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ST ACTUAL EXAM WITH NGN FORMAT COMPLETE QUE
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STIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED zm zm zm zm zm z
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026 A+ GRADE ASS
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URED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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(AD8BC)
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QUESTION 1 zm
The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of ipratropium (Atrov
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ent). Which statement if made by the client to the nurse, indicates teaching is effectiv
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ANSWER
"I should use this medicine to prevent asthma attacks."
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QUESTION 2 zm
An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI procedure. Which
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of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, should be reported to t
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he technician before the test?
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ANSWER
I had a knee replacement 5 years ago
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QUESTION 3 zm
The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn: axillary temper
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ature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations irregular at 48/minute, black stic
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ky stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is most important for the nurse to take which acti
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on?
ANSWER
,Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket
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QUESTION 4 zm
A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. The n
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urse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time at 4PM. It is MOST importan
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t for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
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ANSWER
Offer pain medication to the patient at 3:30 pm. OLD ANSWER: Turn the pt from side to side at 2 P
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QUESTION 5 zm
The activity therapy staff takes a group of psychiatric patients on a trip to the zoo. Th
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e nurse should intervene with which of the following patients before their departure?
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ANSWER
A 38 year old female who is receiving chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and is wearing a sundress witho
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ut a hat or glasses
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QUESTION 6 zm
A patient experiences skin eruptions due to an allergic reaction to a medication. The
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nurse demonstrates the BEST documentation with which of the following?
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ANSWER
"Multiple red welts noted over trunk and both arms. Patient states that welts itch"
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QUESTION 7 zm
An older client diagnosed with emphysema is admitted to the psychiatric unit for trea
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tment of bipolar disorder. The client receives oxygen per nasal cannula. The client ex
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presses concern to the nurse that someone will come in and change the amount of ox
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ygen the client is receiving. INITIALLY, the nurse should take which of the following a
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ctions?
ANSWER
Place a sign above the patients bed stating that the oxygen level is not to be changed.
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QUESTION 8 zm
,A teenager has a positive home pregnancy test and comes to the prenatal clinic. The g
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irl is uncertain of the date of her last menstrual period. The nurse palpates the uterin
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e fundus midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. Which statement b
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y the nurse is BEST?
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ANSWER
"You are 16 weeks pregnant. Lets talk about what that means."
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QUESTION 9 zm
A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with complaints of fatigue, inability to conc
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entrate, lack of appetite, and repetitive thoughts. The client is reluctant to take the pr
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escribed medications, fearing that they are harmful. After the nurse gives the client th
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e medication, the nurse should take which of the following actions?
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ANSWER
Instruct the client to open her mouth and move her tongue up and down and to each side while th
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e nurse looks inside
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QUESTION 10 zm
The nurse assesses a patient 72 hours after a total joint replacement of the right hip.
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Which finding requires an intervention by the nurse?
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ANSWER
The patients legs are internally rotated
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QUESTION 11 zm
A client newly diagnosed with Meniere's disease plans a trip to an amusement park w
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ith the family. The client asks the clinic nurse which of the following rides is best. Th
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e nurse should suggest which of the following rides?
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ANSWER
Train
QUESTION 12 zm
. A client is discharged from the hospital after coronary bypass (CABG) surgery 3 days
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mago. During discharge teaching, the client asks the nurse "When can I resume sexual i
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ntercourse with my wife?" it is best for the nurse to make which of the following stat
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ements?
ANSWER
, You can resume sexual activity when you are able to walk one block without chest pain or discomfo
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QUESTION 13 zm
A woman complains to the nurse about the care provided to her husband by the nursi
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ng staff the previous night. Initially, the nurse should take which of the following acti
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ons
ANSWER
Ask the wife to voice her expectations about a solution to the problem
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QUESTION 14 zm
A patient is restrained bodily by the nursing team. The hands of the nurse assigned to
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hold down the patients leg should be placed in which of the following positions?
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ANSWER
One hand directly above the patient's knee and the other hand directly above the patient's ankle
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QUESTION 15 zm
The nurse in the community mental health center works with a client who is diagnose
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d with depression. Cognitive therapy is initiated. The nurse should take which of the f
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ollowing actions? zm
ANSWER
Help the client to identify the source of his depression
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QUESTION 16 zm
The nurse plans to perform a physical assessment of a young adult who has been deaf
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since birth. Although the client indicates using sign language, no interpreter is availa
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ble. The nurse should take which action?
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ANSWER
Write out each question, and ask the client to write out each answer
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QUESTION 17 zm
A patient received morphine 4 mg IV 2 hours ago for the complaints of postoperative
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pain. The patient turns on the call light and tells the nurse he has to go to the bathro
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Exam Solution zm
KAPLAN PREDICTOR COMBINED VERSION A B C NEWE zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
ST ACTUAL EXAM WITH NGN FORMAT COMPLETE QUE
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STIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED zm zm zm zm zm z
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026 A+ GRADE ASS
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URED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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(AD8BC)
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QUESTION 1 zm
The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of ipratropium (Atrov
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ent). Which statement if made by the client to the nurse, indicates teaching is effectiv
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e?
ANSWER
"I should use this medicine to prevent asthma attacks."
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QUESTION 2 zm
An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI procedure. Which
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of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, should be reported to t
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he technician before the test?
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ANSWER
I had a knee replacement 5 years ago
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QUESTION 3 zm
The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn: axillary temper
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ature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations irregular at 48/minute, black stic
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ky stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is most important for the nurse to take which acti
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on?
ANSWER
,Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket
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QUESTION 4 zm
A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. The n
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urse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time at 4PM. It is MOST importan
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t for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
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ANSWER
Offer pain medication to the patient at 3:30 pm. OLD ANSWER: Turn the pt from side to side at 2 P
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QUESTION 5 zm
The activity therapy staff takes a group of psychiatric patients on a trip to the zoo. Th
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e nurse should intervene with which of the following patients before their departure?
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ANSWER
A 38 year old female who is receiving chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and is wearing a sundress witho
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ut a hat or glasses
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QUESTION 6 zm
A patient experiences skin eruptions due to an allergic reaction to a medication. The
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nurse demonstrates the BEST documentation with which of the following?
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ANSWER
"Multiple red welts noted over trunk and both arms. Patient states that welts itch"
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QUESTION 7 zm
An older client diagnosed with emphysema is admitted to the psychiatric unit for trea
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tment of bipolar disorder. The client receives oxygen per nasal cannula. The client ex
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presses concern to the nurse that someone will come in and change the amount of ox
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ygen the client is receiving. INITIALLY, the nurse should take which of the following a
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ctions?
ANSWER
Place a sign above the patients bed stating that the oxygen level is not to be changed.
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QUESTION 8 zm
,A teenager has a positive home pregnancy test and comes to the prenatal clinic. The g
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irl is uncertain of the date of her last menstrual period. The nurse palpates the uterin
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e fundus midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. Which statement b
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y the nurse is BEST?
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ANSWER
"You are 16 weeks pregnant. Lets talk about what that means."
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QUESTION 9 zm
A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with complaints of fatigue, inability to conc
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entrate, lack of appetite, and repetitive thoughts. The client is reluctant to take the pr
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escribed medications, fearing that they are harmful. After the nurse gives the client th
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e medication, the nurse should take which of the following actions?
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ANSWER
Instruct the client to open her mouth and move her tongue up and down and to each side while th
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e nurse looks inside
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QUESTION 10 zm
The nurse assesses a patient 72 hours after a total joint replacement of the right hip.
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Which finding requires an intervention by the nurse?
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ANSWER
The patients legs are internally rotated
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QUESTION 11 zm
A client newly diagnosed with Meniere's disease plans a trip to an amusement park w
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ith the family. The client asks the clinic nurse which of the following rides is best. Th
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e nurse should suggest which of the following rides?
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ANSWER
Train
QUESTION 12 zm
. A client is discharged from the hospital after coronary bypass (CABG) surgery 3 days
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mago. During discharge teaching, the client asks the nurse "When can I resume sexual i
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ntercourse with my wife?" it is best for the nurse to make which of the following stat
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ements?
ANSWER
, You can resume sexual activity when you are able to walk one block without chest pain or discomfo
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rt
QUESTION 13 zm
A woman complains to the nurse about the care provided to her husband by the nursi
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ng staff the previous night. Initially, the nurse should take which of the following acti
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ons
ANSWER
Ask the wife to voice her expectations about a solution to the problem
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QUESTION 14 zm
A patient is restrained bodily by the nursing team. The hands of the nurse assigned to
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hold down the patients leg should be placed in which of the following positions?
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ANSWER
One hand directly above the patient's knee and the other hand directly above the patient's ankle
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QUESTION 15 zm
The nurse in the community mental health center works with a client who is diagnose
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d with depression. Cognitive therapy is initiated. The nurse should take which of the f
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ollowing actions? zm
ANSWER
Help the client to identify the source of his depression
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QUESTION 16 zm
The nurse plans to perform a physical assessment of a young adult who has been deaf
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since birth. Although the client indicates using sign language, no interpreter is availa
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ble. The nurse should take which action?
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ANSWER
Write out each question, and ask the client to write out each answer
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QUESTION 17 zm
A patient received morphine 4 mg IV 2 hours ago for the complaints of postoperative
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pain. The patient turns on the call light and tells the nurse he has to go to the bathro
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