PRACTICE A NURSING COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED
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Rat: The nurse should inform the parent that toddlers can easily choke on seeds
from fruits, such as watermelon seeds or cherry pits, because of their round
shape and size. Removing the seeds and cutting the watermelon into pieces
provides the toddler with a nutritious snack that does not increase the toddler's
risk of foreign body obstruction.
A nurse is searching electronic databases for clinical research about behavioral
indicators of pain in an infant. Which of the following online sources should the
nurse select to research this infant care issue?
1. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
2. The Nursing Minimum Data Set
3. The Omaha System
4. The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - CORRECT ANSWER - - -
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
Rat: The nurse should select the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health
Literature (CINAHL) to locate clinical research about health-related client care
issues. CINAHL is a cumulative index that the nurse can search electronically
to locate reliable data related to the specific topic being researched.
A nurse is caring for a client who has dysphagia following a stroke. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to facilitate safe swallowing and
decrease the risk of aspiration?
1. Delay the client's meal-time if he is fatigued.
,2. Instruct the client to tilt his head to the side when swallowing.
3. Assist the client with fluid intake by inserting it into the client's mouth with a
syringe.
4. Encourage the client to focus on a television program during meal time. -
CORRECT ANSWER - - -Delay the client's meal-time if he is fatigued.
Rat: To facilitate safe swallowing and decrease the risk of aspiration, the nurse
should encourage the client to rest prior to meal-time. If the client is fatigued,
the nurse should delay the meal-time and give the client time to rest.
A nurse in a long term care facility is performing a fall risk assessment on a
newly admitted client using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. The client reports
using a tripod cane for ambulation. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when using this test?
1. Observe the client ambulating a distance of 3 m (10 feet) during the TUG
test.
2. Instruct the client to perform the TUG test without the use of the cane.
3. Assist the client to stand up from the chair when starting the TUG test.
4. Advise the client to use the arms of the chair to stand when starting the TUG
test. - CORRECT ANSWER - - -Observe the client ambulating a distance of 3
m (10 feet) during the TUG test.
Rat:The nurse should mark a spot 3 m (10 feet) away from the client's sitting
location. The nurse should instruct the client to stand, ambulate to the marked
spot, turn, ambulate back to the chair, and sit down. The nurse should observe
the client's ability to perform the test and use a stopwatch to time the client. The
nurse should identify that the client is at increased risk of falls if it takes longer
than 14 seconds to complete the test.
A nurse in an emergency is caring for an infant who requires emergency
surgery. The infant is accompanied by his 16-year-old mother and his maternal
,grandfather. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when
assisting with informed consent?
1. Witness consent obtained from the infant's mother.
2. Inform the family that informed consent is not needed due to emergency
surgery.
3. Notify the maternal grandfather that he is required to give informed consent.
4. Request that a court-appointed representative provide informed consent. -
CORRECT ANSWER - - -Witness consent obtained from the infant's mother.
A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has a urinary tract infection (UTI).
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
1. Diarrhea
2. Abdominal pain
3. Increased thirst
4. Skin rash - CORRECT ANSWER - - -Abdominal Pain
Rat: The nurse should expect a preschooler who has a UTI to experience
abdominal pain. Other manifestations include constipation, dysuria, foul-
smelling urine, and fever.
A nurse is counseling a client who has a family history of colorectal cancer
about management of nutrition to help prevent gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.
Which of the following images indicates a food or beverage the nurse should
encourage the client to include liberally in his diet? - CORRECT ANSWER - -
-Fruits and Veggies
, Rat: To help reduce the risk of cancers of the GI system, the nurse should
instruct the client to consume at least 2.5 cups of fruits and vegetables per day.
A nurse is preparing to extinguish a small fire in a clients room. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when using the fire extinguisher?
1. Aim the fire extinguisher at the top of the flames.
2. Pump the handles of the fire extinguisher up and down three times.
3. Sweep the fire extinguisher in a circular motion until the fire is extinguished.
4. Slide the pin on top of the fire extinguisher straight out. - CORRECT
ANSWER - - -Slide the pin on top of the fire extinguisher straight out.
Rat: The nurse should pull the pin on the top of the fire extinguisher to allow for
use to extinguish the fire.
A nurse is caring for a child who has celiac disease. Which of the following
items should the nurse remove from the child's meal tray?
1. Corn-flake cereal
2. Orange juice
3. Scrambled eggs
4. Oatmeal with raisins - CORRECT ANSWER - - -Oatmeal with raisins
Rat: Celiac disease is the intolerance to dietary gluten, which is a protein in
wheat, rye, oats, and barley. This intolerance causes diarrhea, weight loss,
abdominal pain, and fatigue. Therefore, the nurse should remove oatmeal from
the child's meal tray.