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4/20/2020 Quiz: Week 14 – Bowel Elimination Quiz

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Week 14 – Bowel Elimination Quiz

Started: Apr 20 at 10:44pm

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Question 1 0.25 pts

High Fowler’s

Prone

Semi-Fowler’s

Supine

1. The nurse is caring for a client who is on complete bed rest secondary to a deep vein

thrombosis in the right leg. When placing the client on the bedpan, which position is most

appropriate?

Question 2 0.25 pts

Enema solution is warmed to 40°C (105°F).

The client is encouraged to retain the enema for 5–10 minutes.

The client is in the Fowler’s position.

The solution container is held 12 inches above the rectum.

2. The nurse is administering a cleansing enema. Which action would indicate the need for

further instruction on the process?

Question 3 0.25 pts

3. While the nurse is removing a fecal impaction, the client begins to perspire profusely and

complains of shortness of breath. The nurse notes that the client’s pulse rate has slowed

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Continuing the procedure, and monitoring the client carefully

Holding the fingers still until the symptoms stop, and then resuming removal of fecal impaction

Stopping the procedure and run for help.

Stopping the procedure immediately and call for help.

to 44 beats per minute. Which is the priority action by the nurse?

Question 4 0.5 pts

Assessing skin during an ostomy appliance change

Assisting a client to perform ostomy care after hand surgery

Helping a client onto a bedpan

Removing a fecal impaction for an unstable client

4. The nurse is working with unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in a long-term care

facility. Which tasks can the nurse delegate to the UAP? Select all that apply.

Question 5 0.5 pts

Any client participation in the procedure

Assessment of stoma and skin around the stoma

How the drainage was disposed

Quantity of drainage recorded on output record

5. The nurse is caring for a client with a newly created ostomy. After changing the ostomy

appliance, which items should the nurse include when documenting the procedure?

Select all that apply.

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Question 6 0.25 pts

6. Oder: Cefaclor 68 mg IV every 8 hours over 1 hour. The child weighs 10 lb. Safe dose is

15 mg/kg/dose. Available is Cefaclor 68 mg in 100 mL NS. What rate will you set the infusion

pump? [answer 6] ml/hr

Question 7 0.25 pts

7. Tridil is infusing at 15mL/hr on an infusion pump. The drug is mixed 50 mg in 500 mL

DsW.

How many mcg/minute is the patient receiving? [answer 7] mcg/minute

Question 8 0.25 pts

8. Order: Zofran 8 mg p.o. TID

Available: Zofran in a 100mL bottle labeled 4 mg/tsp.

How many mL will the nurse administer for each dose? [answer 8] ml

Question 9 0.25 pts

9. The patient’s heparin drip is infusing at 11 mL/hr on an infusion pump. The available IV

bag is 25,000 units of heparin in 250 mL DsW. What hourly dose of heparin is the patient

receiving? [answer 9] units/hr

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Question 10 0.25 pts

generic name of medication

route

concentration per ml or tablet

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