When caring for a patient with glaucoma, which of the following symptoms would you not expect to see on the patient's chart?

A. Severe eye pain

B. Frequent pink-eye infections

C. Blurred vision

D. Nausea and vomiting

What is the proper technique for opening the airway on a trauma patient?

A. Head tilt-chin lift

B. Flexed position

C. Modified head tilt-chin lift

D. Jaw thrust maneuver

You are conducting a teaching session for mothers at a local school on rubeola (measles). Which of the following would you not want to include in this education?

A. Profuse runny nose, coughing and fever occur before the rash develops.

B. The child may develop small, blue-white spots with a red base in the mouth

C. Ears usually develop a rash first, which then spreads toward the feet.

D. The communicable period usually ranges from 10 to 15 days after the rash appears.

You are delegating to a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to wound care on a patient. The LPN has never performed this type of wound care before. What component of delegation have you neglected?

A. Authority

B. Competency

C. Communication

D. Responsibility

You are caring for a patient with major depression. The patient has become unable to complete her activities of daily living (ADLs). What intervention should the nurse take to help this patient?

A. Complete all ADLs for the patient until the patient is able to do so for herself.

B. Adjust the patient's schedule so that there is enough time for her to complete all her ADLs.

C. Give the patient consequences for not completing ADLs.

D. Have peers confront the patient on how noncompliance affects the unit.

You are providing an education session for you unit on abuse of older patients. Which of the following patients is most likely to be an abused patient?

A. A 90-year-old patient with advanced Parkinson's disease

B. A 68-year-old patient with early Lyme disease

C. A 70-year old-patient with newly diagnosed cataracts

D. A 75-year-old patient with moderate hypertension

You are caring for a patient with suspected cystic fibrosis. A sweat test has been performed on the child. Which of the following test results would be considered a positive result?

A. Chloride of 20 mEq/L

B. Chloride of 30 mEq/L

C. Chloride of 40 mEq/L

D. Chloride of 70 mEq/L

You are caring for a patient who has been receiving a blood transfusion for the last 30 minutes. On assessment, you find the patient to be dyspneic and show bilateral crackles and a heart rate of 110. Which of the following complications do you suspect the patient is experiencing?

A. Immune response

B. Hypovolemia

C. Fluid overload

D. Polycythemia vera

Your patient is in cardiogenic shock and has had an intraaortic balloon pump placed through the left femoral artery. On assessment you note that the left foot is cool and mottled and the pedal pulse weak. What is the priority for this patient?

A. Document the data because it is expected.

B. Reevaluate in an hour.

C. Increase the rate on the nitroglycerin drip.

D. Notify the physician.

You are caring for a patient in the withdrawal process. What medication do you expect the physician to order to make the withdrawal process easier?

A. Tetrahydrocannabinol

B. Naltrexone hydrochloride

C. Benzodiazepine

D. Amphetamines