Basic Nursing Skills
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Course Introduction
Basic Nursing Skills is an introductory course designed to equip students with the fundamental knowledge and hands-on abilities required for safe and effective patient care. The course covers essential nursing concepts such as hygiene, mobility, vital signs assessment, infection prevention, medication administration, and effective communication with patients and healthcare teams. Emphasizing both theory and practice, students learn to apply critical thinking and clinical decision-making in real-world scenarios while adhering to ethical and professional standards. Upon completion, students are prepared to perform foundational nursing tasks confidently and are ready for more advanced clinical training.
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Fundamentals of Nursing 9th Edition by Potter
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Chapter 1: Nursing Today
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Q1) A nurse wants to become an advanced practice registered nurse. Which options should the nurse consider? (Select all that apply.)
A) Patient advocate
B) Nurse administrator
C) Certified nurse-midwife
D) Clinical nurse specialist
E) Certified nurse practitioner
Answer: C, D, E
Q2) After licensure, the nurse wants to stay current in knowledge and skills. Which programs are the \(\bold{most}\) common ways nurses can do this? (Select all that apply.)
A) Master's degree
B) Inservice education
C) Doctoral preparation
D) Continuing education
E) National Council Licensure Examination retakes
Answer: B, D
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Chapter 2: The Health Care Delivery System
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Q1) A nurse is completing a minimum data set. Which area is the nurse working?
A) Nursing center
B) Psychiatric facility
C) Rehabilitation center
D) Adult day care center
Answer: A
Q2) A nurse is working in a health care organization that has achieved Magnet status. Which components are indicators of this status? (Select all that apply.)
A) Empirical quality results
B) Structural empowerment
C) Transformational leadership
D) Exemplary professional practice
E) Willingness to recommend the agency
Answer: A, B, C, D
Q3) Managed care organization
A)Insurance for low-income families
B)Federal insurance for people aged 65 and older
C)Health maintenance focus to specific group of voluntarily enrolled people
D)Services at a discount for companies under contract
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Community-Based Nursing Practice
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Q1) Before a patient with beginning stage of Alzheimer's disease is discharged, the community-based nurse is making a visit to the patient's home. The patient's daughter and family live in the home with the patient. What is the major focus of this visit?
A) Teach the family how to monitor blood pressure.
B) Demonstrate techniques for providing care.
C) Stress to the family how difficult it will be to provide care at home.
D) Encourage the family to send the patient to an extended care facility.
Answer: B
Q2) A nurse attended a seminar on community-based health care. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of community-based health care?
A) It occurs in hospitals.
B) Its focus is on ill individuals.
C) Its priority is health promotion.
D) It provides services primarily to the poor.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse is using theoretical knowledge in nursing practice to provide patient care. Which nursing behavior is an example of theoretical knowledge?
A) Reads about different concepts
B) Reflects on clinical experiences
C) Combines the art and science of nursing
D) Creates a narrow understanding of nursing practice
Q2) The home health nurse listens to the patient's concerns about having "open-heart" surgery. The nurse explains the different surgical procedures and other options, like cardiac rehabilitation. After several visits, the patient wants cardiac rehabilitation. The nurse notifies the health care provider and sets up a referral. Which theory is the nurse using?
A) Peplau's theory
B) Henderson's theory
C) Nightingale's theory
D) Orem's self-care deficit theory
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Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) The nurse uses a PICOT question to develop an evidence-based change in protocol for a certain nursing procedure. However, to make these changes throughout the entire institution would require more evidence than is available at this time. What is the nurse's best option?
A) Conduct a pilot study to investigate findings.
B) Drop the idea of making the change at this time.
C) Insist that management hire the needed staff to facilitate the change.
D) Seek employment in another institution that may have the staff needed.
Q2) A nurse is reviewing research studies for evidence-based practice. Which article should the nurse use for qualitative nursing research?
A) An article about the number of falls after use of no side rails
B) An article about infection rates after use of a new wound dressing
C) An article about the percentage of new admissions on a new floor
D) An article about emotional needs of dying patients and their families
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Chapter 6: Health and Wellness
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a patient who has been trying to quit smoking. The patient has been smoke free for 2 weeks but had two cigarettes last night and at least two this morning. What should the nurse anticipate?
A) The patient does not want to and will never quit smoking.
B) The patient must pick up the attempt right where the patient left off.
C) The patient will return to the contemplation or precontemplation phase.
D) The patient will need to adopt a new lifestyle for change to be effective.
Q2) A patient has had emphysema (lung disease) for many years. When approached by the nurse, the patient states "I would be better off dead." The patient supports the family, and now because of oxygen dependency the patient must quit work. The patient's spouse will have to go to work. Which action should the nurse take?
A) Develop a plan of care for the family.
B) Contact psychiatric services for a referral.
C) Assure the patient that things will work out.
D) Focus the plan of care solely on maximizing patient function.
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Chapter 7: Caring in Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which action indicates a nurse is using caring touch with a patient?
A) Inserts a catheter
B) Rubs a patient's back
C) Prevents a patient from falling
D) Administers an injection
Q2) The patient is afraid to have a thoracentesis at the bedside. The nurse sits with the patient and asks about the fears. During the procedure, the nurse stays with the patient, explaining each step and providing encouragement. What is the nurse displaying?
A) Providing touch
B) Providing a presence
C) Providing family care
D) Providing a listening ear
Q3) Intrapersonally
A)Connection with others
B)Connection with higher power
C)Connection with oneself
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Chapter 8: Caring for the Cancer Survivor
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Q1) The self-caregiving pattern
A)Patients and caregivers share activities of care.
B)Family provides most of the care because the patient is unable.
C)Patients mostly care for self with caregivers in a standby role.
Q2) The nurse is caring for a young woman with breast cancer. The stress between the woman and spouse is obvious, as is anxiety among the children. What is the nurse's best action in this situation?
A) Help find or develop an educational program for the patient and spouse.
B) Encourage the patient to agree with the spouse.
C) Support the spouse, and explain that the spouse knows what is best.
D) Take the children away and recommend foster care.
Q3) A nurse is working in a cancer facility that follows the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recommendations for essential components of survivorship care. Which recommendations will be the nurse's focus? (Select all that apply.)
A) Cessation of noncancer follow-up and care
B) Prevention and detection of new and recurrent cancers
C) Intervention for consequences of cancer and its treatment
D) Coordination between specialists and primary care providers
E) Surveillance for cancer spread, recurrence, or second cancers
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Chapter 9: Cultural Awareness
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Q1) A nurse is providing care to a culturally diverse population. Which action indicates the nurse is successful in the role of providing culturally congruent care?
A) Provides care that fits the patient's valued life patterns and set of meanings
B) Provides care that is based on meanings generated by predetermined criteria
C) Provides care that makes the nurse the leader in determining what is needed
D) Provides care that is the same as the values of the professional health care system
Q2) A nurse works at a hospital that uses equity-focused quality improvement. Which strategy is the hospital using?
A) Document staff satisfaction.
B) Focus on the family.
C) Implement change on a grand scale.
D) Reduce disparities.
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Chapter 10: Caring for Families
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Q1) A nurse is assessing a child that lives in a car with family members who presents to the emergency department. Which area should the nurse assess closely?
A) Ears
B) Eyes
C) Head
D) Hands
Q2) The nurse is interviewing a patient who is being admitted to the hospital. The patient's family went home before the nurse's interview. The nurse asks the patient, "Who decides when to come to the hospital?" What is the rationale for the nurse's action?
A) To assess the family form
B) To assess the family function
C) To assess the family structure
D) To assess the family generalization
Q3) Who at your workplace is close to the family?
A)Intimacy expression
B)Social support
C)Roles
D)Family nurturing
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Chapter 11: Developmental Theories
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Q1) The nurse is teaching a young-adult couple about promoting the health and psychosocial development of their 8-year-old child. Which information from the parent indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
A) "We will provide consistent, devoted relationships to meet needs."
B) "We will limit choices and provide punishment for mistakes."
C) "We will provide proper support for learning new skills."
D) "We will instill a strong identity of who our child is."
Q2) A nurse takes the history of a middle-aged patient in a health clinic. Which information indicates the patient has achieved generativity?
A) Married for 30 years
B) Teaches preschoolers
C) Has no regrets with life choices
D) Cares for aging parents after work
Q3) Which action should the nurse take when teaching a 5-year-old patient about a scheduled surgery?
A) Do not discuss the procedure with the child to decrease anxiety.
B) Let the child know the surgery will be at 9:00 AM in the morning.
C) Insist that the parents wait outside the room to ensure privacy of the child.
D) Allow the child to touch and hold medical equipment such as thermometers.
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Chapter 12: Conception Through Adolescence
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Q1) A nurse teaches a new mother about the associated health risks to the infant. Which statement by the mother indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
A) "I will feed my baby every 4 hours around-the-clock."
B) "I need to leave the blankets off my baby to prevent smothering."
C) "I need to remind friends who want to hold my baby to wash their hands."
D) "I will throw away the bulb syringe now because my baby is breathing fine."
Q2) A nurse is teaching parents about appropriate activities for different age groups. Which toy, if selected by the parent of a 12-month-old infant, will indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?
A) Busy box
B) Electronic games
C) Game requiring two to four people
D) Small, plastic alphabet letters and magnets
Q3) Which information from the parent of an 8-month-old infant will cause the nurse to intervene?
A) My baby rides in the front-facing car seat when I go to the grocery store.
B) I made sure the slats on the crib were less than 2 inches apart.
C) I removed the mobile after my baby could reach it.
D) My baby cries every time he sees a new person.
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Chapter 13: Young and Middle Adults
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a young adult. Which goal is priority?
A) Maintain peer relationships.
B) Maintain family relationships.
C) Maintain parenteral relationships.
D) Maintain recreational relationships.
Q2) Agricultural workers
A)Liver disease
B)Carpal tunnel syndrome
C)Asbestosis
D)Farmer's lung
E)Bladder cancer
Q3) A nurse is assessing the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) for patients. Which population should the nurse focus on most for IVP?
A) White males
B) Pregnant females
C) Middle-aged adults
D) Nonsubstance abusers
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Chapter 14: Older Adult
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Q1) A male older-adult patient expresses concern and anxiety about decreased penile firmness during an erection. What is the nurse's best response?
A) Tell the patient that libido will always decrease, as well as the sexual desires.
B) Tell the patient that touching should be avoided unless intercourse is planned.
C) Tell the patient that heterosexuality will help maintain stronger libido.
D) Tell the patient that this change is expected in aging adults.
Q2) Reality orientation
A)Respecting the older adult's uniqueness
B)Improving level of awareness
C)Listening to the patient's past recollections
D)Accepting describing of patient's perspective
E)Offering help with grooming and hygiene
Q3) Therapeutic communication
A)Respecting the older adult's uniqueness
B)Improving level of awareness
C)Listening to the patient's past recollections
D)Accepting describing of patient's perspective
E)Offering help with grooming and hygiene
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Chapter 15: Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
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Q1) A nurse who is caring for a patient with a pressure ulcer applies the recommended dressing according to hospital policy. Which standard is the nurse following?
A) Fairness
B) Intellectual standards
C) Independent reasoning
D) Institutional practice guidelines
Q2) A nursing instructor needs to evaluate students' abilities to synthesize data and identify relationships between nursing diagnoses. Which learning assignment is best suited for this instructor's needs?
A) Concept mapping
B) Reflective journaling
C) Lecture and discussion
D) Reading assignment with a written summary
Q3) A nurse is reviewing care plans. Which finding, if identified in a plan of care, should the registered nurse revise?
A) Patient's outcomes for learning
B) Nurse's assumptions about hospital discharge
C) Identification of several actual health problems
D) Documentation of patient's ability to meet the goal
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Chapter 16: Nursing Assessment
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Q1) Time
A)Where is the pain located?
B)What causes the pain?
C)Does it come and go?
D)What does the pain feel like?
E)What is the rating on a scale of 0 to 10?
Q2) While interviewing an older female patient of Asian descent, the nurse notices that the patient looks at the ground when answering questions. What should the nurse do?
A) Consider cultural differences during this assessment.
B) Ask the patient to make eye contact to determine her affect.
C) Continue with the interview and document that the patient is depressed.
D) Notify the health care provider to recommend a psychological evaluation.
Q3) Severity
A)Where is the pain located?
B)What causes the pain?
C)Does it come and go?
D)What does the pain feel like?
E)What is the rating on a scale of 0 to 10?
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Chapter 17: Nursing Diagnosis
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Q1) A nurse assesses that a patient has not voided in 6 hours. Which question should the nurse ask to assist in establishing a nursing diagnosis of Urinary retention?
A) "Do you feel like you need to go to the bathroom?"
B) "Are you able to walk to the bathroom by yourself?"
C) "When was the last time you took your medicine?"
D) "Do you have a safety rail in your bathroom at home?"
Q2) A nurse is developing nursing diagnoses for a group of patients. Which nursing diagnoses will the nurse use? (Select all that apply.)
A) Anxiety related to barium enema
B) Impaired gas exchange related to asthma
C) Impaired physical mobility related to incisional pain
D) Nausea related to adverse effect of cancer medication
E) Risk for falls related to nursing assistive personnel leaving bedrail down
Q3) A nurse adds a nursing diagnosis to a patient's care plan. Which information did the nurse document?
A) Decreased cardiac output related to altered myocardial contractility.
B) Patient needs a low-fat diet related to inadequate heart perfusion.
C) Offer a low-fat diet because of heart problems.
D) Acute heart pain related to discomfort.
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Chapter 18: Planning Nursing Care
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a patient with a nursing diagnosis of Constipation related to slowed gastrointestinal motility secondary to pain medications. Which outcome is most appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A) Patient will have one soft, formed bowel movement by end of shift.
B) Patient will walk unassisted to bathroom by the end of shift.
C) Patient will be offered laxatives or stool softeners this shift.
D) Patient will not take any pain medications this shift.
Q2) The nurse completes a thorough assessment of a patient and analyzes the data to identify nursing diagnoses. Which step will the nurse take next in the nursing process?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
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Chapter 19: Implementing Nursing Care
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Q1) Which action indicates a nurse is using critical thinking for implementation of nursing care to patients?
A) Determines whether an intervention is correct and appropriate for the given situation
B) Reads over the steps and performs a procedure despite lack of clinical competency
C) Establishes goals for a particular patient without assessment
D) Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions
Q2) Which interventions are appropriate for a patient with diabetes and poor wound healing? (Select all that apply.)
A) Perform dressing changes twice a day as ordered.
B) Teach the patient about signs and symptoms of infection.
C) Instruct the family about how to perform dressing changes.
D) Gently refocus patient from discussing body image changes.
E) Administer medications to control the patient's blood sugar as ordered.
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Chapter 20: Evaluation
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Q1) After assessing the patient and identifying the need for headache relief, the nurse administers acetaminophen for the patient's headache. Which action by the nurse is priority for this patient?
A) Eliminate headache from the nursing care plan.
B) Direct the nursing assistive personnel to ask if the headache is relieved.
C) Reassess the patient's pain level in 30 minutes.
D) Revise the plan of care.
Q2) A nurse determines that the patient's condition has improved and has met expected outcomes. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse exhibiting?
A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation
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Chapter 21: Managing Patient Care
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Q1) A nurse is assigned to care for the following patients who all need vital signs taken right now. Which patient is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate vital sign measurement to the nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?
A) Patient scheduled for a procedure in the nuclear medicine department
B) Patient transferring from the intensive care unit (ICU)
C) Patient returning from a cardiac catheterization
D) Patient returning from hip replacement surgery
Q2) Which assessment of a patient who is 1 day postsurgery to repair a hip fracture requires immediate nursing intervention?
A) Patient ate 40% of clear liquid breakfast.
B) Patient's oral temperature is 98.9° F.
C) Patient states, "I did not realize I would be so tired after this surgery."
D) Patient reports severe pain 30 minutes after receiving pain medication.
Q3) Low priority
A)Patient that needs to be turned to prevent pneumonia
B)Patient with acute asthma attack
C)Patient who will be discharged in 2 days who needs teaching
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Chapter 22: Ethics and Values
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Q1) A nurse is discussing quality of life issues with another colleague. Which topic will the nurse acknowledge for increased attention paid to quality of life concerns?
A) Health care disparities
B) Aging of the population
C) Abilities of disabled persons
D) Health care financial reform
Q2) When professionals work together to solve ethical dilemmas, nurses must examine their own values. What is the best rationale for this step?
A) So fact is separated from opinion
B) So different perspectives are respected
C) So judgmental attitudes can be provoked
D) So the group identifies the one correct solution
Q3) The patient's son requests to view documentation in the medical record. What is the nurse's best response to this request?
A) "I'll be happy to get that for you."
B) "You are not allowed to look at it."
C) "You will need your mother's permission."
D) "I cannot let you see the chart without a doctor's order."
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Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
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Q1) Abandonment
A)Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members.
B)Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed.
C)Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip.
D)Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet.
E)Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
F)Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital.
Q2) A pediatric oncology nurse floats to an orthopedic trauma unit. Which action should the nurse manager of the orthopedic unit take to enable safe care to be given by this nurse?
A) Provide a complete orientation to the functioning of the entire unit.
B) Determine patient acuity and care the nurse can safely provide.
C) Allow the nurse to choose which mealtime works best.
D) Assign nursing assistive personnel to assist with care.
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Chapter 24: Communication
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Q1) A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed. Nurse: How are you doing?
Patient: I don't feel good. Which element will the nurse identify as feedback?
A) Nurse
B) Patient
C) How are you doing?
D) I don't feel good.
Q2) The nurse asks a patient where the pain is, and the patient responds by pointing to the area of pain. Which form of communication did the patient use?
A) Verbal
B) Nonverbal
C) Intonation
D) Vocabulary
Q3) A patient just received a diagnosis of cancer. Which statement by the nurse demonstrates empathy?
A) "Tomorrow will be better."
B) "This must be hard news to hear."
C) "What's your biggest fear about this diagnosis?"
D) "I believe you can overcome this because I've seen how strong you are."
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Chapter 25: Patient Education
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Q1) A patient with heart failure is learning to reduce salt in the diet. When will be the best time for the nurse to address this topic?
A) At bedtime, while the patient is relaxed
B) At bath time, when the nurse is cleaning the patient
C) At lunchtime, while the nurse is preparing the food tray
D) At medication time, when the nurse is administering patient medication
Q2) A nurse's goal is to provide teaching for restoration of health. Which situation indicates the nurse is meeting this goal?
A) Teaching a family member to provide passive range of motion for a stroke patient
B) Teaching a woman who recently had a hysterectomy about possible adoption
C) Teaching expectant parents about changes in childbearing women
D) Teaching a teenager with a broken leg how to use crutches
Q3) A patient who is going to surgery has been taught how to cough and deep breathe. Which evaluation method will the nurse use?
A) Return demonstration
B) Computer instruction
C) Verbalization of steps
D) Cloze test
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Chapter 26: Documentation and Informatics
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Q1) A nurse has provided care to a patient. Which entry should the nurse document in the patient's record?
A) Status unchanged, doing well
B) Patient seems to be in pain and states, "I feel uncomfortable."
C) Left knee incision 1 inch in length without redness, drainage, or edema
D) Patient is hard to care for and refuses all treatments and medications. Family is present.
Q2) A nurse exchanges information with the oncoming nurse about a patient's care. Which action did the nurse complete?
A) A verbal report
B) An electronic record entry
C) A referral
D) An acuity rating
Q3) A preceptor is working with a new nurse on documentation. Which situation will cause the preceptor to follow up?
A) The new nurse documents only for self.
B) The new nurse charts consecutively on every other line.
C) The new nurse ends each entry with signature and title.
D) The new nurse keeps the password secure.
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Chapter 27: Patient Safety and Quality
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Q1) During the admission assessment, the nurse assesses the patient for fall risk. Which finding will alert the nurse to an increased risk for falls?
A) The patient is oriented.
B) The patient takes a hypnotic.
C) The patient walks 2 miles a day.
D) The patient recently became widowed.
Q2) The nurse is discussing about threats to adult safety with a college group. Which statement by a group member indicates understanding of the topic?
A) "Smoking even at parties is not good for my body."
B) "Our campus is safe; we leave our dorms unlocked all the time."
C) "As long as I have only two drinks, I can still be the designated driver."
D) "I am young, so I can work nights and go to school with 2 hours' sleep."
Q3) A patient is admitted and is placed on fall precautions. The nurse teaches the patient and family about fall precautions. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Check on the patient once a shift.
B) Encourage visitors in the early evening.
C) Place all four side rails in the "up" position.
D) Keep the patient on fall risk until discharge.
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Chapter 28: Immobility
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a patient with a spinal cord injury and notices that the patient's hips have a tendency to rotate externally when the patient is supine. Which device will the nurse use to help prevent injury secondary to this rotation?
A) Hand rolls
B) A trapeze bar
C) A trochanter roll
D) Hand-wrist splints
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient who is immobile and needs to be turned every 2 hours. The patient has poor lower extremity circulation, and the nurse is concerned about irritation of the patient's toes. Which device will the nurse use?
A) Hand rolls
B) A foot cradle
C) A trapeze bar
D) A trochanter roll
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Chapter 29: Infection Prevention and Control
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Q1) The circulating nurse in the operating room is observing the surgical technologist while applying a sterile gown and gloves to care for a patient having an appendectomy. Which behaviors indicate to the nurse that the procedure by the surgical technologist is correct? (Select all that apply.)
A) Ties the back of own gown
B) Touches only the inside of gown
C) Slips arms into arm holes simultaneously
D) Extended fingers fully into both of the gloves
E) Uses hands covered by sleeves to open gloves
F) Applies surgical cap and face mask in the operating suite
Q2) The nurse has received a report from the emergency department that a patient with tuberculosis will be coming to the unit. Which items will the nurse need to care for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Private room
B) Negative-pressure airflow in room
C) Surgical mask, gown, gloves, eyewear
D) N95 respirator, gown, gloves, eyewear
E) Communication signs for droplet precautions
F) Communication signs for airborne precautions
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Chapter 30: Vital Signs
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?
A) A crying infant with P-165 and R-54
B) A sleeping toddler with P-88 and R-23
C) A calm adolescent with P-95 and R-26
D) An exercising adult with P-108 and R-24
Q2) Shock/Hypotension
A)Patient's temperature is 113° F (45° C) with hot, dry skin.
B)Patient's blood pressure sitting is 130/60 and 110/40 standing.
C)Patient's pulse is 110 beats/min.
D)Patient's temperature is 93.2° F (34° C).
E)Patient's blood pressure went from 126/76 to 90/50.
Q3) The nurse is caring for a patient who reports feeling light-headed and "woozy." The nurse checks the patient's pulse and finds that it is irregular. The patient's blood pressure is 100/72. It was 113/80 an hour earlier. What should the nurse do?
A) Apply more pressure to the radial artery to feel pulse.
B) Perform an apical/radial pulse assessment.
C) Call the health care provider immediately.
D) Obtain arterial blood gases.
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Chapter 31: Health Assessment and Physical Examination
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Q1) Lordosis
A)Lower extremity swollen and warm with normal pulse
B)Neck vein visible when sitting
C)Spoon nails
D)Lower extremity pale and cool with decreased pulse
E)Ringing in ears
F)Swayback
G)Black, tarry stools
Q2) Arterial problems
A)Lower extremity swollen and warm with normal pulse
B)Neck vein visible when sitting
C)Spoon nails
D)Lower extremity pale and cool with decreased pulse
E)Ringing in ears
F)Swayback
G)Black, tarry stools
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Chapter 32: Medication Administration
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Q1) When the nurse administers an IM corticosteroid injection, the nurse aspirates. What is the rationale for the nurse aspirating?
A) Prevent the patient from choking.
B) Increase the force of the injection.
C) Ensure proper placement of the needle.
D) Reduce the discomfort of the injection.
Q2) A patient is receiving vancomycin. Which function is the \(\bold{priority}\) for the nurses to assess?
A) Vision
B) Hearing
C) Heart tones
D) Bowel sounds
Q3) A health care provider prescribes aspirin 650 mg every 4 hours PO when febrile. For which patient will this order be appropriate?
A) 7 year old with a bleeding disorder
B) 21 year old with a sprained ankle
C) 35 year old with a severe headache from hypertension
D) 62 year old with a high fever from an infection
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Chapter 33: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Q1) A nurse is emphasizing the use of touch to decrease "skin hunger" in caring for patients. Which age group is the nurse primarily describing?
A) Infants
B) Children
C) Middle age
D) Older adults
Q2) Saw palmetto
A)Elevated cholesterol levels
B)Nausea and vomiting
C)Benign prostatic hyperplasia
D)Skin inflammation
E)Mild anxiety
F)Unsafe and should not be used
Q3) A nurse is teaching a patient about the use of biofeedback. Which goal should the nurse add to the care plan?
A) Opens emotional channels
B) Uses music to calm the mind
C) Holds various postures with breathing
D) Controls autonomic physiological functions
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Chapter 34: Self-Concept
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Q1) Which individual is most likely to need the nurse's assistance in coping with identity confusion?
A) A 49-year-old male with stable employment
B) A 35-year-old recently divorced mother of twins
C) A 22 year old in the third year of college
D) A 50-year-old self-employed woman
Q2) A nurse is assessing a patient's self-concept. Which areas will the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A) Identity
B) Body image
C) Coping behaviors
D) Significant others' support
E) Availability of insurance
Q3) Role performance
A)I am ugly with all these burn scars.
B)I am one with the universe.
C)I am good for nothing.
D)I am a good mother.
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Chapter 35: Sexuality
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Q1) A nurse is interviewing a woman who uses a diaphragm. Which information from the patient will require the nurse to follow up?
A) "I have lost 12 pounds on this diet."
B) "I use the diaphragm to prevent pregnancy."
C) "I use a contraceptive cream with my diaphragm."
D) "I know this provides a barrier over the cervical opening."
Q2) A mother brings her 12-year-old daughter into a clinic and inquires about getting a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that day. Which information will the nurse share with the mother and daughter about the HPV vaccine?
A) Protects against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
B) Protects against cervical cancer
C) Protects against chlamydia
D) Protects against pregnancy
Q3) The nurse is teaching a patient how to use a condom. Which instructions will the nurse provide?
A) Store in a warm lit space.
B) Use massage oils for lubrication.
C) Rinse and reuse the condom if needed.
D) Hold onto the condom when pulling out.
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Chapter 36: Spiritual Health
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Q1) Judaism
A)Nature controls life and health.
B)Organ transplantation or donation is not considered.
C)Observance of the Sabbath is important.
D)Past sins cause illness.
E)Nonhuman spirits invading the body cause illness.
Q2) A male patient in stable condition is in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is asking to see his spouse and two daughters. What should the nurse do?
A) Allow only 5 to 10 minutes with the family.
B) Allow the wife and daughters to visit at the patient's request.
C) Allow the two daughters to visit, and let the wife visit when they leave.
D) Allow the wife and one daughter to enter the ICU but not the other daughter.
Q3) A nurse is evaluating a patient's spiritual care. Which areas will the nurse include in the evaluation process? (Select all that apply.)
A) Review the patient's view of the purpose in life.
B) Ask whether the patient's expectations were met.
C) Discuss with family and friends the patient's connectedness.
D) Review the patient's self-perception regarding spiritual health.
E) Impress on the patient that spiritual health is permanent once obtained.
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Chapter 37: The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief
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Q1) A previously toilet trained toddler has started wetting again. A nurse is gathering a health history from the grandparent. Which health history finding will the nurse most likely consider as the cause of the wetting?
A) Dietary changes
B) Recent parental death
C) Playmate moved away
D) Sibling was sick 2 days
Q2) A patient cancels a scheduled appointment because the patient will be attending a Shivah for a family member. Which response by the nurse is best?
A) "When families come together for end-of-life decisions, it provides connections."
B) "We will reschedule so the appointment does not fall on the Sabbath."
C) "Missionary outreach is so important for spiritual comfort."
D) "I'm so sorry for your loss."
Q3) A nurse is providing postmortem care. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Leave dentures in the mouth.
B) Lower the head of the bed.
C) Cover the body with a sterile sheet.
D) Remove all tubes for an autopsy.
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Chapter 38: Stress and Coping
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Q1) A nurse is teaching the staff about a nursing theory that views a person, family, or community developing a normal line of defense. Which theory is the nurse describing?
A) Ego defense model
B) Immunity model
C) Neuman Systems Model
D) Pender's Health Promotion Model
Q2) The nurse teaches stress-reduction and relaxation training to a health education group of patients after cardiac bypass surgery. Which level of intervention is the nurse using?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Tertiary
D) Quad
Q3) A young male patient is diagnosed with testicular cancer. Which action will the nurse take first?
A) Provide information to the patient.
B) Allow time for the patient's friends.
C) Ask about the patient's priority needs.
D) Find support for the family and patient.
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Chapter 39: Activity and Exercise
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Q1) The patient is brought to the emergency department with possible injury to the left shoulder. Which area will the nurse assess to best determine joint mobility?
A) The patient's gait
B) The patient's range of motion
C) The patient's ethnic influences
D) The patient's fine-motor coordination
Q2) A nurse is working in a facility that uses no-lift policies. Which benefits will the nurse observe in the facility? (Select all that apply.)
A) Reduced number of work-related injuries
B) Increased musculoskeletal accidents
C) Reduced safety of patients
D) Improved health of nurses
E) Increased indirect costs
Q3) The nurse is caring for a patient with inner ear problems. Which goal is the priority?
A) Maintain balance.
B) Maintain proprioception.
C) Maintain muscle strength.
D) Maintain body alignment.
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Chapter 40: Hygiene
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Q1) The patient has been brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. The patient is unresponsive. The driver's license states that glasses are needed to operate a motor vehicle, but no glasses were brought in with the patient. Which action should the nurse take next?
A) Stand to the side of the patient's eye and observe the cornea.
B) Conclude that the glasses were lost during the accident.
C) Notify the ambulance personnel for missing glasses.
D) Ask the patient where the glasses are.
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient who is immobile. The nurse frequently checks the patient for impaired skin integrity. What is the rationale for the nurse's action?
A) Inadequate blood flow leads to decreased tissue ischemia.
B) Patients with limited caloric intake develop thicker skin.
C) Pressure reduces circulation to affected tissue.
D) Verbalization of skin care needs is decreased.
Q3) A nurse is providing AM care to patients. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Soaks feet of patient with peripheral vascular disease
B) Applies CHG solution to wash perineum of patient with a stroke
C) Cleanses eye from outer canthus to inner canthus of patient with diabetes
D) Uses long, firm stroke to wash legs of patient with blood-clotting disorder
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Chapter 41: Oxygenation
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Q1) A nurse is teaching about risk factors for cardiopulmonary disease. Which risk factor should the nurse describe as modifiable?
A) Stress
B) Allergies
C) Family history
D) Gender
Q2) A nurse is preparing a patient for nasotracheal suctioning. In which order will the nurse perform the steps, beginning with the first step?
1) Insert catheter.
2) Apply suction and remove.
3) Have patient deep breathe.
4) Encourage patient to cough.
5) Attach catheter to suction system.
6) Rinse catheter and connecting tubing.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
B) 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6
C) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 6
D) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6
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Chapter 42: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
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Q1) A nurse has just received a bag of packed red blood cells (RBCs) for a patient. What is the longest time the nurse can let the blood infuse?
A) 30 minutes
B) 2 hours
C) 4 hours
D) 6 hours
Q2) A 2-year-old child is brought into the emergency department after ingesting a medication that causes respiratory depression. For which acid-base imbalance will the nurse most closely monitor this child?
A) Respiratory alkalosis
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Metabolic acidosis
D) Metabolic alkalosis
Q3) The nurse observes that the patient's calcium is elevated. When checking the phosphate level, what does the nurse expect to see?
A) Increased
B) Decreased
C) Equal to calcium
D) No change in phosphate
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Chapter 43: Sleep
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient. The patient's labor has lasted over 28 hours within the hospital; the patient has not slept and is disoriented to date and time. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse document in the patient's care plan?
A) Insomnia
B) Impaired parenting
C) Ineffective coping
D) Sleep deprivation
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient on the medical-surgical unit who is experiencing an exacerbation of asthma. Which intervention will be most appropriate to help this patient sleep?
A) Place bed in semi-Fowler's position.
B) Offer iron-rich foods for meals.
C) Provide a snack before bedtime.
D) Encourage the patient to read.
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Chapter 44: Pain Management
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Q1) A nurse is planning care for an older-adult patient who is experiencing pain. Which statement made by the nurse indicates the supervising nurse needs to follow up?
A) "As adults age, their ability to perceive pain decreases."
B) "Older patients may have low serum albumin in their blood, causing toxic effects of analgesic drugs."
C) "Patients who have dementia probably experience pain, and their pain is not always well controlled."
D) "It is safe to administer opioids to older adults as long as you start with small doses and frequently assess the patient's response to the medication."
Q2) A nurse is caring for a patient who fell on the ice and has connective tissue damage in the wrist and hand. The patient describes the pain as throbbing. Which type of pain does the nurse document in this patient's medical record?
A) Visceral pain
B) Somatic pain
C) Centrally generated pain
D) Peripherally generated pain
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Chapter 45: Nutrition
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Q1) The nurse is concerned about pulmonary aspiration when providing the patient with an intermittent tube feeding. Which action is the \(\bold{priority}\)?
A) Observe the color of gastric contents.
B) Verify tube placement before feeding.
C) Add blue food coloring to the enteral formula.
D) Run the formula over 12 hours to decrease overload.
Q2) A nurse is caring for patients with dysphagia. Which patient has neurogenic dysphagia?
A) A patient with benign peptic stricture
B) A patient with muscular dystrophy
C) A patient with myasthenia gravis
D) A patient with stroke
Q3) The patient is admitted with facial trauma, including a broken nose, and has a history of esophageal reflux and of aspiration pneumonia. With which tube will the nurse most likely administer the feeding?
A) Nasogastric tube
B) Jejunostomy tube
C) Nasointestinal tube
D) Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
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Chapter 46: Urinary Elimination
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Q1) Which assessment question should the nurse ask if stress incontinence is suspected?
A) "Do you think your bladder feels distended?"
B) "Do you empty your bladder completely when you void?"
C) "Do you experience urine leakage when you cough or sneeze?"
D) "Do your symptoms increase with consumption of alcohol or caffeine?"
Q2) The nurse is preparing to test a patient for postvoid residual with a bladder scan. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Measure bladder before the patient voids.
B) Measure bladder within 10 minutes after the patient voids.
C) Measure bladder with head of bed raised to 60 degrees.
D) Measure bladder with head of bed raised to 90 degrees.
Q3) Which findings should the nurse follow up on after removal of a catheter from a patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Increasing fluid intake
B) Dribbling of urine
C) Voiding in small amounts
D) Voiding within 6 hours of catheter removal
E) Burning with the first couple of times voiding
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Chapter 47: Bowel Elimination
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Q1) A patient is receiving a neomycin solution enema. Which primary goal is the nurse trying to achieve?
A) Prevent gaseous distention
B) Prevent constipation
C) Prevent colon infection
D) Prevent lower bowel inflammation
Q2) Which nutritional instruction is a \(\bold{priority}\) for the nurse to advise a patient about with an ileostomy?
A) Keep fiber low.
B) Eat large meals.
C) Increase fluid intake.
D) Chew food thoroughly.
Q3) The nurse will irrigate a patient's nasogastric (NG) tube. Which action should the nurse take?
A) Instill solution into pigtail slowly.
B) Check placement after instillation of solution.
C) Immediately aspirate after instilling fluid.
D) Prepare 60 mL of tap water into Asepto syringe.
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Chapter 48: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a patient after an open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The nurse requests an abdominal binder and carefully applies the binder. Which is the best explanation for the nurse to use when teaching the patient the reason for the binder?
A) It reduces edema at the surgical site.
B) It secures the dressing in place.
C) It immobilizes the abdomen.
D) It supports the abdomen.
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a total abdominal hysterectomy. Which nursing observation of the incision will indicate the patient is experiencing a complication of wound healing?
A) The site is hurting.
B) The site is approximated.
C) The site has started to itch.
D) The site has a mass, bluish in color.
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a group of patients and is monitoring for sensory deprivation. Which patient will the nurse monitor \(\bold{most}\) closely?
A) A patient in the ICU under constant monitoring following a myocardial infarction
B) A patient on the unit with tuberculosis on airborne precautions
C) A patient who recently had a stroke and has left-sided weakness
D) A patient receiving hospice care for end-stage lung cancer
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient with expressive aphasia from a traumatic brain injury. Which goal will the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Patient will carry a pen and a pad of paper around for communication.
B) Patient will recover full use of speech vocabulary in 1 day.
C) Patient will thicken drinks to prevent aspiration.
D) Patient will communicate nonverbally.
Q3) A nurse is assessing cognitive functioning of a patient. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Administer a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
B) Ask the patient to state name, location, and what month it is.
C) Ask the patient's family if the patient is behaving normally.
D) Administer the hearing handicap inventory for the elderly (HHIE-S).
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Chapter 50: Care of Surgical Patients
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a preoperative patient. The nurse teaches the principles and demonstrates leg exercises for the patient. The patient is unable to perform leg exercises correctly. What is the nurse's best \(\bold{next}\) step?
A) Encourage the patient to practice at a later date.
B) Assess for the presence of anxiety, pain, or fatigue.
C) Ask the patient why exercises are not being done.
D) Evaluate the educational methods used to educate the patient.
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient in the operating suite who is experiencing hypercarbia, tachypnea, tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, and muscle rigidity. Which condition does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?
A) Malignant hyperthermia
B) Fluid imbalance
C) Hemorrhage
D) Hypoxia
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