A nurse is caring for a client with complaints of frequency of urination. When assessing
the urinalysis report, the nurse should look for what component to confirm a normal
urinalysis?
A) A specific gravity of 1.030 to 1.050
B) Absence of glucose in the urine
C) A pH level ranging from 12 to 16
D) Presence of red blood cells (RBCs)
B
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A nurse researcher administered a test anxiety questionnaire to a group of nursing students before they attended a test anxiety workshop and then administered a different questionnaire to the same nurses immediately following the workshop
This is indicative of which type of reliability? a. Split-half b. Test-retest c. Parallel form d. Alternate form
A tornado has touched down 1 mile from the hospital and a tornado warning has been issued with sirens. The nursing staff caring for the 36 patients on the second floor medical-surgical unit should move the patients to:
a. the evacuation center across the street. b. the hall, closing room doors and windows. c. their rooms, padding the windows with bed linens. d. the basement in wheelchairs using the elevators.
A patient has reduced muscle strength following a left-sided stroke and is at risk for falling. Which intervention is most appropriate for the nursing diagnostic statement, Risk for falls?
a. Encourage patient to remain in bed most of the shift. b. Keep all side rails down at all times. c. Place patient in room away from the nurses' station if possible. d. Assist patient into and out of bed every 6 hours or as tolerated.
The nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who requires mechanical ventilation for the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse should recognize that, because of the mechanical ventilation, there is an increased risk of:
a. alveolar rupture. b. meconium aspiration. c. transient tachypnea. d. retractions and nasal flaring.