New Generation Nclex Rn Test Bank 100 Questions And Correct Answers With Detatiled Rationales - 2024

NEW GENERATION NCLEX RN TEST BANK 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETATILED RATIONALES - 2024 A nurse assesses an oral temperature for an adult patient. The patient's temperature is 37.5C (99.5F). What term would the nurse use to report this temperature? a. Febrile b. Hypothermia c. Hypertension d. Afebrile - ANSWER CHOICE IS HERE>>d. Afebrile means without fever. This temperature is within the normal range for an adult. Fever (pyrexia) is an elevation of body temperature; a person with fever is said to be febrile. Hypothermia is a low body temperature and hyperthermia is a high body temperature. A nurse administers a dose of an oral medication for hypertension to a patient who immediately vomits after swallowing the pill. What would be the appropriate initial action of the nurse in this situation? a. Readminister the medication and notify the primary care provider. b. Readminister the pill in a liquid form if possible. c. Assess the vomit, looking for the pill. d. Notify the primary care provider. - ANSWER CHOICE IS HERE>>c. If a patient vomits immediately after swallowing an oral pill, the nurse should assess the vomit for the pill or fragments of it. The nurse should then notify