Deck 38: The Healthcare Facility Environment

Question 1

What should the nurse include in the toilet equipment when preparing the client care unit?

A) Bedside stand
B) Bed
C) Lamp
D) Washbasin

Answer 1

Washbasin

Question 2

Which item should the nurse include in the linens when preparing the client care unit? Select all that apply.

A) Mattress pad
B) Bath blanket
C) Gown
D) Slipper socks
E) Spread

Answer 2

Mattress pad
Bath blanket
Gown
Spread

Question 3

What items can a client bring to the long-term care facility to personalize the environment? Select all that apply.

A) Regular bed
B) Favorite chair
C) Covered linen hamper
D) Air conditioner
E) Framed photographs

Answer 3

Favorite chair
Framed photographs

Question 4

Why do healthcare facilities use disposable medical equipment and supplies? Select all that apply.

A) Cost-efficient
B) Most facilities do not have sterilization equipment.
C) Prevents the spread of infection between clients
D) Protects healthcare workers
E) Most clients prefer disposable items

Question 5

Why do many home care clients rent a hospital bed during illness? Select all that apply.

A) Can be raised and lowered for ease of care
B) Provides maximum safety for the client
C) Makes caregiving less strenuous for nurses and family
D) Useful when the client is eating, reading, or grooming
E) Often covered by client's insurance

Question 6

The nurse should attempt to keep the client's room temperature balanced in which range?

A) 62°F to 68°F
B) 68°F to 72°F
C) 72°F to 76°F
D) 72°F to 78°F

Question 7

What can the nurse do to attempt to minimize or eliminate noise in a client's environment? Select all that apply.

A) Turn radios and TV sets to a low volume.
B) Encourage staff to talk softly when providing care.
C) Use under-the-pillow speakers to listen to radios and TV sets.
D) Have clients turn off white noise machines.
E) Encourage all visitors to be respectful of noise concerns.

Question 8

What action by the nurse protects the client's right to privacy of medical information?

A) Providing information about the client to family members only.
B) Logging off the computer whenever leaving the computer.
C) Keeping the computer screen turned toward the nursing station.
D) Allowing the client access to the laboratory information on the computer.

Question 9

How can the nurse protect a client's privacy when the client is admitted to a multi-bed room? Select all that apply.

A) Pull the bed curtain when providing care.
B) Use a bath blanket when bathing the client.
C) Close the room's window blinds as much as possible
D) Assist client in keeping personal papers off the bedside stand.
E) Encourage both client's to receive visitors in the unit's visiting area

Question 10

What is a preferred method of correctly identifying a cognitive client? Select all that apply.

A) Check the client's arm ID bracelet.
B) Ask clients to recite their first and last name.
C) Look for recognition when calling the client by name.
D) Ask another staff person to confirm the client's identity.
E) Ask clients to provide their birth date.

Question 11

What essential skills should the nurse possess to provide efficient care to clients in coronary care units (CCU)?

A) Ability to provide psychosocial support and rehabilitative services
B) Ability to provide cardiac care to a client with heart disorders
C) Ability to care for clients undergoing observation before hospitalization
D) Ability to prepare meals, keeping in mind the client's cardiac disorder

Question 12

What services do respiratory therapy (RT) departments provide referred clients?

A) They implement measures prescribed by primary healthcare providers for clients with cardiopulmonary concerns.
B) They administer evoked-potential examinations and monitor clients who have had seizures.
C) They help in diagnosing respiratory disorders through various diagnostic x-ray studies.
D) They help in providing care for surgical clients before, during, and after surgery.

Question 13

Which client has been correctly referred to the electroencephalography (EEG) department for services?

A) A client diagnosed with asthma.
B) A client who has recently experienced a seizure.
C) A client with possible left lobe pneumonia.
D) A client requiring anesthesia for a surgical procedure.

Question 14

Which client demonstrates the needs best addressed in a clinical decision unit?

A) Client requiring additional observation before hospitalization
B) Client requiring transition from the hospital to the home
C) Client requiring a moderate amount of skilled nursing care
D) Client requiring care due to an overdose of chemical substances

Question 15

Which client should be admitted to a self-care unit?

A) A client awaiting a bed to become available in the medical unit.
B) A client who has mobility issues that makes living alone unsafe.
C) A client who requires assistances with dressing changes for a chronic venous leg ulcer.
D) A client receiving treatment for a chronic drug abuse issue.

Question 16

Which support service handles the processing of entry and exit of clients in a healthcare facility?

A) Palliative care service
B) Administration department
C) Intermediate care department
D) Admissions department

Question 17

The nurse should refer a client in need of post-discharge care to which department?

A) Case management
B) Quality improvement
C) Outpatient
D) Home health

Question 18

Which client would benefit from the services of a case manager?

A) A client with a chronic cardiac problem.
B) A client who has registered a complaint about care they received.
C) A client who will require frequent laboratory tests after discharge.
D) A client who lives in a very rural community 60 miles from the nearest hospital.

Question 19

A client admitted to a local healthcare facility requires clinical diagnostic testing. What specimens does a pathologist evaluate for clinical diagnostic testing? Select all that apply.

A) Blood
B) Sputum
C) X-rays
D) Feces
E) MRI

Question 20

A client admitted to a local healthcare facility requires clinical diagnostic testing. What types of diagnostic studies are completed in the radiology department? Select all that apply.

A) Electroencephalography (ECT)
B) Nuclear magnetic resonance
C) Xerography
D) Mammography
E) Computerized axial tomography (CAT)

Question 21

A nurse observes that two sisters are very distressed about the financial burden being created by their mother's unexpected hospitalization and potential transfer to an extended care facility. To which service should the nurse refer the client's family?

A) Telecommunications
B) Social services
C) Chaplaincy services
D) Volunteer services