2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
PLUS SCRIPT FINAL
◉ The nurse completes a follow-up assessment on a client with
sickle cell crisis who has just received a blood transfusion. The nurse
notifies the health care provider and receives the following new
prescriptions. Which prescription is the priority for the nurse to
administer? Click on the exhibit button for additional information.
Exhibit
The client reports pain "all over" and rates the pain as 9 on a scale of
0-10. The client reports anxiety and is short of breath when walking
to the bathroom. The client is also scratching the arms and reports
itching. Auscultation of the client's lungs reveals crackles in the
bilateral lower lobes. Notified the health care provider, prescriptions
received.
1.
Diphenhydramine 25 mg IV every 8 hours, PRN for itching
2.
Furosemide 20 mg IV once, now
3.
Lorazepam 1 mg IV once, now
,4.
Morphine 2-4 mg IV every 4 hours, PRN for pain
Answer: 2.
◉ A nurse assists a student nurse in formulating a care plan for a
nonverbal hospice client who demonstrates restlessness and facial
grimacing during repositioning. Which statements by the student
nurse indicate a correct understanding of the goals of end-of-life
care? Select all that apply.
1.
"I can observe the client's agitation as an indicator of the client's
pain level."
2.
"I should ask the family to leave the client alone if the client becomes
restless."
3.
"I should continue to explain interventions I am performing even
though the client is unresponsive."
4.
"I will ask the family if they would like to hold the client's hand while
I administer pain medication."
5.
"Managing pain rather than treating disease is the priority goal for
this client."
, Answer: 1, 3, 4, 5
◉ The clinic nurse instructs a female client on how to collect a clean-
catch urine specimen for culture and sensitivity. Which of the
following client statements indicate that teaching has been effective?
Select all that apply.
1.
"l will be very careful not to touch the inside or rim of the container."
2.
"I will begin to urinate before passing the container into the stream
for collection."
3.
"I will carefully cap the container and repeat the process later if I
cannot fill it."
4.
"I will cleanse the area with single-use antiseptic wipes prior to
urinating."
5.
"I will have to collect the specimen when I first urinate tomorrow
morning."
Answer: 1, 2, 4