1. Appropriate care for a client with neutropenia includes:

2. A male client is diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism. He has been on dialysis for several years. He is experiencing symptoms such as numbness of the lips, muscle weakness, carpopedal spasms, and wheezing. Given the client's symptoms, nursing assessment would focus on:

3. A client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to locate a cerebral lesion. It is important for the nurse to find out if he has a(n):

4. A client who recently lost 50 pounds just received news that she is pregnant. A possible nursing diagnosis is:

5. Which condition is associated with inadequate intake of vitamin C?

6. The nurse is admitting a client with folic acid deficiency anemia. Which of the following questions is most important for the nurse to ask the client?

7. A client is admitted with a diagnosis of Multiple Drug Use. The nurse should plan care based on knowledge that:

8. A 35-year-old client is admitted to the hospital for elective tubal ligation. While the nurse is doing preoperative teaching, the client says, The anesthesiologist said she was going to give me balanced anesthesia. What exactly is that?"The best explanation for the nurse to give the client would be that balanced anesthesia:"

9. A patient has a history of cardiac arrhythmia. A nurse has been ordered to give 2 units of blood to this patient. The nurse should take which of the following actions?

10. A nurse is setting up a vision-screening program for a new school. At what age will vision be 20/20 in children?

11. A client with major head trauma is receiving bolus enteral feeding. The most important nursing order for this client is:

12. A client receives a cervical intracavity radium implant as part of her therapy. A common side effect of a cervical implant is:

13. A 52-year-old client who underwent an exploratory laparotomy for a bowel obstruction begins to complain of hunger on the third postoperative day. His nasogastric (NG) tube was removed this morning, and he has an IV of D5W with 0.45% normal saline running at 125 mL/hr. He asks when he can get rid of his IV and start eating. The nurse recognizes that he will be able to begin taking oral fluids and nourishment when:

14. Primary nursing diagnoses for the antisocial client are:

15. A mother brings a 6-month-old infant and a 4-year-old child to the nursing clinic for routine examination and screening. Which of these plans by the nurse would be most successful?

16. Pin care is a part of the care plan for a client who is in skeletal traction. When assessing the site of pin insertion, which one of the following findings would the nurse know as an indicator of normal wound healing?

17. A child becomes neutropenic and is placed on protective isolation. The purpose of protective isolation is to:

18. Distraction therapy is:

19. What interpersonal relief behavior is Ashley using?

20. A 22-year-old client is 16 weeks pregnant. She and her husband are expecting their first baby. The client tells the nurse that her last normal menstrual period was February 16, with 3 days of spotting on February 17, 18, and 19. The nurse calculates her expected date of delivery to be:

21. A client is having episodes of hyperventilation related to her surgery that is scheduled tomorrow. Appropriate nursing actions to help control hyperventilating include:

22. Which of the following statements, if made by the parents of a newborn, does not indicate a need for further teaching about cord care?

23. One of the major functions of the kidneys in maintaining normal fluid balance is:

24. A female client has experienced varying degrees of depression throughout her life. Now that she is postmenopausal, her depression has increased. She is unable to motivate herself to clean her house or even to get out of bed and get dressed in the morning. The client was begun on fluoxetine (Prozac) therapy. When educating her about fluoxetine, what might the nurse caution her about?

25. A 45-year-old male client experiences a sense of depression because he has not yet achieved his life's goals. His career has not been satisfying. He is still looking for the right job. His wife spends too much money, and his children seem to ignore him while being very selfish. He is tired of all of their attitudes and is considering buying a red Corvette convertible. While obtaining these data concerning the client's feelings about his life, the nurse is able to determine he is experiencing what psychological crisis according to Erikson's stages?