Capstone Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Answers. GRADED A+. Updated
2026/2027
A Nurse is caring for a clients on the med-surg unit. Which client is most at risk
to develop a nosocomial infection?
A- clinet with alcohol abuse admitted for detox
B- Client with Type I diabetes and peripheral neuropathy
C- Client recovering from a choleystectomy
D- Client with full thickness burns, an NG tube and a Foley - Ans✔✔-D- Full
thickness burn, NG tube and Foley
*Think immunosupression and avenues for infection
A nurse is caring for clients in the ICU. Which client may be transferred to the
step-down neuro unit?
A- Client with head injury and seizure
B- Client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago with confusion
,C- Client who is 1-day post op after a transshpenoidal craniotomy with a
cerebrospinal fluid leak
D-Client with bacterial meningitis and a Glasgow coma sale of 7 - Ans✔✔-B-
client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago with confusion.
*Think what is normal and what is abnormal- who is most stable
After a change of shift, you are assinged to care for the following clients, Which
client should you assess first?
A- 60 year old client on a ventilator for whom a sterile sputum specimen must
be sent to the lab
B- 55 year old with COPD and a pulse oximetry reading from the previous shift
of 90%
C- 70 year old with pneumonia who needs to be started on IV antibiotics
D- 50 year old with asthma who complains of shortness of breath after using a
bronchodilator - Ans✔✔-D- 50 year old with asthma who complains of
shortness of breath after using a brochodilator
*Think ABCs, also not the desired effect of the brochodilator treatment; should
be improved.
The nurse just received report on the surgical ward. Which client should be
assessed first?
A- Peptic ulcer disease scheduled for a laparosopic choleycystectomy in 4 hours
B- Multiple injuries after a motor vehicle crash
C- Graves disease scheduled for a thyroidectomy
D- Post-appendectomy waiting for discharge - Ans✔✔-B- multiple injuries
following a motor vehicle crash
, *think who is most unstable
A hospital will receive a large number of clients because of a magor disaster in
the city. Which client can be discharged first?
A- 49 year old female 24 hours postop after hysterectomy
B- 66 year old male 5 days post op after total hip replacement
C- 79 year old female admitted 12 hours ago with pyrlonephritis
D- 82 year old female admitted 5 days ago with a stage 3 pressure ulcer -
Ans✔✔-B- 66 year old male 5 days post op after total hip replacement
*think who is most stable and would be safest to go home
A nurse just received report on her client's at the first of the shift. Which client
should be assessed first?
A- 45 year old woman with a BP of 90/60 and hot, dry skin
B- 37 year old man with BP 130/70, sleeping quietly in his bed
C- 25 year old woman with fruity breath, excessive thrist and polyphagia
D- 16 year old boy with irritability and tremor - Ans✔✔-C- 25 year old woman
with fruity breath, excessive thirst and polyphagia
*who is showing definite signs of a problem not just questionable ones
The staff nurse receives on her assignment for the shift. Which client should
she assess first?
A- A client reporting a headache with a pain score 3/10
Practice Questions with
Answers. GRADED A+. Updated
2026/2027
A Nurse is caring for a clients on the med-surg unit. Which client is most at risk
to develop a nosocomial infection?
A- clinet with alcohol abuse admitted for detox
B- Client with Type I diabetes and peripheral neuropathy
C- Client recovering from a choleystectomy
D- Client with full thickness burns, an NG tube and a Foley - Ans✔✔-D- Full
thickness burn, NG tube and Foley
*Think immunosupression and avenues for infection
A nurse is caring for clients in the ICU. Which client may be transferred to the
step-down neuro unit?
A- Client with head injury and seizure
B- Client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago with confusion
,C- Client who is 1-day post op after a transshpenoidal craniotomy with a
cerebrospinal fluid leak
D-Client with bacterial meningitis and a Glasgow coma sale of 7 - Ans✔✔-B-
client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago with confusion.
*Think what is normal and what is abnormal- who is most stable
After a change of shift, you are assinged to care for the following clients, Which
client should you assess first?
A- 60 year old client on a ventilator for whom a sterile sputum specimen must
be sent to the lab
B- 55 year old with COPD and a pulse oximetry reading from the previous shift
of 90%
C- 70 year old with pneumonia who needs to be started on IV antibiotics
D- 50 year old with asthma who complains of shortness of breath after using a
bronchodilator - Ans✔✔-D- 50 year old with asthma who complains of
shortness of breath after using a brochodilator
*Think ABCs, also not the desired effect of the brochodilator treatment; should
be improved.
The nurse just received report on the surgical ward. Which client should be
assessed first?
A- Peptic ulcer disease scheduled for a laparosopic choleycystectomy in 4 hours
B- Multiple injuries after a motor vehicle crash
C- Graves disease scheduled for a thyroidectomy
D- Post-appendectomy waiting for discharge - Ans✔✔-B- multiple injuries
following a motor vehicle crash
, *think who is most unstable
A hospital will receive a large number of clients because of a magor disaster in
the city. Which client can be discharged first?
A- 49 year old female 24 hours postop after hysterectomy
B- 66 year old male 5 days post op after total hip replacement
C- 79 year old female admitted 12 hours ago with pyrlonephritis
D- 82 year old female admitted 5 days ago with a stage 3 pressure ulcer -
Ans✔✔-B- 66 year old male 5 days post op after total hip replacement
*think who is most stable and would be safest to go home
A nurse just received report on her client's at the first of the shift. Which client
should be assessed first?
A- 45 year old woman with a BP of 90/60 and hot, dry skin
B- 37 year old man with BP 130/70, sleeping quietly in his bed
C- 25 year old woman with fruity breath, excessive thrist and polyphagia
D- 16 year old boy with irritability and tremor - Ans✔✔-C- 25 year old woman
with fruity breath, excessive thirst and polyphagia
*who is showing definite signs of a problem not just questionable ones
The staff nurse receives on her assignment for the shift. Which client should
she assess first?
A- A client reporting a headache with a pain score 3/10
