PN Fundamentals Practice 2025 Exam Questions And Answers

PN Fundamentals Practice 2025 Exam Questions And Answers A nurse is planning to administer medication to a client who has a Clostridium difficile infection. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to prevent the transmission of this infection to others? - Correct Answer *Remove the cover gown in the client's room after providing care* (The nurse should initiate contact precautions for clients who have a C. difficile infection. Contact precautions include the removal of the cover gown and other personal protective equipment inside the client's room to prevent the spread of infection). A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a bladder scan. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Correct Answer *I will place a gel pad directly above your pubic area before I place the probe* (The nurse should use a gel pad, which promotes ultrasound transmission and accurate measurement. The correct placement of the ultrasound device is just above the symphysis pubis.) A nurse is checking a client for a pulse deficit after detecting an irregular heart rate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer *Count the client's radial and apical pulses simultaneously with another nurse* (The nurse should have another nurse count the radial pulse as they count the apical pulse. A pulse deficit occurs when there are differences between the radial and apical pulse rates.) A nurse is preparing to obtain a clients vital signs. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when washing their hands? - Correct Answer *Turn off the faucet with a clean paper towel after drying hands* (If the nurse's hands are wet or the paper towel is wet when they turn off the faucet, they increase the risk of transferring micro-organisms from the faucet back to their hands.) A nurse is preparing to perform a wound irrigation for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury. Which of the following supplies should the nurse plan to use? - Correct Answer *A piston syringe* (The nurse should use an irrigation or piston syringe with an angiocatheter attached to irrigate wounds because it provides a gentle flow of solution to flush exudate and debris from the wound. A nurse is caring for a client who has dyspnea caused by a respiratory infection. The nurse should assist the client into which of the following positions. - Correct Answer *Orthopneic* (The nurse should assist the client into the orthopedic position by having the client sit