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81.

A nurse is caring for a client with an enlarged prostate. The client has difficulty voiding. Physical assessment notes a distended bladder with residual urine. When performing intermittent catheterization, which of the following is an inappropriate technique to ease the insertion:

  1. Using the smallest available catheter in stock
  2. Using liberal amounts of water-based lubricant
  3. Assisting the client in semi-Fowler's position with the legs spread apart
  4. Instructing the client to cough or bear down while maneuvering the catheter
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82. A nurse is monitoring a client who was recently admitted to the unit after a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following ordered assignments is the nurse's priority?
  1. Assess the client's heart rate
  2. Monitor the client's urinary output
  3. Assess pulses distal to insertion site
  4. Assess pulses proximal to the insertion site
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83. Michelle is giving a male client a bed bath. She noticed that the Foley catheter is no longer taped on the client's anterior thigh. Michelle obtains medical tape and secures the catheter back in place. The rationale for lateral or upward anchoring of the urethral catheter in a male is to:
  1. Prevent pressure at the penescrotal area.
  2. Promote comfort.
  3. Secure the catheter well.
  4. Provide privacy.
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84. The physician has ordered to bladder training for a client with an indwelling catheter. The goal of bladder training is to
  1. Remove the catheter.
  2. Allow the person to walk to the bathroom.
  3. Gain control of urination.
  4. Void every 3 to 4 hours.
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85.
In a fractured clavicle, what vascular structures are at risk?
  1. Subclavian vessels
  2. Axillary artery
  3. Brachial artery
  4. Radial nerve
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