Clinical Skills and Procedures Flashcards
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Which finding during a focused abdominal assessment suggests a possible bowel obstruction?
Answer: Absent or high-pitched 'tinkling' bowel sounds
High-pitched, tinkling bowel sounds or complete absence of bowel sounds suggests a bowel obstruction due to trapped gas and fluid.
A nurse is performing range-of-motion exercises on a patient's shoulder. Which motion describes moving the arm away from the midline of the body?
Answer: Abduction
Abduction refers to moving a limb away from the body's midline, such as raising the arm laterally from the side.
A patient with a wound packed with sterile gauze has the packing removed incorrectly by a family member. What is the nurse's priority?
Answer: Assess the wound, apply a dry sterile dressing, and notify the provider
The nurse must assess the wound for integrity and bleeding, apply a clean dressing to protect it, and notify the provider for further wound management orders.
When caring for a patient with a newly placed colostomy, which stool consistency indicates the stoma is in the ascending colon?
Answer: Liquid to semisolid stool
An ascending colostomy produces liquid to semisolid stool because most water absorption occurs in the transverse and descending colon, which is bypassed.
A nurse is applying a transdermal medication patch. Which action is correct?
Answer: Apply to a hairless area and rotate sites, removing the old patch first
Transdermal patches require site rotation to prevent skin irritation and should be applied to hairless, non-irritated skin after removing the previous patch.
Which technique is essential when performing nasopharyngeal suctioning to minimize mucosal trauma?
Answer: Insert the catheter without suction and apply suction only while withdrawing
Suction is applied only during withdrawal of the catheter to prevent mucosal trauma from the vacuum pressure during insertion.
A patient is ordered to receive 1,000 mL of normal saline over 8 hours via an infusion pump. What rate should the nurse program?
Answer: 125 mL/hr
1,000 mL ÷ 8 hours = 125 mL/hr; this is the correct infusion pump rate for this order.