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KAPLAN PREDICTOR (3 VERSIONS) VERSION A, B &
C NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 450 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
KAPLAN PREDICTOR VERSION A.
The client reports vomiting and diarrhea for three days. Which
assessment finding does the nurse anticipate?
a. Bradycardia
b. Decreased blood pressure.
c. Peripheral edema.
d. crackles. -Correct Answer- b. Decreased blood pressure.
The nurse cares for the client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive
personality disorder (OCD). Which does the nurse expect the client to
demonstrate?
a. Doubts, fears, and indecisiveness
b. Marked emotional maturity.
c. An elaborate delusional system.
d. Rapid, frequent mood swings. -Correct Answer- a. Doubts, fears, and
indecisiveness
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The nurse prepares to administer medications. Which medication cannot
be given directly intravenously?
a. 50%dextrose
b. Potassium chloride (KCI)
c. Furosemide (Lasix)
d. Calcium gluconate. -Correct Answer- b. Potassium chloride (KCI)
The parent of an adolescent diagnosed with hemophilia calls the nurse to
discuss the adolescent's desire to participate in sports. Which activity
should the nurse recommend?
a. Soccer
b. Gymnastics
c. Swimming
d. Snowboarding -Correct Answer- c. Swimming
The nurse cares for the client with a chest tube. Immediately after the
tube is removed, it is MOST important for the nurse to take which
action?
a. Cover the section site with a moist saline dressing.
b. Secure the insertion site with several steri-strips.
c. Assist the health care provider to close the insertion site with sutures.
d. Request a STAT portable chest X-ray. -Correct Answer- d. Request a
STAT portable chest X-ray.
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The nurse prepares the 3 year old for discharge after a tonsillectomy. The
nurse recommends the parents offer the child which food during the first
24 hours?
a. Cherry popsicle
b. Vanilla milkshake
c. Lemon-lime soft drink
d. Cream of tomato soup. -Correct Answer- c. Lemon-lime soft drink
The client receives enteral nutrition at 50 ml/hour due to dysphagia.
Which nursing action diagnosis would be the priority?
a. Risk for fluid volume excess.
b. Risk for electrolyte imbalance.
c. Risk for imbalanced nutrition. Less than body requirements.
d. Risk for aspiration. -Correct Answer- d. Risk for aspiration
The nurse cares for the client in the emergency department. The client's
friends state the client inhaled varnish remover and passed out. The
nurse notices a rash around the client's nose and mouth, axillary
temperature 97.8 degrees, pulse 66, respiration 12, blood pressure
168/88, pulse oximetry 98%. Which action should the nurse take
FIRST?
a. Provide oxygen 2L per nasal cannula.
b. Evaluate pupillary response.
c. Listen to heart sounds
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d. Place patient in supine position. -Correct Answer- b. Evaluate
pupillary response.
The nurse cares for the client reporting a burning sensation and itching
of the right eye. On examination, the eye is red, with watery yellow
discharge. The nurse understands which is the MOST likely cause of the
client's symptoms?
a. Conjunctivitis
b. Foreign body in the eye
c. Allergic reaction
d. Corneal abrasion -Correct Answer- a. Conjunctivitis
The nurse cares for the infant diagnosed with hydrocephalus
immediately after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. The
nurse should place the infant in which position?
a. High Fowler's Position
b. Supine lying on the non-operative side
c. Supine lying on the operative side
d. Elevated 30 degrees -Correct Answer- b. Supine lying on the non-
operative side
The nurse cares for the adolescent diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The adolescent receives nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine and
prednisone. Which adverse effect of the drugs requires early preparation
of the adolescent?
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KAPLAN PREDICTOR (3 VERSIONS) VERSION A, B &
C NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 450 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
KAPLAN PREDICTOR VERSION A.
The client reports vomiting and diarrhea for three days. Which
assessment finding does the nurse anticipate?
a. Bradycardia
b. Decreased blood pressure.
c. Peripheral edema.
d. crackles. -Correct Answer- b. Decreased blood pressure.
The nurse cares for the client diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive
personality disorder (OCD). Which does the nurse expect the client to
demonstrate?
a. Doubts, fears, and indecisiveness
b. Marked emotional maturity.
c. An elaborate delusional system.
d. Rapid, frequent mood swings. -Correct Answer- a. Doubts, fears, and
indecisiveness
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The nurse prepares to administer medications. Which medication cannot
be given directly intravenously?
a. 50%dextrose
b. Potassium chloride (KCI)
c. Furosemide (Lasix)
d. Calcium gluconate. -Correct Answer- b. Potassium chloride (KCI)
The parent of an adolescent diagnosed with hemophilia calls the nurse to
discuss the adolescent's desire to participate in sports. Which activity
should the nurse recommend?
a. Soccer
b. Gymnastics
c. Swimming
d. Snowboarding -Correct Answer- c. Swimming
The nurse cares for the client with a chest tube. Immediately after the
tube is removed, it is MOST important for the nurse to take which
action?
a. Cover the section site with a moist saline dressing.
b. Secure the insertion site with several steri-strips.
c. Assist the health care provider to close the insertion site with sutures.
d. Request a STAT portable chest X-ray. -Correct Answer- d. Request a
STAT portable chest X-ray.
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The nurse prepares the 3 year old for discharge after a tonsillectomy. The
nurse recommends the parents offer the child which food during the first
24 hours?
a. Cherry popsicle
b. Vanilla milkshake
c. Lemon-lime soft drink
d. Cream of tomato soup. -Correct Answer- c. Lemon-lime soft drink
The client receives enteral nutrition at 50 ml/hour due to dysphagia.
Which nursing action diagnosis would be the priority?
a. Risk for fluid volume excess.
b. Risk for electrolyte imbalance.
c. Risk for imbalanced nutrition. Less than body requirements.
d. Risk for aspiration. -Correct Answer- d. Risk for aspiration
The nurse cares for the client in the emergency department. The client's
friends state the client inhaled varnish remover and passed out. The
nurse notices a rash around the client's nose and mouth, axillary
temperature 97.8 degrees, pulse 66, respiration 12, blood pressure
168/88, pulse oximetry 98%. Which action should the nurse take
FIRST?
a. Provide oxygen 2L per nasal cannula.
b. Evaluate pupillary response.
c. Listen to heart sounds
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d. Place patient in supine position. -Correct Answer- b. Evaluate
pupillary response.
The nurse cares for the client reporting a burning sensation and itching
of the right eye. On examination, the eye is red, with watery yellow
discharge. The nurse understands which is the MOST likely cause of the
client's symptoms?
a. Conjunctivitis
b. Foreign body in the eye
c. Allergic reaction
d. Corneal abrasion -Correct Answer- a. Conjunctivitis
The nurse cares for the infant diagnosed with hydrocephalus
immediately after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. The
nurse should place the infant in which position?
a. High Fowler's Position
b. Supine lying on the non-operative side
c. Supine lying on the operative side
d. Elevated 30 degrees -Correct Answer- b. Supine lying on the non-
operative side
The nurse cares for the adolescent diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The adolescent receives nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine and
prednisone. Which adverse effect of the drugs requires early preparation
of the adolescent?
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