correct |answer |-✔kyphosis
What |nursing |intervention |has |the |greatest |likelihood |of |minimizing |the |risk |of |injury |for |a |client |who |frequently |gets |out |of |bed |at |night |to |go |to |the |bathroom? |- |correct |answer |- ✔illuminating |the |pathway |to |the |bathroom
A |person |tells |the |nurse |that |he |has |been |having |increased |difficulty |walking |and |has |reduced |ROM |in |both |him, |what |is |the |nurse |suspecting |of |this |person? |- |correct |answer |-
✔Loss |of |elasticity |of |the |ligaments |and |tendons
What |statement |said |by |a |newly |hired |nurse |indicates |she |needs |further |teaching? |- |correct |answer |-✔My |line |of |gravity |should |fall |outside |by |base |of |support
A |person |is |angry, |yelling, |cursing, |and |waving |his |arms |when |the |nurse |comes |to |the |treatment |cubicle. |What |action |should |the |nurse |take |- |correct |answer |-✔stay |between |the |patient |and |the |door, |keep |the |door |open
A |patient |is |being |discharged |and |the |patient |is |week |and |the |nurse |says |he |is |weak
|because |- |correct |answer |-✔of |your |immobility |in |the |hospital, |this |is |known |as |deconditioning
The |goal |of |the |joint |commissions |national |Speak |Up |campaign |is |to |- |correct |answer |-
✔prevent |health |care |errors
The |best |way |to |prevent |skin |breakdown |on |a |person |who |is |frail, |malnourished, |immobile
|is |- |correct |answer |-✔repo |every | 2 |hours
What |information |should |the |nurse |give |a |patient |when |explaining |constipation |- |correct
|answer |-✔immobility |often |causes |constipation
What |question |does |the |nurse |ask |to |determine |the |radiation |of |pain |- |correct |answer |-
✔does |the |pain |move |to |another |area |from |your |knees
What |should |a |nurse |do |when |she |gives |a |client |the |wrong |medication |- |correct |answer |-
✔assess |the |client
Rank |the |order |correctly |1. |Activate |the |fire |alarm |2. |More |the |patients |out |of |the |room |3. |Close |all |windows |and |doors |4. |Put |out |the |fire |using |the |proper |extinguisher |- |correct
|answer |-✔-2-1-3-
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |quadriplegic |patient, |what |treatment |would |the |nurse |perform |to |decreased |the |risk |of |joint |contracture |and |promote |joint |mobility |- |correct |answer |-
✔passive |ROM
Sentinel |event |is |- |correct |answer |-✔signals |the |need |for |immediate |investigation |and |response
A |person |trying |to |get |out |of |bed |and |the |nurse |is |unable |to |reorient |him, |what |should |the
|nurse |now |do |- |correct |answer |-✔provide |comfort |measures
a |culture |of |safety |in |a |health |care |organization |include |- |correct |answer |-✔communication
Physical |manifestations |in |a |person |with |osteoarthritis |- |correct |answer |-✔heberden's |nodes
What |is |not |related |to |osteoporosis? |- |correct |answer |-✔pain
leading |cause |of |death |for |a |healthy | 1 |YO |- |correct |answer |-✔accidents
What |med |can |make |a |person |more |susceptible |to |fall |- |correct |answer |-✔alprazolam |- |Xanax
a |persons |susceptibility |to |osteomalacia |is |related |to |what |risk |factor |- |correct |answer |- ✔phosphate |level |of | 1 |mg/dL
nursing |consideration |for |a |person |who |is |on |prolonged |bed |rest |- |correct |answer |-✔turn |more |frequent |to |prevent |skin |breakdown
What |client |does |the |nurse |asses |first |at |the |start |of |the |shift |- |correct |answer |-✔patient |reports |increased |pain |and |swelling |after |an |arthroscopy
what |test |is |done |to |determine |if |he |has |a |strain |or |fracture |- |correct |answer |-✔sprains, |strains, |and |fractures |have |similar |symptoms |at |first; |you |will |need |an |x-ray |of |the |joint |to |be |certain
7 |rights |- |correct |answer |-✔patient, |medication, |time, |dose, |education, |documentation, |route
A |client |expresses |fear |of |loss |of |function, |the |nurses |best |response |is |- |correct |answer |-✔is |it |normal |to |feel |this |way
A |person |with |a |waddling |gait, |the |nurse |should |suspect |is |occurring |with |this |client |-
|correct |answer |-✔osteomalacia
what |person |does |the |nurse |assess |more |carefully |for |risk |of |developing |primary
|osteoporosis |- |correct |answer |-✔client |who |drink | 6 |cups |of |coffee |daily
Nurse |knows |that |the |student |nurse |understands |the |concept |of |mobility |when |she |states
|"patient |with |impaired |bed |mobility |- |correct |answer |-✔have |an |increased |risk |for |pressure |ulcers
the |nurse |should |know |that |the |purpose |of |colchicine |is |- |correct |answer |-✔decrease |joint |inflammation
foods |to |avoid |on |a |low-purine |diet |- |correct |answer |-✔scallops, |alcohol, |bacon
causative |factors |of |Paget's |disease |- |correct |answer |-✔I |may |have |a |genetic |predisposition
purpose |of |TEDS |- |correct |answer |-✔apply |external |pressure |to |prevent |venous |congestion
what |will |the |client |benefit |from |the |most |with |a |loss |of |vision |while |walking |around |his |home |- |correct |answer |-✔becoming |orientated |to |the |position |of |the |furniture |and |stairways
attending |to |safety |of |each |client |can |result |in |( |Select |all) |- |correct |answer |-✔- |shorter |stay