The nurse should measure rectal temperatures in which of these patients?

A) Older adult
B) Comatose adult
C) School-age child
D) Patient receiving oxygen by nasal cannula

The nurse has just administered a subcutaneous insulin injection to her diabetic patient.What is the next immediate action by the nurse?

A) Dispose of the needle/syringe uncapped into a disposable sharps container.
B) Recap the syringe with needle and dispose into a sharps container.
C) Dispose the needle/syringe into a biohazard bag inside the patient's room.
D) Separate the needle and syringe and place them into a sharps container.

A head and neck physical examination is completed on a 50-year-old female patient. All physical findings are normal except for fine brittle hair. Which laboratory test will the nurse expect to be ordered, based upon the physical findings?

A) Oxygen saturation
B) Liver function test
C) Carbon monoxide
D) Thyroid-stimulating hormone test

A 56-year-old patient,who has recently become postmenopausal,made an appointment with her health care provider for symptoms of an UTI.The patient has had three previously diagnosed UTIs in the past 4 months.She asks the nurse if this is a normal occurrence with postmenopausal women.What is the best response from the nurse?

A) "Yes, because as women go through menopause, the lining of the urethra becomes more susceptible to infections."
B) "No, but why don't you ask your health care provider for some antibiotics to keep on hand?"
C) "Yes, and this must be frustrating because as we become older our body starts to cause us more problems."
D) "Yes, and this is why I'm not looking forward to going through menopause."

In the ________ position,the body is lying on the left side with the right knee and thigh flexed.

A) Fowler
B) Sims
C) anatomic
D) supine

The nurse charts the following: "stated that he had vomited 250 mL yellow-green emesis." This entry goes under which section of the focus charting method?

A) Data
B) Action
C) Response
D) Objective