Because many illnesses affect body alignment and mobility, you must be able to safely care for these clients in order to be an effective nurse. These topics are also important on the NCLEX- RN® exam. The successful test taker must correctly answer questions about impaired mobility and positioning. Show
If you have difficulty answering positioning questions, the following strategy will assist you in selecting the correct answer.
Does this sound a little confusing? Hang in there. Let’s walk through a question using this strategy. Before you read the answers, let’s go through the four steps outlined above. Let’s go through the steps. Even if you didn’t memorize what position to use before, during, and after a procedure, think about the question for a moment. You can figure out what position is needed. What action is most important for the nurse to implement when placing a client in the SIM's position?What action is most important for the nurse to implement when placing a client in the Sim's position? Raise the bed to a waist-high working level.
Which action is most important for the nurse to implement?What nursing action should the nurse implement? Acknowledge that she is supporting the arm correctly. When evaluating a client's plan of care, the nurse determines that a desired outcome was not achieved.
Which action should the nurse implement first?What action should the nurse implement first? Loosen the right wrist restraint. A male client being discharged with a prescription for the bronchodilator theophylline tells the nurse that he understands he is to take three doses of the medication each day.
What action should the nurse implement when accessing an implanted infusion port for a client who receives long term IV medications?What action should the nurse implement when accessing an implanted infusion port for a client who receives long term IV medications? Insert a Huber-point needle into the port.
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