ADMISSION-Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Set 10

A 61-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with a right-sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA). When discussing the client's medical history with his wife, the nurse obtains all of the following information. Which information most strongly indicates that the client has had previous transient ischemic attacks?

During the fourth stage of labor, the nurse notes that the client's uterine fundus is boggy and in the midline. Which of these actions should the nurse take first?

A client who has Alzheimer's disease is told by the nurse to brush his teeth. He shouts angrily, "Tomato soup!" Which of these comments by the nurse would be appropriate?

Which of these infants should the nurse suspect of having a developmental delay?

A woman who has glaucoma begins sneezing as she is leaving the eye clinic. She comments that she is allergic to pollen and that she takes nonprescription medication for her symptoms. The nurse should respond to the woman in which of these ways?

A 7-year-old is hospitalized in sickle cell crisis. To which of these goals should the nurse give priority during the crisis?

To detect for signs of bleeding following a thyroidectomy, it is most important for the nurse to include which of these measures in the client's care plan?

When talking with a mother whose child is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis, the nurse obtains the following data about the child. Which information is most likely related to the onset of the sickle cell crisis?

A client has an arteriovenous fistula created in his left forearm and is given discharge instructions. Which of these behaviors would indicate that the client needs further instruction in self-care?

A woman who is dependent on alcohol is admitted to the detoxification unit. The answer to which of these questions is essential for the nurse to obtain from the client on admission?