NURS 2500 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is about to have elective surgery. The client tells
the nurse she feels anxious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "You have nothing to worry about."
B. "Others who have this procedure have had great results."
C. Tell me more about your concerns."
D. "Why are you feeling so anxious?" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Tell me more about your concerns."
A nurse is documenting information in a computerized health record. Which of the following nursing
actions jeopardizes client confidentiality?
A. logging out of the computer before leaving the terminal
B. sharing computer passwords with coworkers
C. using a computer terminal in a non-public area
D. Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing a health record on the computer screen -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. sharing computer passwords with coworkers
A nurse assumes a variety of roles while working with clients. Which of the following describes the
nursing role of protecting the client and supporting the client's decisions?
A. advocate
B. caregiver
C. manager
D. educator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. advocate
A nurse is admitting a client from a long-term care facility. The nurse should use closed-ended questions
when assessing which of the following factors?
A. When determining if the client is eating a well-balanced diet
B. When asking the client about his receptiveness to the transfer
C. When asking the client how he completes his ADLs
D. When asking if the client took his medications this morning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. When asking
if the client took his medications this morning
, When reviewing the admitting prescriptions for a client, the nurse notes that the dose of one
medication is three times the usual dose of this medication. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Contact the pharmacy and confirm that the dosage is safe to administer
B. Ask another nurse to verify that the dosage is appropriate for the client
C. Contact the provider to question the dosage
D. Inform the change nurse and administer the dose of the medication the provider prescribed -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Contact the provider to question the dosage
A nurse is caring for a client who expresses anxiety about his impending surgery. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. explore the client's feelings
B. Discuss the competency of the surgeon
C. Review another client's similar surgical experience
D. Talk with the client's partner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. explore the client's feelings
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and is on the antepartum unit for
continuous close observation. The client confides to the nurse that she doesn't think she will ever be a
mother and begins to cry. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. Reassure the client that the provider will use advanced medical technology to detect any problems
with her pregnancy
B. sit quietly with the client and follow her cues
C. suggest that the client discuss her fears with her provider
D. Gently change the subject to something more positive - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. sit quietly with the
client and follow her cues
A nurse is performing care activities for a client in the zone of touch that requires his consent. Which of
the following activities should the nurse perform in this zone? (Select all that apply.)
A. removing the client's dentures
B. checking capillary refill beneath the client's fingernail
C. palpating for pedal edema
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who is about to have elective surgery. The client tells
the nurse she feels anxious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "You have nothing to worry about."
B. "Others who have this procedure have had great results."
C. Tell me more about your concerns."
D. "Why are you feeling so anxious?" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Tell me more about your concerns."
A nurse is documenting information in a computerized health record. Which of the following nursing
actions jeopardizes client confidentiality?
A. logging out of the computer before leaving the terminal
B. sharing computer passwords with coworkers
C. using a computer terminal in a non-public area
D. Preventing an unidentified healthcare worker from viewing a health record on the computer screen -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. sharing computer passwords with coworkers
A nurse assumes a variety of roles while working with clients. Which of the following describes the
nursing role of protecting the client and supporting the client's decisions?
A. advocate
B. caregiver
C. manager
D. educator - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. advocate
A nurse is admitting a client from a long-term care facility. The nurse should use closed-ended questions
when assessing which of the following factors?
A. When determining if the client is eating a well-balanced diet
B. When asking the client about his receptiveness to the transfer
C. When asking the client how he completes his ADLs
D. When asking if the client took his medications this morning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D. When asking
if the client took his medications this morning
, When reviewing the admitting prescriptions for a client, the nurse notes that the dose of one
medication is three times the usual dose of this medication. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Contact the pharmacy and confirm that the dosage is safe to administer
B. Ask another nurse to verify that the dosage is appropriate for the client
C. Contact the provider to question the dosage
D. Inform the change nurse and administer the dose of the medication the provider prescribed -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C. Contact the provider to question the dosage
A nurse is caring for a client who expresses anxiety about his impending surgery. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. explore the client's feelings
B. Discuss the competency of the surgeon
C. Review another client's similar surgical experience
D. Talk with the client's partner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A. explore the client's feelings
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and is on the antepartum unit for
continuous close observation. The client confides to the nurse that she doesn't think she will ever be a
mother and begins to cry. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. Reassure the client that the provider will use advanced medical technology to detect any problems
with her pregnancy
B. sit quietly with the client and follow her cues
C. suggest that the client discuss her fears with her provider
D. Gently change the subject to something more positive - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B. sit quietly with the
client and follow her cues
A nurse is performing care activities for a client in the zone of touch that requires his consent. Which of
the following activities should the nurse perform in this zone? (Select all that apply.)
A. removing the client's dentures
B. checking capillary refill beneath the client's fingernail
C. palpating for pedal edema
