NACE PN TO RN EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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The nurse is developing discharge plans for a 65-year-old client. The
discharge plans indicate the client will be discharged home with home health
nursing care. The nurse provides the home health agency with details
regarding the needs of the patient. The nurse made which of the following to
the home health agency? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct answer: A referral. A referral is
recommending home care services or giving information to an home care
service regarding the client and the client's needs. Typically the sources of
referral to a home care agency are family members, nurses, physicians, social
workers, discharge planners or therapists.
Which of the following is the normal serum electrolyte level for magnesium? -
✔✔✔✔-Correct answer: 1.6 to 2.4 mEq/L The school nurse is approached by
a mother who explains that her kindergarten child is constantly scratching the
perianal area and that the area is irritated. The RN understands that she
should instruct the mother to obtain a rectal specimen by a tape test and that
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,the mother should obtain the specimen when? - ✔✔✔✔-The Correct answer
is: in the morning, when the child awakens Visualization of pinworms by
means of a tape test is necessary for the diagnosis. Transparent tape is lightly
touched to the anus and then applied to a slide for microscopic examination.
The best specimen is obtained as the child awakens, before toileting or
bathing.
A 20-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure. He's
intubated, given oxygen, and is coughing with copious secretions in his lungs.
What should be done first? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct Answer: Suction the lungs
The first priority is to make sure the client's airways are clear and that he can
breathe. The other choices can be addressed after ensuring the client can
breathe.
The RN is preparing an intravenous infusion of phenytoin (Dilantin) as
prescribed by the physician for the client with seizures. Which of the following
solutions will the nurse use to dilute this medication? - ✔✔✔✔-Normal saline
(0.9%) solution. Phenytoin (Dilantin) should be administered by injection into
a large vein by intermittent intravenous infusion. Normal saline (0.9%)
solution is the preferred solution. Dextrose should be avoided because of
medication precipitation.
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,Which of the following terms corresponds with the phrase: a woman that is
pregnant? - ✔✔✔✔-Gravida
Gravida is another word for pregnancy. Spermatogonia refers to male sperm
cells. Placenta previa is when the placenta is too close to the cervix.
A healthy first time pregnant client asks the nurse, "How long will I stay in
the hospital after my baby is born." The client is scheduled for a Caesarean
section. The nurse understands the average timeframe for the hospital stay for
a Caesarean section is what? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct Answer: 72 hours. The
hospital stay for a healthy mother who has delivered an infant varies
depending on the type of delivery. The length of stay in the hospital for a
vaginal birth is typically 24 to 48 hours. The length of stay in the hospital for a
Caesarean section that does not have any complications is 72 hours.
The community nurse is planning a smoking cessation program. What would
be the first step in developing a health promotion program? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct
Answer: Conducting health risk surveys
First conduct initial assessments to determine if there is a health risk. Then
follow the course of action in place in this event.
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, A woman is two months pregnant when her five-year-old child develops
rubella. What is most likely to be given to the mother? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct
Answer: Immune serum globulin
Immune serum globulin gives her a passive immunity and helps keep her from
developing rubella, which can have devastating effect on her unborn child.
MMR is a live virus and is not given to pregnant women. RhoGam prevents
anti Rh antibody development. There is no such thing as rubella antitoxin.
What is the normal value of urine potassium? - ✔✔✔✔-25-120 mEq/24 hr
The normal value for urine potassium is 25-120 mEq/24 hr
Before applying a cord clamp, the nurse assesses the umbilical cord for the
presence of vessels. The findings that are often associated with genitourinary
abnormalities are what? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct Answer: one artery, one vein. Two
arteries and one vein are present in a normal umbilical cord. The presence of
one artery in the umbilical cord is associated with genitourinary
abnormalities.
You are assigned to educate the nursing assistants regarding caring for the
older adult. It is important that the assistants understand that which of the
following situations portrays ageism? - ✔✔✔✔-The Correct answer is:
Advising older adults to forgo aggressive treatment. Ageism is a form of
prejudice in which older adults are stereotyped by characteristics found in
only a few members of their group. Fundamental to ageism is the view that
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ANSWERS
AND NURSING BRIDGE PROGRAM STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
The nurse is developing discharge plans for a 65-year-old client. The
discharge plans indicate the client will be discharged home with home health
nursing care. The nurse provides the home health agency with details
regarding the needs of the patient. The nurse made which of the following to
the home health agency? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct answer: A referral. A referral is
recommending home care services or giving information to an home care
service regarding the client and the client's needs. Typically the sources of
referral to a home care agency are family members, nurses, physicians, social
workers, discharge planners or therapists.
Which of the following is the normal serum electrolyte level for magnesium? -
✔✔✔✔-Correct answer: 1.6 to 2.4 mEq/L The school nurse is approached by
a mother who explains that her kindergarten child is constantly scratching the
perianal area and that the area is irritated. The RN understands that she
should instruct the mother to obtain a rectal specimen by a tape test and that
Page 1 of 34
,the mother should obtain the specimen when? - ✔✔✔✔-The Correct answer
is: in the morning, when the child awakens Visualization of pinworms by
means of a tape test is necessary for the diagnosis. Transparent tape is lightly
touched to the anus and then applied to a slide for microscopic examination.
The best specimen is obtained as the child awakens, before toileting or
bathing.
A 20-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure. He's
intubated, given oxygen, and is coughing with copious secretions in his lungs.
What should be done first? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct Answer: Suction the lungs
The first priority is to make sure the client's airways are clear and that he can
breathe. The other choices can be addressed after ensuring the client can
breathe.
The RN is preparing an intravenous infusion of phenytoin (Dilantin) as
prescribed by the physician for the client with seizures. Which of the following
solutions will the nurse use to dilute this medication? - ✔✔✔✔-Normal saline
(0.9%) solution. Phenytoin (Dilantin) should be administered by injection into
a large vein by intermittent intravenous infusion. Normal saline (0.9%)
solution is the preferred solution. Dextrose should be avoided because of
medication precipitation.
Page 2 of 34
,Which of the following terms corresponds with the phrase: a woman that is
pregnant? - ✔✔✔✔-Gravida
Gravida is another word for pregnancy. Spermatogonia refers to male sperm
cells. Placenta previa is when the placenta is too close to the cervix.
A healthy first time pregnant client asks the nurse, "How long will I stay in
the hospital after my baby is born." The client is scheduled for a Caesarean
section. The nurse understands the average timeframe for the hospital stay for
a Caesarean section is what? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct Answer: 72 hours. The
hospital stay for a healthy mother who has delivered an infant varies
depending on the type of delivery. The length of stay in the hospital for a
vaginal birth is typically 24 to 48 hours. The length of stay in the hospital for a
Caesarean section that does not have any complications is 72 hours.
The community nurse is planning a smoking cessation program. What would
be the first step in developing a health promotion program? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct
Answer: Conducting health risk surveys
First conduct initial assessments to determine if there is a health risk. Then
follow the course of action in place in this event.
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, A woman is two months pregnant when her five-year-old child develops
rubella. What is most likely to be given to the mother? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct
Answer: Immune serum globulin
Immune serum globulin gives her a passive immunity and helps keep her from
developing rubella, which can have devastating effect on her unborn child.
MMR is a live virus and is not given to pregnant women. RhoGam prevents
anti Rh antibody development. There is no such thing as rubella antitoxin.
What is the normal value of urine potassium? - ✔✔✔✔-25-120 mEq/24 hr
The normal value for urine potassium is 25-120 mEq/24 hr
Before applying a cord clamp, the nurse assesses the umbilical cord for the
presence of vessels. The findings that are often associated with genitourinary
abnormalities are what? - ✔✔✔✔-Correct Answer: one artery, one vein. Two
arteries and one vein are present in a normal umbilical cord. The presence of
one artery in the umbilical cord is associated with genitourinary
abnormalities.
You are assigned to educate the nursing assistants regarding caring for the
older adult. It is important that the assistants understand that which of the
following situations portrays ageism? - ✔✔✔✔-The Correct answer is:
Advising older adults to forgo aggressive treatment. Ageism is a form of
prejudice in which older adults are stereotyped by characteristics found in
only a few members of their group. Fundamental to ageism is the view that
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