Med/Surg I - Knowledge & Clinical
Judgement Advanced Test Questions
And Answers
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nhas nterminal npancreatic ncancer. nThe nclient nis ncompetent
nand nhas nrequested nno nresuscitative nmeasures nto nbe ntaken nin nthe nevent nof nrespiratory nor
ncardiac narrest. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nis nnecessary nto nlegally nchange nthe nclient's ncode nstatus
nto ndo-not-resuscitate n(DNR)? n- nAnswer n- nA nwritten nprescription nfrom nthe nprovider
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na ntoddler nwho nhas nacute notitis nmedia nand nis nprescribed nbenzocaine
n(Americaine) near ndrops nfor npain nrelief. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nactions nby nthe nnurse nis
nappropriate nwhen nadministering nthe near ndrops? n- nAnswer n- nWarm nrefrigerated ndrops nto nroom
ntemperature nprior nto ninstillation
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nhas na nnew ncolostomy. nThe nclient nis nbeing ndischarged nand
nplans nto nlive nwith nher ndaughter. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nresponses nby nthe nnurse nis
nappropriate nwhen nthe ndaughter nstates nthat nshe ndoesn't nknow nhow nshe nis ngoing nto ncare nfor
nher nmother's ncolostomy? n- nAnswer n- n"What npart nof nyour nmother's ncare nconcerns nyou?"
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nis ndiagnosed nwith nbipolar ndisorder nand nis ntaking nlithium
n(Lithane). nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nserum nlithium nlevels nindicates nthe nclient's ndosage nis
nappropriate nfor nmaintenance ntherapy? n- nAnswer n- n0.75 nmEq/L
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nis nscheduled nfor na nlumbar npuncture. nThe nnurse nshould
nteach nthe nclient nthat nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nis na npost-procedure ncomplication? n- nAnswer n-
nHeadache
A nnurse nis nreinforcing nteaching nabout na nnew nprescription nfor ncromolyn nsodium n(Intal) nmetered-
dose ninhaler n(MDI) nto na nschool-age nchild nwho nhas nasthma. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nstatements
nshould nindicate nto nthe nnurse nthat nthe nchild nneeds nfurther nteaching? n- nAnswer n- n"I nwill nuse
nmy ncromolyn nnebulizer nbefore nusing nmy nalbuterol ninhaler."
Judgement Advanced Test Questions
And Answers
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nhas nterminal npancreatic ncancer. nThe nclient nis ncompetent
nand nhas nrequested nno nresuscitative nmeasures nto nbe ntaken nin nthe nevent nof nrespiratory nor
ncardiac narrest. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nis nnecessary nto nlegally nchange nthe nclient's ncode nstatus
nto ndo-not-resuscitate n(DNR)? n- nAnswer n- nA nwritten nprescription nfrom nthe nprovider
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na ntoddler nwho nhas nacute notitis nmedia nand nis nprescribed nbenzocaine
n(Americaine) near ndrops nfor npain nrelief. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nactions nby nthe nnurse nis
nappropriate nwhen nadministering nthe near ndrops? n- nAnswer n- nWarm nrefrigerated ndrops nto nroom
ntemperature nprior nto ninstillation
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nhas na nnew ncolostomy. nThe nclient nis nbeing ndischarged nand
nplans nto nlive nwith nher ndaughter. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nresponses nby nthe nnurse nis
nappropriate nwhen nthe ndaughter nstates nthat nshe ndoesn't nknow nhow nshe nis ngoing nto ncare nfor
nher nmother's ncolostomy? n- nAnswer n- n"What npart nof nyour nmother's ncare nconcerns nyou?"
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nis ndiagnosed nwith nbipolar ndisorder nand nis ntaking nlithium
n(Lithane). nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nserum nlithium nlevels nindicates nthe nclient's ndosage nis
nappropriate nfor nmaintenance ntherapy? n- nAnswer n- n0.75 nmEq/L
A nnurse nis ncaring nfor na nclient nwho nis nscheduled nfor na nlumbar npuncture. nThe nnurse nshould
nteach nthe nclient nthat nwhich nof nthe nfollowing nis na npost-procedure ncomplication? n- nAnswer n-
nHeadache
A nnurse nis nreinforcing nteaching nabout na nnew nprescription nfor ncromolyn nsodium n(Intal) nmetered-
dose ninhaler n(MDI) nto na nschool-age nchild nwho nhas nasthma. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nstatements
nshould nindicate nto nthe nnurse nthat nthe nchild nneeds nfurther nteaching? n- nAnswer n- n"I nwill nuse
nmy ncromolyn nnebulizer nbefore nusing nmy nalbuterol ninhaler."
