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Nure 231-33

The document outlines various nursing scenarios, including post-operative care for a hip fracture, dietary advice for osteoporosis, and addressing body image issues after a mastectomy. It emphasizes the importance of specific interventions such as using an abduction device for turning patients and checking blood pressure before administering medications like methylergonovine. Additionally, it highlights the recognition of stable angina and the need for proper patient education regarding chest pain management.

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Nure 231-33

The document outlines various nursing scenarios, including post-operative care for a hip fracture, dietary advice for osteoporosis, and addressing body image issues after a mastectomy. It emphasizes the importance of specific interventions such as using an abduction device for turning patients and checking blood pressure before administering medications like methylergonovine. Additionally, it highlights the recognition of stable angina and the need for proper patient education regarding chest pain management.

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A nurse is providing morning care to a client who has undergone surgery to repair a fractured left hip.

Which item is most important for the nurse to use in turning the client from side to side to change the
bed linens?

Abduction device

A nurse provides dietary instructions about foods that will promote healing to a client diagnosed with
osteoporosis who has sustained a fracture. The nurse tells the client that it is best to consume foods that
are high in:

Vitamin C

A nurse in a health care provider's office is talking to a client who underwent mastectomy of the right
breast 2 weeks ago. The client says to the nurse, "I hate looking at this incision. I feel that I'm not even
myself anymore." The nurse interprets this statement to mean that the client is experiencing which
problem?

Distorted body image

A nurse discovers that a client receiving heparin sodium by way of continuous intravenous (IV) infusion
has removed the IV tubing from the infusion pump to change his hospital gown. After assessing the
client and placing the tubing back in the infusion pump, which medication does the nurse check for in
the medication room in case a heparin overdose has occurred?

Protamine sulfate

The mother of a newborn found to have a congenital diaphragmatic hernia asks the nurse to explain the
diagnosis. The nurse tells the mother that in this condition:

Abdominal contents herniate through an opening of the diaphragm

A client with a history of angina pectoris tells the nurse that the chest pain usually occurs with moderate
to prolonged exertion and is generally relieved by nitroglycerin or rest. Which type of angina does the
nurse recognize in the client's description?

Stable

Methylergonovine is prescribed for a client to control postpartum bleeding. Which action does the nurse
take before administering the medication?

Checking the client's blood pressure

A nurse is teaching a client with angina pectoris who is being discharged from the hospital about
managing chest pain at home. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

"If I get chest pain, I should put 3 nitroglycerin tablets under my tongue and then go to the emergency
department if that doesn't work."

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