NGN VATI PN Comprehensive
Predictor (175) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client. Which of
the following should the nurse explain as the most important
reason for staff to wear identification? - CORRECT ANSWER
Reducing the risk of newborn abduction
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client
about a nonstress test. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER "You will be asked to
press a button when you feel your baby move."
A nurse is preparing to instill an otic suspension into an adult
client's ear. Which of the following methods should the nurse plan
to use? - CORRECT ANSWER Pull the auricle upward and
backward.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about colostomy care with a client.
Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of how to care for the colostomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER "I will empty the colostomy bag when it is one-half
full,"
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a
hemicolectomy. Which of the following is the best indication that
the client needs PRN pain medication? - CORRECT ANSWER
The client reports pain.
,A charge nurse in a long-term care unit is planning care for a
group of clients. Which of the following care tasks should the
nurse plan to delegate to an assistive personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER Measuring urine output every 2 hr for a client recently
diagnosed with a urinary tract infection
A nurse is preparing to administer cefaclor to a preschooler who
weighs 20 kg. The child is to receive cefaclor 30 mg/kg/day to
divide equally every 8 hr. Available is cefaclor suspension 125
mg/5 mL. How many ml should the nurse administer for one
dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if
it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER 8
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with the
parents of a school-age child who has an active case of
Pediculosis humanus capitis. Which of the following should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Wash the
bed linens in hot water.
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is caring for a client
who has bipolar disorder and is in an acute manic episode. Which
of the following activities should the nurse suggest for the client? -
CORRECT ANSWER Take a walk with a staff member,
A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult client
to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following is an
appropriate recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER Snack
between meals.
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who
was discharged from the hospital 7 days ago following treatment
for deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following findings is the
nurse's priority? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional
information about the client. There are three tabs that contain
, separate categories of data.) - CORRECT ANSWER The client
takes ibuprofen daily to treat musculoskeletal pain.
A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client. To
reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, the nurse should take
which of the following actions? - CORRECT ANSWER Dispose
of the used needle immediately in a puncture-proof sharps
container.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at 32
weeks of gestation. For which following results should the nurse
notify the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER Platelet count
90,000/mm3
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for levothyroxine. Which of the following statements
indicates understanding of the instructions? - CORRECT
ANSWER "I need to take this medication for the rest of my life."
A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative
(PPD) to a client. The nurse should use which of the following
routes? - CORRECT ANSWER Intradermal
A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for a combination contraceptive transdermal
patch. Which of the following should the nurse include in the
teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Apply the patch to the lower
abdomen,"
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent about appropriate
snacks for a toddler. Which of the following foods should the
nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER Graham crackers
A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. The client tells the
nurse, "I get short of breath during meals. It is too much trouble to
Predictor (175) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWER
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a postpartum client. Which of
the following should the nurse explain as the most important
reason for staff to wear identification? - CORRECT ANSWER
Reducing the risk of newborn abduction
A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client
about a nonstress test. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER "You will be asked to
press a button when you feel your baby move."
A nurse is preparing to instill an otic suspension into an adult
client's ear. Which of the following methods should the nurse plan
to use? - CORRECT ANSWER Pull the auricle upward and
backward.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about colostomy care with a client.
Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of how to care for the colostomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER "I will empty the colostomy bag when it is one-half
full,"
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a
hemicolectomy. Which of the following is the best indication that
the client needs PRN pain medication? - CORRECT ANSWER
The client reports pain.
,A charge nurse in a long-term care unit is planning care for a
group of clients. Which of the following care tasks should the
nurse plan to delegate to an assistive personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER Measuring urine output every 2 hr for a client recently
diagnosed with a urinary tract infection
A nurse is preparing to administer cefaclor to a preschooler who
weighs 20 kg. The child is to receive cefaclor 30 mg/kg/day to
divide equally every 8 hr. Available is cefaclor suspension 125
mg/5 mL. How many ml should the nurse administer for one
dose? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if
it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER 8
A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with the
parents of a school-age child who has an active case of
Pediculosis humanus capitis. Which of the following should the
nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Wash the
bed linens in hot water.
A nurse in an inpatient mental health facility is caring for a client
who has bipolar disorder and is in an acute manic episode. Which
of the following activities should the nurse suggest for the client? -
CORRECT ANSWER Take a walk with a staff member,
A nurse is reinforcing healthy eating habits for an older adult client
to ensure adequate dietary intake. Which of the following is an
appropriate recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER Snack
between meals.
A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who
was discharged from the hospital 7 days ago following treatment
for deep-vein thrombosis. Which of the following findings is the
nurse's priority? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional
information about the client. There are three tabs that contain
, separate categories of data.) - CORRECT ANSWER The client
takes ibuprofen daily to treat musculoskeletal pain.
A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a client. To
reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, the nurse should take
which of the following actions? - CORRECT ANSWER Dispose
of the used needle immediately in a puncture-proof sharps
container.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who is at 32
weeks of gestation. For which following results should the nurse
notify the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER Platelet count
90,000/mm3
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new
prescription for levothyroxine. Which of the following statements
indicates understanding of the instructions? - CORRECT
ANSWER "I need to take this medication for the rest of my life."
A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative
(PPD) to a client. The nurse should use which of the following
routes? - CORRECT ANSWER Intradermal
A nurse in a clinic is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a
new prescription for a combination contraceptive transdermal
patch. Which of the following should the nurse include in the
teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER Apply the patch to the lower
abdomen,"
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent about appropriate
snacks for a toddler. Which of the following foods should the
nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER Graham crackers
A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD. The client tells the
nurse, "I get short of breath during meals. It is too much trouble to
