2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with an educational
program regarding common sites of health care associated infections for
a group of newly hired assistive personnel. Which of the following sites
should be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Blood stream, Urinary tract , Surgical wound, Respiratory tract
◉ A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following a gastric
bypass. Which of the following findings indicates the client could be
experiencing an anastomotic leak?
Answer: Oliguria
◉ A nurse is working with administration to enhance the quality of care
provided to clients during the prenatal period. In which of the following
roles is the nurse functioning?
Answer: Advocate
◉ A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of four clients. Which of
the following should be immediately reported to the provider?
Answer: A client who is prescribed digoxin (Lanoxin) and furosemide
(Lasix) with a potassium of 3.1 mEq/L
, ◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is from a culture different than his
own. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most important in
the provision of culturally competent care?
Answer: Identify one's own beliefs and values.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding foods containing complete
protein to a client. Which of the following should be included in the
teaching?
Answer: Soybeans
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed lithium (Eskalith).
Which of the following clinical findings should be immediately reported
to the provider?
Answer: Slurred speech
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with acute alcohol
withdrawal. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to
the provider?
Answer: Tachycardia
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who is newly diagnosed
with hypertension and has been prescribed captopril (Capoten). The
nurse should reinforce that which of the following medications has the
potential to reduce the antihypertensive effect of captopril?
Answer: Aspirin (Bayer)