Nur 160 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions

A patient who complains of thirst and presents with decreased deep tendon reflexes and bone pain, which intervention would the LPN suggest including in the plan of care? Decrease calcium in the patient's diet due to {Ans: Decrease calcium in the patient's diet due to hypercalcemia.}The patient is complaining of a pain level of 9 out of 10 with an order of Morphine 5 mg by mouth every 4 hours. The following should be reported: {Ans: Decreased alertness 2) Decreased respiratory rate 3) Changes in the heart rate}A patient may refuse to ambulate after they saw their roommate fall last week due to fear {Ans: The same thing will happen to them}Per admission guidelines, an assessment should be completed within 24 hours by the RN. {Ans: }patient is grimacing when attempting to change position. Grimacing is a sign of pain and the nurse should assess the patient's pain using the PQRST pain scale {Ans: }When obtaining a health history of a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, the patient states "when I'm in pain I take 200 mg of Motrin (ibuprofen)." The following response is appropriate by the LPN: {Ans: Ibuprofen will help decrease the