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20. A client whose husband died 9 months ago complains of withdrawal from social activities,  sadness and feeling lonely. The nurse understands the client is going though which of the Kubler-Ross stages of dying theory?  

5. The physician wants a patient to take 100mg of a vitamin supplement.  The nurse has a bottle that says it has 50mg in every teaspoon.  How many teaspoons will the nurse administer?    How many tsp will the nurse administer?  _______  

27. The nurse is assigned a client who is dying. Several family members are present. Which therapeutic communication technique should the nurse use with the family?

30. The nurse is assisting the surgeon in the operating room with the removal of part of the colon. The nurse visualizes a portion of the double-layered serous membrane, which the nurse knows covers the organ’s surface. What is the name of this type of tissue?

17. The nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a traumatic injury to the left lower extremity.  There is a 6 cm laceration on the outside of the leg below the left knee.  The nurse would document the laceration is _______A_______ to the left knee and on the ____B_____aspect of the calf.   

8. Match each terminology 

Amniodarone 300 ml in 250 of D5W is to be infused in 30 minutes. At how many milliliters per hour would the nurse set the IV pump rate?

15. The nurse is prepping a patient for a CT scan.  The scan will take pictures of the patient’s body in slices.  The pictures are taken using the sagittal plane.  The nurse shows understanding of this information by stating which of the following?  

26. The nurse working on the immunology unit notes which of the following structures assist in patient immunity? Select All that Apply

11. The nurse is assisting with high school physicals.  The physician ask the nurse to line up all of the athletes and have them stand in anatomical position.  Which of the following would be the correct position?