WGU D444 PA 1 Exam Questions with
Correct Answers 2026 Update
what physical assessment finding should the nurse anticipate in a client with long-
term gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Hoarseness
a female client with rheumatoid arthritis takes ibuprofen 600 mg PO 4 times a day.
to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding, misoprostol 100 mcg PO is prescribed. What
information is most important for the nurse to include in client teaching?
use contraception during intercourse
MISoprostol = MIScarriage
while taking a medical history the client states, I am allergic to penicillin, which
related allergy to another type of anti-infective agent should the nurse ask the
client about when taking the nursing history
cephalosporins
The nurse is assigned the care of an older client who returns to the unit after
surgery for closed-angle glaucoma. what intervention in the plan of care should
the nurse bring to the attention of the healthcare team
place an eye patch on the operative eye during sleep
a client is prescribed control release oxycodone, what dosing schedule is best for
the nurse to teach the client
every 12 hours
, the nurse is receiving a report from surgery about a client with a penrose drain
who is to be admitted to the post-operative unit before choosing a room for this
client with information that is most important for the nurse to update
if the clients wound is infected
what description of pain is consistent with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis?
joint pain is worse in the morning and involves symmetric joints
after a transurethtral resection of the prostate, an older client returns to the med-
surge floor with a three way indwelling urinary catheter. the nurse observes the
catheter's tubing for drainage, and the client states that he needs to void. what
should the nurse implement based on this finding?
irrigate the bladder through the catheter port
The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of visual sensory/perceptual alterations
related to increased intraocular pressure for a client with glaucoma. What nursing
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care.
encourage compliance with drug therapy to prevent loss of vision
The nurse is making early morning rounds on a group of clients when a client
begins exhibiting symptoms of an acute asthma attack. the nurse administers a
PRN prescription for a beta 2 receptor agonist. what client response should the
nurse expect?
tachycardia, improved pulse oximetry values, rapid resolution of wheezing
to avoid a false positive result for fecal occult blood in a stool specimen, the nurse
should instruct the client to avoid ingestion of blood substances prior to collecting
a sample
fish, ibuprofen, beef, vitamin C supplements.
Correct Answers 2026 Update
what physical assessment finding should the nurse anticipate in a client with long-
term gastroesophageal reflux disease?
Hoarseness
a female client with rheumatoid arthritis takes ibuprofen 600 mg PO 4 times a day.
to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding, misoprostol 100 mcg PO is prescribed. What
information is most important for the nurse to include in client teaching?
use contraception during intercourse
MISoprostol = MIScarriage
while taking a medical history the client states, I am allergic to penicillin, which
related allergy to another type of anti-infective agent should the nurse ask the
client about when taking the nursing history
cephalosporins
The nurse is assigned the care of an older client who returns to the unit after
surgery for closed-angle glaucoma. what intervention in the plan of care should
the nurse bring to the attention of the healthcare team
place an eye patch on the operative eye during sleep
a client is prescribed control release oxycodone, what dosing schedule is best for
the nurse to teach the client
every 12 hours
, the nurse is receiving a report from surgery about a client with a penrose drain
who is to be admitted to the post-operative unit before choosing a room for this
client with information that is most important for the nurse to update
if the clients wound is infected
what description of pain is consistent with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis?
joint pain is worse in the morning and involves symmetric joints
after a transurethtral resection of the prostate, an older client returns to the med-
surge floor with a three way indwelling urinary catheter. the nurse observes the
catheter's tubing for drainage, and the client states that he needs to void. what
should the nurse implement based on this finding?
irrigate the bladder through the catheter port
The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of visual sensory/perceptual alterations
related to increased intraocular pressure for a client with glaucoma. What nursing
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care.
encourage compliance with drug therapy to prevent loss of vision
The nurse is making early morning rounds on a group of clients when a client
begins exhibiting symptoms of an acute asthma attack. the nurse administers a
PRN prescription for a beta 2 receptor agonist. what client response should the
nurse expect?
tachycardia, improved pulse oximetry values, rapid resolution of wheezing
to avoid a false positive result for fecal occult blood in a stool specimen, the nurse
should instruct the client to avoid ingestion of blood substances prior to collecting
a sample
fish, ibuprofen, beef, vitamin C supplements.
