Weekly Quizzes
A client diagnosed with HIV is prescribed zidovudine, efavirenz, Lamivudine, and enfuvitrtide
and asks the nurse what will happen if the prescriptions are not refilled on time, or if a few doses
of the medications are missed. What is the nurse’s best response?
Blood concentrations will be decreased, which will lead to increased vital replication
The client with acquired immune deficiency is seen in the clinic for re-evaluation of the immune
system’s response to prescribed medication. Which test result does the nurse convey to the health
care provider?
Improved CD4 + T-cell count and reduced viral load
Which finding in the first 24 hours after kidney transplantation requires immediate intervention?
Abrupt decrease in urine output
Assessment findings reveal that the client admitted to the hospital has a contact type 1
hypersensitivity to latex. Which preventative nursing intervention is best in planning care for this
client?
Communicate the need for avoidance therapy to the health care team
The nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty breathing and is at risk for aspiration.
Which position should the nurse place this client in?
Fowler’s
The nurse is caring for a client who needs to improve support during sleep and relieve pressure
on the sacrum. Which position would be appropriate?
Lateral
By bringing the foot AWAY FROM THE BODY, abduction has occurred
By bringing the FOOT OVER TO THE OTHER FOOT, adduction has occurred
A nurse is assessing a patient in pain. Which word might the nurse use when documenting the
pattern of the patient’s pain?
Episodic
When the nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with epiglottis, the nurse
should implement which precaution method?
Droplet
The nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with Diphtheria, the nurse
should implement which precaution method?
Droplet
When a nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with rubeola (measles), the
nurse should implement which precaution method?
Airborne
, When a nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with E. Coli, the nurse
should implement which precaution method?
Contact
The nurse is providing care for a client who has had a diagnosis of hyperkalemia. Which of the
following would be an expected finding?
Paresthesia
EKG changes
Hyperactive bowel sounds
Irritability
Increased GI motility
The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a client who has a history of hypocalcemia.
Which of the following statements made by the client indicates a correct understanding of the
instructions?
“ I will add a serving of dark, green, leafy vegetable every dinner.”
The nurse is providing care for a client who has a calcium level of 7.8. The nurse should ensure
which of the following foods is on the client’s lunch tray?
Yogurt
A nurse is caring for the client who has Meniere’s disease and asks if he is allowed to ambulate
independently. Which of the following responses should the nurse take?
“Please ring for assistance when you wish to get out of bed”
A nurse is caring for a client who has parkinson’s disease and is taking diphenhydramine 25 mg
PO TID. Which of the following therapeutic outcomes should the nurse expect to see?
Decreased tremors
A nurse is in a client’s room when the client begins having a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Turn the client’s head to the side
The nurse in the transplantation unit assesses for which of these signs and symptoms of rejection
of the transplanted kidney
-Crackles in lung fields
-Blood pressure 164/98
-+3 edema of lower extremities
The client awaiting kidney transplantation states, “I can’t stand this waiting for a kidney, I just
want to give up.” Which statement by the nurse is most therapeutic?
“You sound frustrated with the situation.”
The nurse presents a seminar on HIV testing to a group of seniors and their caregivers in an
assisted living facility. Which responses fit the recommendations of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding HIV testing?
-I am 78 years old and treated and cured of syphilis many years ago
A client diagnosed with HIV is prescribed zidovudine, efavirenz, Lamivudine, and enfuvitrtide
and asks the nurse what will happen if the prescriptions are not refilled on time, or if a few doses
of the medications are missed. What is the nurse’s best response?
Blood concentrations will be decreased, which will lead to increased vital replication
The client with acquired immune deficiency is seen in the clinic for re-evaluation of the immune
system’s response to prescribed medication. Which test result does the nurse convey to the health
care provider?
Improved CD4 + T-cell count and reduced viral load
Which finding in the first 24 hours after kidney transplantation requires immediate intervention?
Abrupt decrease in urine output
Assessment findings reveal that the client admitted to the hospital has a contact type 1
hypersensitivity to latex. Which preventative nursing intervention is best in planning care for this
client?
Communicate the need for avoidance therapy to the health care team
The nurse is caring for a client who is having difficulty breathing and is at risk for aspiration.
Which position should the nurse place this client in?
Fowler’s
The nurse is caring for a client who needs to improve support during sleep and relieve pressure
on the sacrum. Which position would be appropriate?
Lateral
By bringing the foot AWAY FROM THE BODY, abduction has occurred
By bringing the FOOT OVER TO THE OTHER FOOT, adduction has occurred
A nurse is assessing a patient in pain. Which word might the nurse use when documenting the
pattern of the patient’s pain?
Episodic
When the nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with epiglottis, the nurse
should implement which precaution method?
Droplet
The nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with Diphtheria, the nurse
should implement which precaution method?
Droplet
When a nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with rubeola (measles), the
nurse should implement which precaution method?
Airborne
, When a nurse is providing care for a client who has been diagnosed with E. Coli, the nurse
should implement which precaution method?
Contact
The nurse is providing care for a client who has had a diagnosis of hyperkalemia. Which of the
following would be an expected finding?
Paresthesia
EKG changes
Hyperactive bowel sounds
Irritability
Increased GI motility
The nurse has provided discharge instructions to a client who has a history of hypocalcemia.
Which of the following statements made by the client indicates a correct understanding of the
instructions?
“ I will add a serving of dark, green, leafy vegetable every dinner.”
The nurse is providing care for a client who has a calcium level of 7.8. The nurse should ensure
which of the following foods is on the client’s lunch tray?
Yogurt
A nurse is caring for the client who has Meniere’s disease and asks if he is allowed to ambulate
independently. Which of the following responses should the nurse take?
“Please ring for assistance when you wish to get out of bed”
A nurse is caring for a client who has parkinson’s disease and is taking diphenhydramine 25 mg
PO TID. Which of the following therapeutic outcomes should the nurse expect to see?
Decreased tremors
A nurse is in a client’s room when the client begins having a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Turn the client’s head to the side
The nurse in the transplantation unit assesses for which of these signs and symptoms of rejection
of the transplanted kidney
-Crackles in lung fields
-Blood pressure 164/98
-+3 edema of lower extremities
The client awaiting kidney transplantation states, “I can’t stand this waiting for a kidney, I just
want to give up.” Which statement by the nurse is most therapeutic?
“You sound frustrated with the situation.”
The nurse presents a seminar on HIV testing to a group of seniors and their caregivers in an
assisted living facility. Which responses fit the recommendations of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding HIV testing?
-I am 78 years old and treated and cured of syphilis many years ago
