SERE 100.2 LEVEL A PRE-ANSWERS
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ a nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure, what ABG result would
the nurse expect.
Answer: ph 7.25HCO3 20 PaCO2 35
◍ a nurse is obtaining the health history of a young adult male client, what
information should indicate to the nurse that the pt is at high risk for
developing testicular cancer.
Answer: undescended right testis
◍ 41. After Liver Biopsy.
Answer: Lie on your right side
◍ Unstable angina.
Answer: Occurs with exercise or emotional stress, but increases in
occurrence, severity, and duration over time
◍ a nurse is caring for pt who is undergoing a liver biopsy, what instruction
should the nurse provide to the pt following the procedure.
Answer: lie on your right side
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who is postop following a below-the-knee
amputation, what interventions should the nurse include.
Answer: teach the pt to perform hip extension exercises
◍ a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new onset of genital herpes,
what statement should the nurse include in the teaching.
Answer: stress can activate an outbreak
◍ Nurse Plan of Care for Client in Halo Traction.
, Answer: Monitor the client's skin under the halo vest
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who has a cervical spinal cord injury, what
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent
autonomic dysreflexia.
Answer: monitor bowel movement regularity
◍ Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's.
Answer: UC = rectum→colon, mucosal; Crohn's = any GI, full-thickness +
fistulas.
◍ A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a TURP. Match:Urine
output is bright and contains large clots.
Answer: Increase rate of continuous bladder irrigation
◍ 45. Early HIV Manifestation.
Answer: Fatigue
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt with who has hepatitis A, the pt asks the nurse how
he might have contracted virus, which of the following a question the nurse
should ask the client?.
Answer: have you been to a third world country in the past
◍ a nurse in an emergency department is caring for a pt who has sustained
multiple injuries, the nurse observes the pt's thorax moving inward during
inspiration and outward during expiration, the nurse should suspect which of
the following injuries.
Answer: flail chest
◍ a nurse is teaching a pt who has angina pectoris about nitroglycerin
sublingual tablets, what statements should indicate to the nurse that the pt
understands the teaching.
Answer: i will keep the tablets in the original container
◍ a nurse is caring for pt who has a cerebellar tumor, what action is the nurse's
priority.
Answer: provide assistance with ambulation
, ◍ a nurse is teaching strategies to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome to a group of
office workers, what instructions should the nurse include.
Answer: use a wrist rest when working at a computer station stretch your
fingers and wrists periodically while working take breaks from the repetitive
activity
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who has HIV, what following lab values is the
nurse's priority.
Answer: CD4 T cell count 180 cells/mm3 (severely immunocompromised
and at high risk of infection)
◍ 1. Nurse Teaching Assistive Personnel about Alzheimer's Disease Care.
Answer: Provide supervision to prevent a client from becoming injured or
lost
◍ Temporary Pacemaker.
Answer: Clean skin (no alcohol), proper pad placement, avoid breast tissue,
no BP on L arm, analgesics as needed.
◍ 38. Nurse Admitting Client with Suspected Appendicitis.
Answer: Distended, board-like abdomen
◍ Hypokalemia.
Answer: Flat T waves on ECG
◍ a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a pt who has a peptic ulcer,
what dietary modification should the nurse include.
Answer: restrict intake of fried foods
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who has SIADH, and is receiving 3% sodium
chloride via continuous IV, what lab findings should the nurse identify as an
indication the SIADH is resolving.
Answer: urine specific gravity 1.020
◍ a nurse is teaching a pt who has asthma about using a peak flow meter,
when a yellow zone meter reading appears, the nurse should instruct the pt
to take which of the following actions.
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ a nurse is caring for a client who has renal failure, what ABG result would
the nurse expect.
Answer: ph 7.25HCO3 20 PaCO2 35
◍ a nurse is obtaining the health history of a young adult male client, what
information should indicate to the nurse that the pt is at high risk for
developing testicular cancer.
Answer: undescended right testis
◍ 41. After Liver Biopsy.
Answer: Lie on your right side
◍ Unstable angina.
Answer: Occurs with exercise or emotional stress, but increases in
occurrence, severity, and duration over time
◍ a nurse is caring for pt who is undergoing a liver biopsy, what instruction
should the nurse provide to the pt following the procedure.
Answer: lie on your right side
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who is postop following a below-the-knee
amputation, what interventions should the nurse include.
Answer: teach the pt to perform hip extension exercises
◍ a nurse is providing teaching to a pt who has a new onset of genital herpes,
what statement should the nurse include in the teaching.
Answer: stress can activate an outbreak
◍ Nurse Plan of Care for Client in Halo Traction.
, Answer: Monitor the client's skin under the halo vest
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who has a cervical spinal cord injury, what
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent
autonomic dysreflexia.
Answer: monitor bowel movement regularity
◍ Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's.
Answer: UC = rectum→colon, mucosal; Crohn's = any GI, full-thickness +
fistulas.
◍ A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a TURP. Match:Urine
output is bright and contains large clots.
Answer: Increase rate of continuous bladder irrigation
◍ 45. Early HIV Manifestation.
Answer: Fatigue
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt with who has hepatitis A, the pt asks the nurse how
he might have contracted virus, which of the following a question the nurse
should ask the client?.
Answer: have you been to a third world country in the past
◍ a nurse in an emergency department is caring for a pt who has sustained
multiple injuries, the nurse observes the pt's thorax moving inward during
inspiration and outward during expiration, the nurse should suspect which of
the following injuries.
Answer: flail chest
◍ a nurse is teaching a pt who has angina pectoris about nitroglycerin
sublingual tablets, what statements should indicate to the nurse that the pt
understands the teaching.
Answer: i will keep the tablets in the original container
◍ a nurse is caring for pt who has a cerebellar tumor, what action is the nurse's
priority.
Answer: provide assistance with ambulation
, ◍ a nurse is teaching strategies to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome to a group of
office workers, what instructions should the nurse include.
Answer: use a wrist rest when working at a computer station stretch your
fingers and wrists periodically while working take breaks from the repetitive
activity
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who has HIV, what following lab values is the
nurse's priority.
Answer: CD4 T cell count 180 cells/mm3 (severely immunocompromised
and at high risk of infection)
◍ 1. Nurse Teaching Assistive Personnel about Alzheimer's Disease Care.
Answer: Provide supervision to prevent a client from becoming injured or
lost
◍ Temporary Pacemaker.
Answer: Clean skin (no alcohol), proper pad placement, avoid breast tissue,
no BP on L arm, analgesics as needed.
◍ 38. Nurse Admitting Client with Suspected Appendicitis.
Answer: Distended, board-like abdomen
◍ Hypokalemia.
Answer: Flat T waves on ECG
◍ a nurse is providing discharge instructions to a pt who has a peptic ulcer,
what dietary modification should the nurse include.
Answer: restrict intake of fried foods
◍ a nurse is caring for a pt who has SIADH, and is receiving 3% sodium
chloride via continuous IV, what lab findings should the nurse identify as an
indication the SIADH is resolving.
Answer: urine specific gravity 1.020
◍ a nurse is teaching a pt who has asthma about using a peak flow meter,
when a yellow zone meter reading appears, the nurse should instruct the pt
to take which of the following actions.
