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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson
1. Dry skin (Xerosis) can lead to itching (Pruritis). What statement by the client indicates need for further teaching about preventing dry skin?
- A. I will drink at least 3000 mL of water daily."?
- B. . 'I will shower every day in hot water."?
- C. I will avoid tights belts."?
- D. I will use a humidifier during the winter months."?
Correct answer: B
Rationale:
2. A client is immobile and requires mechanical ventilation with a tracheostomy. She has a pressure injury on her coccyx measuring 5 cm by 3 cm. the nurse observes bone and tendon at the base of the wound. How would the nurse document this wound?
- A. Stage III pressure injury
- B. A stage II pressure injury
- C. A non-staging pressure injury
- D. Stage IV pressure injury
Correct answer: D
Rationale:
3. What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs does shelter belong to?
- A. Love and belonging
- B. Physiological
- C. Safety and security
- D. Esteem
Correct answer: C
Rationale:
4. The goal for a client with impaired mobility is to prevent atelectasis. What nursing intervention would best help the client meet this goal?
- A. Assist the client to orthopneic position
- B. Offer a protein rich diet
- C. Offer the client a bedpan for toileting
- D. Turn the client every 4 hours
Correct answer: A
Rationale: The orthopneic position helps improve lung expansion, reducing the risk of atelectasis.
5. A nurse working in an orthopedic unit is caring for 4 clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse identify as being at highest risk for skin breakdown?
- A. An adolescent who has a patella fracture and is in an immobilizer
- B. A young adult who has a femur fracture and is going to surgery in two hours
- C. A middle-aged adult who has fractured his radius and has a cast
- D. An older adult who has a hip fracture and is immobile
Correct answer: D
Rationale:
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