ATI MED SURG VERSION 8 EXAM

ATI MED SURG VERSION 8 EXAM A nurse is admitting a client who is suspected having active tuberculosis (TB). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? (chap. 20) a) Administer antituberculosis medication. b) Institute airborne precautions. c) Obtain sputum cultures. d) Auscultate breath sounds. - ANSWERB The greatest risk from this client is transmitting TB to staff and other clients. Therefore, the first action the nurse should take is to implement airborne precautions. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has a Jackson-Pratt drain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a) Fill the bulb reservoir with 0.9% sodium chloride. b) Allow the Jackson-Pratt drain to hang freely. c) Cut a slit in a gauze sponge and apply it around the tubing insertion site. d) Compress the bulb reservoir and then close the drainage valve. - ANSWERD (The nurse should fully ...

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