VERSION 2024/2025 ACTUAL WITH NGN QUESTION FORMAT AND
CORRECT DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS FROM VERIFIED
SOURCES RATED A GRADE.
A nurse is preparing a client who is scheduled for a hysterectomy for transport to the operating room. The client
states she no longer wants to have the surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Notify the provider of the client's decision
A nurse on a medical unit is caring for a client who has been coughing intermittently during meals, attempting to clear
her throat repeatedly, and eating only a small portion of each meal. The nurse should recommend a referral to which
of the following members of the interprofessional team to evaluate the client for dysphagia?
Speech-language pathologist
A client is being discharged home with oxygen therapy delivered through a nasal cannula. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse provide to the client and family members?
Wear cotton clothing to avoid static electricity
A nurse is teaching an assistive personnel (AP) about proper hand hygiene. Which of the following statements by the
AP indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"There are times I should use soap and water rather than an alcohol-based rub to clean my hands"
A nurse on a rehabilitation unit is preparing to transfer a client who is unable to walk from a bed to a wheelchair.
Which of the following techniques should the nurse use?
,Place the wheelchair at a 45-degree angle to the bed
A nurse is providing teaching about nutritious diets to a group of adult women. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include?
"Include 2.5 cups of vegetables in your daily diet"
A nurse is screening a client who has an S-shaped spinal column with unequal should heights. The nurse should
identify these findings as manifestations of which of the following abnormalities?
Scoliosis
A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing stress and anxiety regarding a recent diagnosis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
Increased blood pressure
A nurse is caring for a client who has emphysema. The client has not stopped smoking cigarettes and states, "It's too
late for me to quit." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Assist the client in finding local smoking-cessation assistance programs
A middle-aged adult client is discussing future plans with the nurse. Which of the following statements should the
nurse identify as an indication that the client is having difficulty achieving Erikson's developmental task for this age
group?
"We miss our daughter so much that we are going to move closer to her."
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about pain management in clients age 65 and older. Which of the following
pieces of information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Clients who are aged 65 or older are reluctant to report pain
, A nurse is proving teaching to an older adult client who has constipation. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
Sit on the toilet 30 min after eating a meal
A nurse is at a screening clinic is assessing a client who reports a history of a heart murmur related to aortic valve
stenosis. At which of the following anatomical areas should the nurse place the stethoscope to auscultate the aortic
valve?
Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum
A nurse in a provider's office is teaching a client about foods that are high in fiber. Which of the following food
choices made by the client indicate an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply)
Black beans
Whole-grain bread
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and refuses visitors because of his debilitated physical appearance.
Which of the following comments should the nurse make?
"Would you like to talk about how you feel?"
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the terminal stage of cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take when she observes the client crying?
Sit and hold the client's hands
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who had a myocardial infarction. The client states "All this equipment
is making me nervous." Which of the following responses should the nurse offer?
"All of this equipment can be frightening"