1 :

Hint : 💧 Volume ÷ Time (in hours).

Correct Answers:

  • 133


Rationale :

✍️Total volume to infuse = 100 mL

✍️Total time = 45 minutes

✍️Convert minutes to hours

➡️45 minutes ÷ 60 = 0.75 hours

✍️Use the IV flow rate formula

➡️mL/hr=Total volume (mL)/Time (hr

➡️mL/hr=100 mL/0.75 hr

→133.3mL/hr

✍️Round to the nearest whole number

→ 133 mL/hr


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2 :

Hint : 🚻 UAP = assist with ADLs, setup, and measure output (not meds/catheter).

Correct Answers:

  • Bring the bladder scanner into the client's room.
  • Routinely assist the client to the bathroom.
  • Measure and record the client's urine output.


Rationale :

Bring the bladder scanner into the client’s room

🔷 This task is non-invasive and requires no clinical judgment, making it appropriate to delegate to UAP as part of workflow support.

🔷 Having the UAP promptly bring equipment reduces delays in care and allows the nurse to proceed quickly with the assessment and interpretation steps that only an RN should perform.

🔷 It supports efficiency and teamwork while preserving the RN’s time for tasks that involve assessment, planning, and decision-making.

🔷 The UAP can also ensure the device is plugged in, clean, and ready, reinforcing infection prevention and equipment readiness without crossing into assessment territory.

🔷 Delegating this step aligns with the principle that UAP perform task-oriented, predictable activities that have standardized outcomes.

🔷 The RN retains responsibility for operating the scanner, interpreting bladder volumes, and acting on results, preserving the boundary between data gathering support and nursing judgment.

Routinely assist the client to the bathroom

🔷 Assisting with toileting is an Activity of Daily Living (ADL) that is squarely within the UAP scope, requiring skills but not clinical interpretation.

🔷 Regular assisted toileting supports timed voiding/bladder training, which can reduce retention, promote comfort, and prevent overflow incontinence.

🔷 UAP involvement enhances safety and fall prevention by providing standby help, ensuring proper footwear, and using devices like gait belts when indicated.

🔷 Routine assistance also decreases skin integrity risks (e.g., moisture-associated skin damage) by helping the client void at intervals rather than delaying.

🔷 The UAP can observe and promptly report client changes (dizziness, difficulty initiating stream), while the RN synthesizes that information into the care plan.

🔷 Clear instructions (frequency, use call light, do not leave weak clients unattended) keep the activity predictable and low risk, matching safe delegation criteria.

Measure and record the client’s urine output

🔷 Tracking intake and output (I&O) is an objective data collection task that the UAP can reliably perform and document per facility policy.

🔷 Accurate measurement (using a urinal, hat, or graduated container) and timely recording give the RN essential trend data to evaluate renal perfusion and retention.

🔷 The UAP can also note basic characteristics (amount, time, unusual odor/color) and report variances, while the RN interprets significance (e.g., oliguria, hematuria).

🔷 Delegating I&O supports early identification of declining urine output, enabling the RN to intervene quickly (assessment, provider notification) when thresholds are crossed.

🔷 This task is stable, predictable, and standardized, meeting the criteria for safe delegation without requiring nursing judgment.

🔷 Reinforcing proper technique (avoid contamination, keep urinal level, zero the graduate) maintains accuracy and infection-prevention standards.


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3 :

Hint : 🚻 UAP = assist with ADLs, setup, and measure output (not meds/catheter).

Correct Answers:

  • Bring the bladder scanner into the client's room.
  • Routinely assist the client to the bathroom.
  • Measure and record the client's urine output.


Rationale :

Bring the bladder scanner into the client’s room

🔷 This task is non-invasive and requires no clinical judgment, making it appropriate to delegate to UAP as part of workflow support.

🔷 Having the UAP promptly bring equipment reduces delays in care and allows the nurse to proceed quickly with the assessment and interpretation steps that only an RN should perform.

🔷 It supports efficiency and teamwork while preserving the RN’s time for tasks that involve assessment, planning, and decision-making.

🔷 The UAP can also ensure the device is plugged in, clean, and ready, reinforcing infection prevention and equipment readiness without crossing into assessment territory.

🔷 Delegating this step aligns with the principle that UAP perform task-oriented, predictable activities that have standardized outcomes.

🔷 The RN retains responsibility for operating the scanner, interpreting bladder volumes, and acting on results, preserving the boundary between data gathering support and nursing judgment.

Routinely assist the client to the bathroom

🔷 Assisting with toileting is an Activity of Daily Living (ADL) that is squarely within the UAP scope, requiring skills but not clinical interpretation.

🔷 Regular assisted toileting supports timed voiding/bladder training, which can reduce retention, promote comfort, and prevent overflow incontinence.

🔷 UAP involvement enhances safety and fall prevention by providing standby help, ensuring proper footwear, and using devices like gait belts when indicated.

🔷 Routine assistance also decreases skin integrity risks (e.g., moisture-associated skin damage) by helping the client void at intervals rather than delaying.

🔷 The UAP can observe and promptly report client changes (dizziness, difficulty initiating stream), while the RN synthesizes that information into the care plan.

🔷 Clear instructions (frequency, use call light, do not leave weak clients unattended) keep the activity predictable and low risk, matching safe delegation criteria.

Measure and record the client’s urine output

🔷 Tracking intake and output (I&O) is an objective data collection task that the UAP can reliably perform and document per facility policy.

🔷 Accurate measurement (using a urinal, hat, or graduated container) and timely recording give the RN essential trend data to evaluate renal perfusion and retention.

🔷 The UAP can also note basic characteristics (amount, time, unusual odor/color) and report variances, while the RN interprets significance (e.g., oliguria, hematuria).

🔷 Delegating I&O supports early identification of declining urine output, enabling the RN to intervene quickly (assessment, provider notification) when thresholds are crossed.

🔷 This task is stable, predictable, and standardized, meeting the criteria for safe delegation without requiring nursing judgment.

🔷 Reinforcing proper technique (avoid contamination, keep urinal level, zero the graduate) maintains accuracy and infection-prevention standards.


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4 :

Hint : 💉 Hold metformin with contrast.

Correct Answers:

  • Inform the primary healthcare provider (PCP)


Rationale :

🔷Metformin combined with contrast dye poses a risk of lactic acidosis, especially if renal function is impaired by the dye.

🔷The nurse’s priority is to immediately notify the provider so that appropriate action can be taken, such as holding metformin for 48 hours post-procedure until renal function is confirmed stable.

🔷Simply checking blood sugar is insufficient, since the concern is renal clearance of metformin, not immediate glycemic control.

🔷Proceeding without intervention could lead to a life-threatening metabolic complication.

🔷This step aligns with safety protocols for diabetic clients undergoing radiologic studies with contrast.


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5 :

Hint : 🚻 UTI hallmark = painful urination.

Correct Answers:

  • "Do you experience pain during urination?"


Rationale :

🟢Dysuria (pain or burning on urination) is one of the hallmark symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI).

🟢Other common UTI findings include frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain, and cloudy or foul-smelling urine.

🟢Asking about vaginal discharge or dietary changes does not directly assess for a UTI, and kidney stones are a separate condition with different symptoms.

🟢The nurse must focus on urinary symptoms to identify whether the client is showing signs of infection.

🟢Early recognition helps initiate timely treatment and prevents progression to pyelonephritis or sepsis.


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6 :

Hint : 🚻 UTI hallmark = painful urination.

Correct Answers:

  • "Do you experience pain during urination?"


Rationale :

🟢Dysuria (pain or burning on urination) is one of the hallmark symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI).

🟢Other common UTI findings include frequency, urgency, suprapubic pain, and cloudy or foul-smelling urine.

🟢Asking about vaginal discharge or dietary changes does not directly assess for a UTI, and kidney stones are a separate condition with different symptoms.

🟢The nurse must focus on urinary symptoms to identify whether the client is showing signs of infection.

🟢Early recognition helps initiate timely treatment and prevents progression to pyelonephritis or sepsis.


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7 :

Hint : 🩸Low Hgb in renal failure = epoetin.

Correct Answers:

  • Epoetin alfa


Rationale :

🔴Clients with chronic renal failure often develop anemia due to decreased production of erythropoietin by the kidneys.

🔴Epoetin alfa is a synthetic form of erythropoietin that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.

🔴A hemoglobin level of 7.5 g/dL is critically low, placing the client at risk for fatigue, hypoxia, and cardiac complications.

🔴Treating anemia in renal failure with epoetin alfa improves oxygen delivery, energy levels, and quality of life.

🔴This intervention is a standard part of renal anemia management alongside iron and folate supplementation.


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8 :

Hint : 🩸Low Hgb in renal failure = epoetin.

Correct Answers:

  • Epoetin alfa


Rationale :

🔴Clients with chronic renal failure often develop anemia due to decreased production of erythropoietin by the kidneys.

🔴Epoetin alfa is a synthetic form of erythropoietin that stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.

🔴A hemoglobin level of 7.5 g/dL is critically low, placing the client at risk for fatigue, hypoxia, and cardiac complications.

🔴Treating anemia in renal failure with epoetin alfa improves oxygen delivery, energy levels, and quality of life.

🔴This intervention is a standard part of renal anemia management alongside iron and folate supplementation.


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9 :

Name: Lorelai Monroe

Age : 34 years old

Provider: K Larssen M.D

Allergies: None known

Code Status: Full code

Weight 58.1kg (128 lb)

1352

Client presents to the emergency department with chest discomfort and palpitations. Awake, alert and oriented ×4. Client appears restless and anxious. Skin dry and hot to touch. Peripheral pulses 3+ bilaterally. Exophthalmos noted. Lungs clear bilaterally. Bowel sounds hyperactive ×4 and client reports two episodes of loose stools. Client reports increased hunger over the past week and states, “Even though I am eating a lot, I have lost 6 pounds in the last few days.” 

Heart Rate: 144 bpm

Blood Pressure: 164/92 mm Hg

Respiratory Rate: 24 breaths/min

Oxygen Saturation: 95% on room air

Temperature: Elevated (dry and hot skin noted)


Review the electronic health record. What finding(s) require immediate follow-up by the nurse? Select all that apply.


Answer Options

Hint : ⚡Tachycardia + fever + exophthalmos = thyroid crisis red flags.

Correct Answers:

  • Palpitations
  • Temperature
  • Exophthalmos


Rationale :

Palpitations

🟢A heart rate of 144 bpm with palpitations indicates severe tachycardia, which requires immediate follow-up due to risk for dysrhythmias, heart failure, or cardiovascular collapse.

🟢 In the context of hyperthyroidism, this may represent thyroid storm, a life-threatening emergency where the metabolic rate accelerates dangerously.

🟢 Prompt recognition allows the nurse to prepare for interventions such as beta-blockers and continuous cardiac monitoring.

🟢 Without treatment, uncontrolled tachycardia can compromise cardiac output and perfusion.

🟢 This finding represents an acute safety risk requiring immediate action.

Temperature

🟢Dry, hot skin and elevated temperature are hallmark signs of severe hypermetabolism, again suggesting possible thyroid storm.

🟢Hyperthermia significantly increases oxygen demand and may precipitate multi-organ dysfunction if untreated.

🟢Immediate nursing interventions include rapid cooling measures, IV fluids, and provider notification.

🟢Fever in this context is not benign; it reflects uncontrolled thyroid hormone release and systemic instability.

🟢This requires urgent attention alongside cardiac symptoms.

Exophthalmos

🟢Exophthalmos is a significant finding associated with Graves’ disease, indicating chronic thyroid eye involvement.

🟢While not acutely life-threatening, it warrants immediate follow-up because it can cause exposure keratitis, corneal ulceration, or vision loss if untreated.

🟢Nursing interventions include artificial tears, eye protection, and elevating the head of the bed to reduce periorbital edema.

🟢Severe exophthalmos can progress to optic nerve compression, making it a priority follow-up.

🟢This finding reinforces the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism crisis in the client’s presentation.


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10 :

Name: Lorelai Monroe

Age : 34 years old

Provider: K Larssen M.D

Allergies: None known

Code Status: Full code

Weight 58.1kg (128 lb)

1352

Client presents to the emergency department with chest discomfort and palpitations. Awake, alert and oriented ×4. Client appears restless and anxious. Skin dry and hot to touch. Peripheral pulses 3+ bilaterally. Exophthalmos noted. Lungs clear bilaterally. Bowel sounds hyperactive ×4 and client reports two episodes of loose stools. Client reports increased hunger over the past week and states, “Even though I am eating a lot, I have lost 6 pounds in the last few days.” 

Heart Rate: 144 bpm

Blood Pressure: 164/92 mm Hg

Respiratory Rate: 24 breaths/min

Oxygen Saturation: 95% on room air

Temperature: Elevated (dry and hot skin noted)


Review the electronic health record. Based on the client’s assessment findings, what body system should the nurse prioritize addressing?


Answer Options

Hint : ❤️Tachycardia makes heart priority.

Correct Answers:

  • Cardiovascular system


Rationale :

🟢The client’s heart rate of 144 bpm with palpitations and elevated blood pressure (164/92 mm Hg) signals acute cardiovascular instability.

🟢Severe tachycardia in the context of hyperthyroidism/thyroid storm can quickly lead to dysrhythmias, high-output heart failure, or cardiac arrest if not addressed promptly.

🟢Although neurologic (restlessness), gastrointestinal (loose stools, increased hunger), and integumentary (hot skin) findings are important, the most immediate life-threatening risk is compromised cardiac function.

🟢Nursing priorities must follow the ABC framework (Airway, Breathing, Circulation), making cardiovascular stabilization the top concern.

🟢Interventions may include continuous cardiac monitoring, oxygen therapy, and administration of beta-blockers to control heart rate and reduce cardiac workload.


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