OIIQ Practice Exam 4

A client is admitted to the labor and delivery unit. The nurse performs a vaginal exam and determines that the client’s cervix is 5 cm dilated with 75% effacement. Based on the nurse’s assessment the client is in which phase of labor?

A client with osteoarthritis has a prescription for Celebrex (celecoxib). Which instruction should be included in the discharge teaching?

Which statement made by the family member caring for the client with a percutaneous gastrostomy tube indicates understanding of the nurse’s teaching?

A newborn with narcotic abstinence syndrome is admitted to the nursery. Nursing care of the newborn should include:

The client with a cervical fracture is placed in traction. Which type of traction will be utilized at the time of discharge?

Which roommate would be most suitable for the 6-year-old male with a fractured femur in Russell’s traction?

An elderly client with an abdominal surgery is admitted to the unit following surgery. In anticipation of complications of anesthesia and narcotic administration, the nurse should:

The nurse is assigned to care for the client with a Steinmann pin. During pin care, she notes that the LPN uses sterile gloves and Q-tips to clean the pin. Which action should the nurse take at this time?

The nurse is aware that the best way to prevent postoperative wound infection in the surgical client is to:

A child with scoliosis has a spica cast applied. Which action specific to the spica cast should be taken?

When assessing a laboring client, the nurse finds a prolapsed cord. The nurse should:

A client elects to have epidural anesthesia to relieve the discomfort of labor. Following the initiation of epidural anesthesia, the nurse should give priority to:

The elderly client is admitted to the emergency room. Which symptom is the client with a fractured hip most likely to exhibit?

The nurse is caring for the client with a 5-year-old diagnosis of plumbism. Which information in the health history is most likely related to the development of plumbism?

A 2-year-old is admitted for repair of a fractured femur and is placed in Bryant’s traction. Which finding by the nurse indicates that the traction is working properly?