2023- 2024 ACTUAL TEST 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A
1. A client begins treatment with phenytoin (dilantin). Which following should
the nurse reinforce as a measure to help minimize possible adverse effects of
this medication?
A. Performing daily gum massage
2. A nurse who is facilitating a support group notices that one client in the group
is extremely talkative, to the point where others in the group have difficulty
sharing their own ideas. Which of the ff. Strategies should the nurse use to
facilitate the group process with this client?
A. Speak privately to the client about this behavior.
3. The partner of a client who died from leukemia tells a nurse, “it’s so unfair
that god took him from me. I just can’t live without him.”. Which of the
following actions by the nurse is the priority?
A. Ask the client she has had suicidal thoughts.
4. A nurse is preparing to remove a client’s peripheral iv catheter. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A. Maintain the catheter parallel to the vein when withdrawing the catheter.
5. A nurse is reinforcing teaching to the parents of a newborn who has a new
prescription for nystatin (mycostatin) for oral candidiasis. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Instill the medication 1 hr. After feeding.
6. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about an iv urography (ivp) with the parent of a
3yr.old child. Which of the ff. Statements indicates the parent understands the
teaching?
A. My child will need to have a soapsuds enema before this procedure.
7. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a school-age child who
, hasnephrotic syndrome with peripheral edema. Which of the ff. Statements
by the parent indicates understanding of the teaching?
A. I will provide a low-sodium diet for my child.
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is on complete bed rest and is unable to
changepoint in bed without assistance. The nurse delegates the task of
repositioning the client every 2 hr. To an assistive personnel(ap). Which of the
ff. Is an appropriate method to ensure that the ap has performed the task
correctly?
, A. Check that the client is in a new position every 2hr.
9. A newly hired nurse discovers that some medication doses provided on a
Client’smedication record have not been updated since yesterday. Coworkers
admit thatnew changes in the medication orders have not been processed yet,
but they advise the nurse to administer the new prescriptions anyway. The
, Nurse should notify which of the ff.?
A. The nurse manager.
10. A registered nurse and a licensed practice nurse (lpn) on a medical–surgical
unit are collaborating to provide care for a group of clients. The lpn should
recognize that which of the ff. Tasks are not within the lpn scope of practice?
A. Develop a plan of care for a client who requires bladder training.
11. Which of the ff. Should a nurse recognize as indicative of a positive
clientresponse to systematic desensitization for treatment of a phobia?
A. The client remains relaxed when thinking of the phobia.
12. A nurse in a long-term care facility is reviewing standard precaution
guidelines with an assistive personnel(ap). The nurse should instruct the ap
thatwhich of the ff. Should be used to clean up a blood spill?