OIIQ Practice Exam 2

A 82 year old client is seen in the outpatient clinic for complaints of perineal irritation due to frequent incontinence. Which of the following measures, if suggested to the client by the nurse, is BEST?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:

A patient with Addison’s disease knows to eat foods that are high in sodium but are low in __________.

After a female patient has completed six months of multidisciplinary treatment for anorexia nervosa, the nurse evaluates whether the patient has met the goal of balanced nutrition sufficient to meet metabolic demands. Which of the following is the BEST indicator that the goal has been met?

An older client is admitted to the cardiac floor for new-onset atrial fibrillation. As the nurse is gathering admission history on the client, the client states, “Did you know that they can keep people alive even after they’re brain dead? I never want to end up on those breathing machines.” Which of the following questions should the nurse ask NEXT?

A primipara is in the transition phase of labor on the maternity unit. On the fetal heart monitor, the nurse observes a contraction begin. Shortly after a delay, the fetal heart rate dips. It only recovers after the contraction has already been ended for a period of 30 seconds. Please place the following actions in order from first to last.

The nurse teaches a 19-year-old female how to perform self breast exams. Which of the following instructions, if given by the nurse, is INCORRECT?

A patient has the following medication orders: Pantaprozole 40mg PO qAM, Metoprolol 50mg PO bid, Lorazepam 0.5mg PO now, Albuterol 1 puff PRN. The patient’s medical history includes high cholesterol and asthma. Which of the orders should the nurse question?

The nurse cares for a ninety-two year-old patient whose wife recently passed away. Which of the following statements, if made by the patient to the nurse, requires further investigation?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Meniere’s disease. The nurse knows that the most important consideration in regard for patient safety is to

A patient with a suspected broken femur begins to experience tachycardia, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take NEXT?

A client comes to the local clinic complaining that sometimes his heart pounds and he has trouble sleeping. The physical exam is normal. The nurse learns that the client has recently started a new job with expanded responsibilities and is worried about succeeding. Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?

The nursing team consists of one RN, two LPNs, and one nursing assistant. The nurse determines that assignments are appropriate if the nursing assistant is assigned to which of the following patients?

On a psychiatric unit, the preferred milieu environment is BEST described as:

A patient comes into the ER with the complaint of inability to void. The nurse performs a bladder scan and receives a result of 2,000 mL. The nurse prepares to catheterize the patient and knows that the most important part of the procedure relies on:

A patient comes to the ER complaining of joint pain that began in his great toe. Which of the following risk factors, if seen in the patient’s history, does the nurse suspect triggered the patient’s condition?

A patient at the outpatient clinic describes leg pain that occurs while walking and is relieved with rest. The patient asks why this happens to him. The nurse knows that the pain is related to:

The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia using ________ precautions.

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