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KAPLAN FUNDEMENTALS INTERGRATED TEST ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse prepares for a urinary catheterization procedure for a client. Which action by the
nurse is most important?
1. Places all supplies close to the edge of the table
2. Keeps the field holding the supplies in front of the nurse
3. Sets up the field below the nurse's waist level
4. Adds only clean supplies to the field - ANSWER-2. Keeps the field holding the supplies in front
of the nurse
A client is experiencing an episode of acute pain. what physiological change should the nurse
expect to occur when the client experiences acute pain?
1. Decreased blood pressure
2. Decreased skin temperature
3. Decreased heart rate
4. Decreased respiration - ANSWER-2. Decreased skin temperature
Acute pain can cause increased perspiration to occur and skin becomes cool and clammy
Which nursing action is best to identify and manage a client's valuable items during
hospitalization?
1. Tell the client to place valuable items in the bedside table
2. Inform the client the nurse will hold on to any valuable items while the client is in surgery
3. Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in the medical record
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4. Leave any valuable items at the nurses station while the client is off the unit for testing -
ANSWER-3. Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in the medical record
The nurse provides care for a client beginning intermittent heparin therapy. The nurse knows
which laboratory test is used to monitor the effectiveness of heparin?
1. Activated partial thromboplastin time
2. Prothrombin time
3. Bleeding time
4. Protein electrophoresis - ANSWER-1. Activated partial thromboplastin time
A nurse provides teaching on the modifiable risk factors related to the cardiovascular system.
Which factor does the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply
1. High cholesterol levels
2. Elevated blood pressure
3. Cigarette smoking
4. Diet higher in sugar and fats
5. Decreased heart rate - ANSWER-1, 2, 3, 4
High cholesterol and blood pressure can be changed with different diets and meds
The nurse provides care for a client with an abdominal wound. The nurse notes there is
purulent drainage from the wound. Which action does the nurse take first?
1. Contacts the health care provider
2. Places the client on contact precautions
3. Irrigates the wound
4. Asks the client to identify the level of pain on a numeric scale - ANSWER-2. Places the client
on contact precautions
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The wound is draining and you want to prevent the spread of infection
The nurse identifies which change in the genitourinary system is usually associated with client
aging?
1. Increased sphincter tone
2. Decreased incontinence
3. Increased frequency
4. Increased filtration - ANSWER-3. Increased frequency
On the morning before surgery, a client signs an operative consent form. Soon afterward, the
client calls the nurse and states, "I do not want the surgery." Which action does the nurse take
first?
1. Notifies the health care provider of the client's decision
2. Informs the client the decision has delayed the operating room schedule
3. Encourages the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
4. Asks the client's family to encourage the client to have the surgery - ANSWER-3. Encourages
the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
The nurse evaluates the laboratory results of several clients. For which client would the nurse
expect a decreased serum albumin?
1. The client who is underweight with a BMI of 19 kg/m2
2. The client with a superficial thickness burn
3. The client with severe liver disease
4. The client who is dehydrated - ANSWER-3. The client with severe liver disease
Albumin is a protein formed in the liver
KAPLAN FUNDEMENTALS INTERGRATED TEST ACTUAL EXAM 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse prepares for a urinary catheterization procedure for a client. Which action by the
nurse is most important?
1. Places all supplies close to the edge of the table
2. Keeps the field holding the supplies in front of the nurse
3. Sets up the field below the nurse's waist level
4. Adds only clean supplies to the field - ANSWER-2. Keeps the field holding the supplies in front
of the nurse
A client is experiencing an episode of acute pain. what physiological change should the nurse
expect to occur when the client experiences acute pain?
1. Decreased blood pressure
2. Decreased skin temperature
3. Decreased heart rate
4. Decreased respiration - ANSWER-2. Decreased skin temperature
Acute pain can cause increased perspiration to occur and skin becomes cool and clammy
Which nursing action is best to identify and manage a client's valuable items during
hospitalization?
1. Tell the client to place valuable items in the bedside table
2. Inform the client the nurse will hold on to any valuable items while the client is in surgery
3. Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in the medical record
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4. Leave any valuable items at the nurses station while the client is off the unit for testing -
ANSWER-3. Document the disposition of the client's valuable items in the medical record
The nurse provides care for a client beginning intermittent heparin therapy. The nurse knows
which laboratory test is used to monitor the effectiveness of heparin?
1. Activated partial thromboplastin time
2. Prothrombin time
3. Bleeding time
4. Protein electrophoresis - ANSWER-1. Activated partial thromboplastin time
A nurse provides teaching on the modifiable risk factors related to the cardiovascular system.
Which factor does the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply
1. High cholesterol levels
2. Elevated blood pressure
3. Cigarette smoking
4. Diet higher in sugar and fats
5. Decreased heart rate - ANSWER-1, 2, 3, 4
High cholesterol and blood pressure can be changed with different diets and meds
The nurse provides care for a client with an abdominal wound. The nurse notes there is
purulent drainage from the wound. Which action does the nurse take first?
1. Contacts the health care provider
2. Places the client on contact precautions
3. Irrigates the wound
4. Asks the client to identify the level of pain on a numeric scale - ANSWER-2. Places the client
on contact precautions
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The wound is draining and you want to prevent the spread of infection
The nurse identifies which change in the genitourinary system is usually associated with client
aging?
1. Increased sphincter tone
2. Decreased incontinence
3. Increased frequency
4. Increased filtration - ANSWER-3. Increased frequency
On the morning before surgery, a client signs an operative consent form. Soon afterward, the
client calls the nurse and states, "I do not want the surgery." Which action does the nurse take
first?
1. Notifies the health care provider of the client's decision
2. Informs the client the decision has delayed the operating room schedule
3. Encourages the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
4. Asks the client's family to encourage the client to have the surgery - ANSWER-3. Encourages
the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
The nurse evaluates the laboratory results of several clients. For which client would the nurse
expect a decreased serum albumin?
1. The client who is underweight with a BMI of 19 kg/m2
2. The client with a superficial thickness burn
3. The client with severe liver disease
4. The client who is dehydrated - ANSWER-3. The client with severe liver disease
Albumin is a protein formed in the liver
