NCLEX Health Promotion & Maintenance Exam
Questions with Certified Solutions
The client has been working on weight loss for 8 months and has been successful in losing 35 lbs (15.9
kg). The client is now entering the maintenance phase of the health promotion plan. Which strategies
are important for the nurse to emphasize as the client enters this phase?
Select all that apply.
1. On-going support from weight-loss program personnel.
2. Periodic weigh-ins with the nurse.
3. Discontinue programmatic exercise plan.
4. Relapse prevention plan.
5. Continued peer support. - Answer 1. On-going support from weight-loss program personnel.
2. Periodic weigh-ins with the nurse.
4. Relapse prevention plan.
5. Continued peer support.
(1., 2., 4. & 5. Correct: The person must have ongoing support to prevent a relapse. The weigh-ins
increase accountability for prolonged behavioral change. Anytime that a new behavior is instituted,
there is a chance that the person will return to old habits. Having a plan in place may help the person to
stay on track. Ongoing peer support can be very helpful as the client continues in the maintenance
phase.
,3. Incorrect: Programmatic exercise, although reduced in frequency perhaps, should still be available. If
this is taken away or reduced too much, the client may return to old habits.)
A nurse is caring for a 65 year-old client diagnosed with dehydration. The client has been receiving
intravenous normal saline at 150 mL/hour for the past 4 hours. Which finding would the nurse need to
notify the primary healthcare provider?
1. Blood pressure 136/84
2. Report of nausea
3. Anxiety
4. Urinary output at 50 mL/hour - Answer 3. Anxiety
(3. Correct: Anxiety, restlessness, or a sense of apprehension is often the first sign/symptoms of acute
pulmonary edema.
1. Incorrect: Blood pressure is normal. The number one concern right now is the anxiety: an early sign of
pulmonary edema.
2. Incorrect: Although we would want to help the client having nausea, the anxiety is of upmost
importance, as it might indicate acute pulmonary edema.
4. Incorrect: The client is dehydrated. A urinary output of 50 mL/hr, although low, is not at a critical
level. Signs of pulmonary edema will take priority.)
A nurse assesses the 5 minute Apgar on a term, newborn infant. Based on the Apgar score, what should
be the nurse's priority intervention?
Activity (muscle tone): 1 (arms and legs flexed)
Pulse: 2 (> 100 bpm)
, Grimace (reflex irritability): 1 (graimaces)
Appearance (skin color): 1 (Normal except extremities)
Respirations: 1 (slow, irregular)
1. Continue Apgar scoring every five minutes until 20 minutes of life.
2. Transfer newborn to the neonatal intensive care unit ASAP.
3. Administer "blow-by" oxygen while suctioning.
4. Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Answer 3. Administer "blow-by" oxygen while suctioning.
(3. Correct: An Apgar score of 4, 5, or 6 requires immediate intervention, usually in the form of oxygen
and respiratory assistance or in the form of suctioning if breathing has been obstructed by mucus. A
source of oxygen called "blow-by" may be placed near but not directly over the nose and mouth of the
newborn during suctioning.
1. Incorrect: If the total score is below 7, or any area is scored 0 at 5 minutes, resuscitation efforts
should begin immediately and scoring should continue every 5 minutes until 20 minutes of life.
Resuscitation is priority.
2. Incorrect: The priority is to begin resuscitation efforts.
4. Incorrect: CPR is not needed at this point as the newborns heart rate is greater than 100 bpm.)
A client is admitted to the hospital with a platelet count of 132,000 mm³ and a white cell count of 8,495
cells/mcL. What interventions should the nurse implement?
Select all that apply.
1. Monitor stools for occult blood.
Questions with Certified Solutions
The client has been working on weight loss for 8 months and has been successful in losing 35 lbs (15.9
kg). The client is now entering the maintenance phase of the health promotion plan. Which strategies
are important for the nurse to emphasize as the client enters this phase?
Select all that apply.
1. On-going support from weight-loss program personnel.
2. Periodic weigh-ins with the nurse.
3. Discontinue programmatic exercise plan.
4. Relapse prevention plan.
5. Continued peer support. - Answer 1. On-going support from weight-loss program personnel.
2. Periodic weigh-ins with the nurse.
4. Relapse prevention plan.
5. Continued peer support.
(1., 2., 4. & 5. Correct: The person must have ongoing support to prevent a relapse. The weigh-ins
increase accountability for prolonged behavioral change. Anytime that a new behavior is instituted,
there is a chance that the person will return to old habits. Having a plan in place may help the person to
stay on track. Ongoing peer support can be very helpful as the client continues in the maintenance
phase.
,3. Incorrect: Programmatic exercise, although reduced in frequency perhaps, should still be available. If
this is taken away or reduced too much, the client may return to old habits.)
A nurse is caring for a 65 year-old client diagnosed with dehydration. The client has been receiving
intravenous normal saline at 150 mL/hour for the past 4 hours. Which finding would the nurse need to
notify the primary healthcare provider?
1. Blood pressure 136/84
2. Report of nausea
3. Anxiety
4. Urinary output at 50 mL/hour - Answer 3. Anxiety
(3. Correct: Anxiety, restlessness, or a sense of apprehension is often the first sign/symptoms of acute
pulmonary edema.
1. Incorrect: Blood pressure is normal. The number one concern right now is the anxiety: an early sign of
pulmonary edema.
2. Incorrect: Although we would want to help the client having nausea, the anxiety is of upmost
importance, as it might indicate acute pulmonary edema.
4. Incorrect: The client is dehydrated. A urinary output of 50 mL/hr, although low, is not at a critical
level. Signs of pulmonary edema will take priority.)
A nurse assesses the 5 minute Apgar on a term, newborn infant. Based on the Apgar score, what should
be the nurse's priority intervention?
Activity (muscle tone): 1 (arms and legs flexed)
Pulse: 2 (> 100 bpm)
, Grimace (reflex irritability): 1 (graimaces)
Appearance (skin color): 1 (Normal except extremities)
Respirations: 1 (slow, irregular)
1. Continue Apgar scoring every five minutes until 20 minutes of life.
2. Transfer newborn to the neonatal intensive care unit ASAP.
3. Administer "blow-by" oxygen while suctioning.
4. Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. - Answer 3. Administer "blow-by" oxygen while suctioning.
(3. Correct: An Apgar score of 4, 5, or 6 requires immediate intervention, usually in the form of oxygen
and respiratory assistance or in the form of suctioning if breathing has been obstructed by mucus. A
source of oxygen called "blow-by" may be placed near but not directly over the nose and mouth of the
newborn during suctioning.
1. Incorrect: If the total score is below 7, or any area is scored 0 at 5 minutes, resuscitation efforts
should begin immediately and scoring should continue every 5 minutes until 20 minutes of life.
Resuscitation is priority.
2. Incorrect: The priority is to begin resuscitation efforts.
4. Incorrect: CPR is not needed at this point as the newborns heart rate is greater than 100 bpm.)
A client is admitted to the hospital with a platelet count of 132,000 mm³ and a white cell count of 8,495
cells/mcL. What interventions should the nurse implement?
Select all that apply.
1. Monitor stools for occult blood.
