"I can have 1-2 alcoholic beverages a week."
Rationale: Buspirone is an anxiolytic medications used to treat anxiety, but is different from benzodiazepines because of the fact that it is not a CNS depressant. Because of this, it does not interfere with CNS depressants, such as benodiazepines, alcohol, or barbiturates, and it is acceptable to have 1-2 alcoholic beverages each week.
ATI: Nurse Logic 2.0: Nursing Concepts (Advance Test)
A nurse working in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 14 weeks of gestation. The nurse should instruct the client to immediately notify the provider if she experiences which of the following?
A. Facial edema
B. Urinary freque
A. Facial edema
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client education by determining
manifestations the client should be taught to immediately report to the provider. Client education is the provision of health-related education to clie
A nurse working in a hospice facility is talking to a client's son who is distressed because his mother cries frequently and says she wants to die. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?
A. "I know this must be difficult, but your m
?B. "Let's discuss some strategies you can
use when this happens again."
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client-centered care through the use of therapeutic communication. Client-centered care focuses on the client and emphasizes t
A nurse is caring for a client who has a urinary tract infection and is prescribed ciprofloxacin (Cipro). The client exhibits urticaria and angioedema following administration of the medication. Which of the following is the first action the nurse should
C. Determine respiratory status.
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of priority setting by determining priority nursing action for a client experiencing an allergic reaction. Priority setting is the use of nursing judgment when making de
A nurse is caring for a child who is 24 hr postoperative following a supratentorial craniotomy. The nurse should maintain the child in which of the following positions?
A. Prone with head of the
bed flat
B. Dorsal recumbent with head of the bed elevated t
C. Supine with head of the bed elevated to 30�
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of safety through selection of the appropriate position for a child who is postoperative following a supratentorial craniotomy. Safety in nursing practice
A nurse has assigned four tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following should the nurse instruct the AP to perform
first?
A. Take an ABG specimen to the laboratory.
B. Transport a client to the radiology department for an x-ray.
Obtain a c
A. Take an ABG specimen to the laboratory.
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of leadership by prioritizing completion of assigned tasks. Leadership is the process by which nurses use a set of skills that directs and influences others in
A nurse is caring for a client who has an acid-base imbalance.
For which of the following manifestations is metabolic alkalosis a possible complication?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Severe diarrhea
C. Atelectasis
D. Excessive vomiting
D. Excessive vomiting
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of safety through the identification of a specific manifestation that can lead to metabolic alkalosis. Safety in nursing practice is the minimization of risk factors that can cause
A nurse is caring for
a client who had a cerebrovascular accident 2 days ago. Which of the following is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A. Pupil dilation
B. Ataxia
C. Lethargy
D. Bradycardia
C. Lethargy
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of safety through the identification of an initial manifestation of increased ICP. Safety in nursing practice is the minimization of risk factors that can cause injury or harm while promotin
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the caregiver of a client who has aphasia. The nurse should include which of the following communication strategies in the teaching?
A. Cue the client by providing picture cards that portray common needs.
B. Increase t
A. Cue the client by providing picture cards that portray common needs.
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client education by determining the appropriate communication strategy to
include in teaching to the caregiver of a client who
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about client consent to treatment with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following statements by a newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
A. "It is necessary to have written consent for inv
C. "It is the responsibility of the provider to obtain express consent."
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of
professionalism by ensuring understanding of the legal concept of consent. Professionalism incorporates legal and ethical prin
A nurse is caring for a child who has leukemia and is prescribed a transfusion of platelets. Which of the following should the client experience as a result of the transfusion?
A. Reduced bleeding time
D. Decreased plasma globulins
C. Improved activity to
A. Reduced bleeding time
*The content of this question
emphasizes the concept of safety through an understanding of the purpose of a platelet transfusion. Safety in nursing practice is the minimization of risk factors that can cause injury or harm while p
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate to prepare the child for administration of insulin?
A. Provide a toy doctor's kit to play with.
B. Ke
D. Allow the child to manipulate the medical equipment.
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client-centered care by implementing age-appropriate strategies to prepare a client for a procedure. Client-centered care focuses on the client
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving parenteral nutrition through a non tunneled central venous catheter and reports hearing a gurgling sound on the side of the catheter. The nurse suspects the catheter has migrated to the jugular vein. Which o
D. Stop the infusion.
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of priority setting by determining the first action the nurse should take when suspecting a central venous catheter has migrated to the jugular vein. Priority setting is the use of
A nurse is caring for a client who is diabetic and is being discharged home following an above-the-knee amputation. Which of the following health care professionals should be involved in the client's interdisciplinary team meeting? (Select all that apply.
*Dietician is correct. Dieticians have expertise related to dietary contributions to maintaining health and treating disease and can offer the team suggestions that promote wound healing and muscle repair. The dietician should be involved in the interdisc
A nurse is caring for an adult client who has attempted suicide. The client tells the nurse he is calling his family to come pick him up. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate when the client insists on leaving the facility against me
C. Discuss the risks associated with leaving with the client.
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of professionalism by determining the legal actions of the nurse when a client leaves a facility against medical advice. Professionalism inc
A charge nurse on the
pediatric unit is making assignments for a nurse who has floated from the labor and delivery unit. Which of the following clients is appropriate for the charge nurse to assign?
A. A preschooler with a hip spica cast who is being disc
D. An adolescent who is 2 days postoperative following an appendectomy
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of leadership through the coordination of client care by making appropriate assignments. Leadership is the process by
which nurses
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is prescribed buspirone (BuSpar). Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. "I will only be on this medication 4 to 6 months because it can lead to phys
B. "I can have 1 to 2 alcoholic beverages each week."
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client education by determining which statement by the client
indicates effectiveness of the teaching. Client education is the provision of healt
A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for acute alcohol delirium withdrawal 2 days ago. Which of the following findings is associated with this diagnosis?
A. Increased appetite
B. Elevated temperature
C. Bradycardia
D. Drowsiness
B. Elevated temperature
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client-centered care through
identifying findings associated with a client's diagnosis. Client-centered care focuses on the client and emphasizes the client's cultural, ethnic
A nurse working in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who is 36 weeks of gestation and has experienced a premature rupture of membranes. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for additional teaching?
A. "I
A. "I will have my husband wear a condom during
intercourse."
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of client education by determining the need for additional teaching. Client education is the provision of health-related education to client
A nurse is caring for a neonate who was delivered at 30 weeks of gestation after his mother received two injections of betamethasone (Celestone). Because of the administration of betamethasone to the client's mother, the nurse should monitor the neonate f
C. Hypoglycemia
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of safety through the recognition of a potential adverse effect that can result in physical harm. Safety in nursing practice is the minimization of risk factors that can cause harm while
A nurse at a long-term care facility is participating in a quality improvement project to reduce the occurrence of pressure ulcers. Which of the following audits should be conducted to determine the impact of a new skincare regimen on the incidence of pre
B. Outcome audit
*The content of this question emphasizes the concept of quality improvement by selecting the appropriate audit to conduct when determining the impact of a new skincare regimen on the incidence of pressure ulcers among clients who are immo