COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FORM C EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has schizophrenia and is taking clozapine. Which
of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to the administration of
clozapine?
A. HR 58
B. Fasting blood glucose 100
C. Hgb 14
D. WBC 2900 - ANSWER-D. WBC 2900
A nurse is developing an in service about personality disorders. Which of the following information
should the nurse include when discussing borderline personality disorder?
A. The clients exhibits impulse behavior
B. The client might act seductively
C. The client is exceptionally clingy to others
D. The client is overly concerned about minor details - ANSWER-A. The clients exhibits impulse behavior
Intra-dermal Injections areas.
A. Buttocks
B. Upper back
C. Hamstring - ANSWER-B. Upper back
,A nurse is caring for a client who has experienced a right-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following are
expected findings? SATA
A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Left Hemiplegia
C. Loss of depth perception
D. Aphasia
E. Lack of situational awareness - ANSWER-A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Left Hemiplegia
C. Loss of depth perception
E. Lack of situational awareness
A nurse is caring for a client who has global aphasia (both receptive and expressive.). Which of the
following should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? SATA
A. Speak to the client at a slower rate
B. Assist the client to use flash card with pictures
C. Speak to the client in a loud voice.
D. Complete sentences that the client cannot finish.
E. Give instructions one step at a time - ANSWER-A. Speak to the client at a slower rate
B. Assist the client to use flash card with pictures
E. Give instructions one step at a time
A nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a left-hemispheric stroke. Which of the following is an
expected finding?
A. Impulse control difficulty
B. Poor judgement
C. Inability to recognize familiar objects
D. Loss of depth perception - ANSWER-C. Inability to recognize familiar objects
,A nurse is reviewing ABG laboratory results of a client who is in respiratory distress. The results are pH
7.47, PaCo2 32 mm Hg. HCO3 22 mm Hg. The nurse should recognize that the client is experiencing
which of the following acid-base imbalances?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - ANSWER-B. Respiratory alkalosis
A nurse is caring for a client following a thoracentesis. Which of the following manifestations should the
nurse recognize as risks for complications? SATA
A. Dyspnea
B. Localized bloody drainage on the dressing
C. Fever
D. Hypotension
E. Report of pain at the puncture site - ANSWER-A. Dyspnea
C. Fever
D. Hypotension
A nurse is preparing to care for a client following chest tube placement. Which of the following items
should be available in the client's room? SATA
A. Oxygen
B. Sterile water
C. Enclosed hemostat clamps
D. Indwelling urinary catheter
E. Occlusive dressing - ANSWER-A. Oxygen
B. Sterile water
C. Enclosed hemostat clamps
E. Occlusive dressing
, A nurse is assessing a client who has a chest tube and drainage system in place. Which of the following
are expected findings? SATA
A. Gentle Constant bubbling in the suction control chamber
B. Rise and fall in the level of water in the water seal chamber with inspiration and expiration
C. Exposed sutures without dressing.
D. Drainage system upright at chest level - ANSWER-A. Gentle Constant bubbling in the suction control
chamber
B. Rise and fall in the level of water in the water seal chamber with inspiration and expiration
A nurse is planning care for a client following the insertion of a chest tube and drainage system. Which of
the following should be included in the plan of care? SATA
A. Encourage the client to cough every 2 hours
B. Check the continuous bubbling in th suction chamber
C. Strip the drainage tubing every 4 hours.
D. Clamp the tube once a day.
E. Obtain a chest x-ray - ANSWER-A. Encourage the client to cough every 2 hours
B. Check the continuous bubbling in th suction chamber
E. Obtain a chest x-ray
A nurse is orientation a newly licensed nurse who is caring for a client who is receiving mechanical
ventilation and is receiving mechanical ventilation and is on pressure support ventilation (PSV) mode.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates and understanding of PSV?
A. "It keeps the alveoli open and prevents atelectasis."
B. "It allows preset pressure delivered during spontaneous ventilation."
C. "It guarantees minimal minute ventilator.
D. "It delivers a preset ventilatory rate and tidal volume to the client." - ANSWER-B. "It allows preset
pressure delivered during spontaneous ventilation."
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing respiratory distress. Which of the following early
manifestations of hypoxemia should the nurse recognize? SATA
A. Confusion