Question

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1. A nurse is orienting a newly lien nurse while caring for clients who are in labor. Which of the following pain management strategies by the newly licensed nurse requires interventions

1. Encouraging a client to use jet hydrotherapy on her lower back for 1 hr
2. Instructing a clients partner how to apply counterpressure to the clients sacral spin for 30 min
3. Placing a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)unit on a client’s abdomen
4. Using effleurage on a client’s lower abdomen

2. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory levels of the client who is having elective surgery. Which of the following levels should the nurse report to the provider?

a. Fasting blood glucose 103 mg/DL

b. BUN 16 mg/Dl

c. Potassium 3.2 mEq/L

d. PT 12.2 seconds

3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching about circumcision care to a parent of a newborn. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?

a. I will apply topical lidocaine following each diaper change

b. I will apply an ice pack to my baby’s pen twice daily to decrease swelling

c. I will change my baby’s diaper at least 4 hours

d. I will wash the with soap and warm water until the circumcision has healed

4. A nurse on an acute care unit has received change of report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first?

a. A client who has an elevated AST level following administration of azithromycin

b. A client who has a fractured left tibia and pallor in the effected extremity

c. A client who is 1 hr postoperative and has hypoactive bowel sounds

d. A client who hah a cardiac catheterization 3 hr ago and has 3+ pedal pulses

Answer 1

1.Answer :B) Instructing a clients partner how to apply counterpressure to the clients sacral spin for 30 min

Counter-pressure consists of steady, strong force which can give on lower back during contractions using the heel of the hand, or pressure on the side of each hip using both hands. Counter-pressure helps alleviate back pain during labor, especially in those women experiencing “back labor.”

2.Answer :D) PT 12.2 seconds

Since intra operatively as well as post operatively, mother can develop severe bleeding, so in order to avoid compli