RUTGERS ABSN FOUNDATIONS FINAL EXAM 49
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
A client who receives IV antibiotics every 3 hours - CORRECT ANSWER Which
client likely faces a risk for the nursing diagnosis of Disturbed Sleep Pattern:
Difficulty Remaining Asleep?
a. A client who receives IV antibiotics every 3 hours
b. A client whose opioid analgesics result in CNS depression
c. A client who requires blood glucose checks 4x daily
d. A client whose physical therapy has been scheduled for 4:30 PM
b. Cultural influences - CORRECT ANSWER Although all of the following are factors
that affect grief, which one is most likely to influence a person's expression of
grief?
a. Socioeconomic factors
b. Cultural influences
c. Religious influences
d. Cause of death
d. Placing ID tags on the shroud and ankle - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is
providing postmortem care. Which of the following nursing actions is a legal
responsibility?
,a. Placing the body in normal anatomic position
b. Removing tubes and soiled dressing
c. Washing the bod to remove blood and excretions
d. Placing ID tags on the shroud and ankle
b. Decreased attention span, difficulty problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER What
type of cognitive responses might a nurse assess in a client with sensory
deprivation?
a. Uncoordinated movements, altered sense of smell
b. Decreased attention span, difficulty problem solving
c. Apathy, depression
d. Rapid mood changes, anxiety
a. Application of devices that reduce the client's ability to move arms - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse is caring for a client who has been repetitively pulling at IV
lines and the urinary catheter. After other methods of diverting the client's
behaviors fail to prevent this behavior, and chemical restraints fail, which
treatment does the nurse anticipate will be ordered?
a. Application of devices that reduce the client's ability to move arms
b. Administration of an antipsychotic agent to alter the client's behavior
c. Delegating to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to sit with the client
d. Providing a sleep agent to help the client rest instead of pulling IV lines and the
catheter
, a. Transferring the client from one location in the hospital to another - CORRECT
ANSWER A program has been introduced at a hospital with the goal of improving
client safety. The nurses participating in the program should recognize what event
as posing the most significant threat to a client's safety?
a. Transferring the client from one location in the hospital to another
b. Electronically reporting the results of diagnostic testing to the client's PCP
c. Administering medications to the client
d. Admitting the client to the health care facility
a. Maturational loss - CORRECT ANSWER A couple has sent their youngest child to
college in another state and both are experiencing "empty nest syndrome". This is
an example of which type of loss?
a. Maturational loss
b. Situational loss
c. Physical loss
d. Anticipatory loss
c. The client will remain safe - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is creating a care plan
for the legally blind client who is confused and easily agitated. Which outcome is
appropriate for this client?
a. The client will stay in bed at all times
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWER 2026
A client who receives IV antibiotics every 3 hours - CORRECT ANSWER Which
client likely faces a risk for the nursing diagnosis of Disturbed Sleep Pattern:
Difficulty Remaining Asleep?
a. A client who receives IV antibiotics every 3 hours
b. A client whose opioid analgesics result in CNS depression
c. A client who requires blood glucose checks 4x daily
d. A client whose physical therapy has been scheduled for 4:30 PM
b. Cultural influences - CORRECT ANSWER Although all of the following are factors
that affect grief, which one is most likely to influence a person's expression of
grief?
a. Socioeconomic factors
b. Cultural influences
c. Religious influences
d. Cause of death
d. Placing ID tags on the shroud and ankle - CORRECT ANSWER A nurse is
providing postmortem care. Which of the following nursing actions is a legal
responsibility?
,a. Placing the body in normal anatomic position
b. Removing tubes and soiled dressing
c. Washing the bod to remove blood and excretions
d. Placing ID tags on the shroud and ankle
b. Decreased attention span, difficulty problem solving - CORRECT ANSWER What
type of cognitive responses might a nurse assess in a client with sensory
deprivation?
a. Uncoordinated movements, altered sense of smell
b. Decreased attention span, difficulty problem solving
c. Apathy, depression
d. Rapid mood changes, anxiety
a. Application of devices that reduce the client's ability to move arms - CORRECT
ANSWER The nurse is caring for a client who has been repetitively pulling at IV
lines and the urinary catheter. After other methods of diverting the client's
behaviors fail to prevent this behavior, and chemical restraints fail, which
treatment does the nurse anticipate will be ordered?
a. Application of devices that reduce the client's ability to move arms
b. Administration of an antipsychotic agent to alter the client's behavior
c. Delegating to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to sit with the client
d. Providing a sleep agent to help the client rest instead of pulling IV lines and the
catheter
, a. Transferring the client from one location in the hospital to another - CORRECT
ANSWER A program has been introduced at a hospital with the goal of improving
client safety. The nurses participating in the program should recognize what event
as posing the most significant threat to a client's safety?
a. Transferring the client from one location in the hospital to another
b. Electronically reporting the results of diagnostic testing to the client's PCP
c. Administering medications to the client
d. Admitting the client to the health care facility
a. Maturational loss - CORRECT ANSWER A couple has sent their youngest child to
college in another state and both are experiencing "empty nest syndrome". This is
an example of which type of loss?
a. Maturational loss
b. Situational loss
c. Physical loss
d. Anticipatory loss
c. The client will remain safe - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse is creating a care plan
for the legally blind client who is confused and easily agitated. Which outcome is
appropriate for this client?
a. The client will stay in bed at all times
