Secretions may have pooled above the tracheostomy cuff. If these are not suctioned before deflation, the secretions may be aspirated.
NCLEX Nursing MCQs
The nurse is preparing to walk the postpartum client for the first time since delivery. Before walking the client the nurse should:
Before walking the client for the first time after delivery the nurse should ask the client to sit on the side of the bed and dangle her legs to prevent postural hypotension. Pain medication should not be given before walking making answer A incorrect. Answers C and D have no relationship to walking the client so they are incorrect.
Situation : You are assigned to take care of a group of patients across the lifespan. The elderly patient is at higher risk for urinary incontinence because:
Decreased bladder capacity
Mickey a 3-year old client was brought to the health center with the chief complaint of severe diarrhea and the passage of “rice-watery” stools. The client is most probably suffering from which condition?
Passage of profuse watery stools is the major symptom of cholera. Both amoebic and bacillary dysentery are characterized by the presence of blood and/or mucus in the stools. Giardiasis is characterized by fat malabsorption and, therefore, steatorrhea.
A patient with chronic liver disease secondary to hepatitis C has been admitted with malnutrition. With a nursing diagnosis of alteration in nutrition, less than body requirements, the BEST long-term goal is the patient will:
Attain and maintain ideal weight
Situation: Agnes, a client with Leukemia is in the clinic for her routine check up. Q. The most appropriate diagnostic examination for Agnes is:
Right Answer is: Bone Marrow Aspiration
