PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR B
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ What materials should be placed in a client's room who is on
seizure precautions? Answer: Oral suction equipment.
◉ What action should a supervising nurse take regarding a newly
licensed nurse threatening a client with loss of phone privileges for
not taking medication? Answer: The supervising nurse should
intervene.
◉ What menu item should a nurse include for a client who follows a
kosher diet? Answer: Roasted salmon.
◉ What do advance directives include? Answer: A living will.
◉ What indicates a client's understanding of advance directives?
Answer: The client states they should discuss the document with
their family after signing it.
◉ What intervention should a nurse recommend for a caregiver of a
client with Alzheimer's who has difficulty sleeping? Answer:
Encourage the client to take frequent walks during the day.
,◉ What action should a nurse take for a client who is 8 hours
postpartum with uterine atony and increased bleeding? Answer:
Assist the client to empty her bladder.
◉ What instruction should a nurse include about effleurage during
the first stage of labor? Answer: Gently stroke her abdomen during
contractions.
◉ What action should a nurse take to prevent skin breakdown in an
older adult client who is incontinent after hip arthroplasty? Answer:
Use a moisture barrier on the client's skin.
◉ How can a nurse promote autonomy for a client with terminal
cancer? Answer: Allow the client to choose treatment times.
◉ What finding indicates an obstetric complication in a client at 40
weeks of gestation with a sudden gush of vaginal fluids? Answer:
The fluid appears greenish-brown in color.
◉ What should a nurse inform an adolescent client after a lumbar
puncture? Answer: The adolescent might experience a headache.
◉ What should a nurse teach a client with genital herpes regarding
fluid intake? Answer: You should increase fluid intake to relieve
dysuria.
, ◉ What action should a nurse take when caring for a client with
continuous bladder irrigation who has clots and dark red blood in
the catheter bag? Answer: Irrigate the bladder with 20 to 30 mL of
0.9% sodium chloride.
◉ What should a nurse instruct a client during a 12-lead ECG
recording? Answer: Instruct the client to remain as still as possible
during the recording.
◉ What action should a nurse take when preparing to empty a
postoperative client's closed-wound drainage system? Answer:
Compress the container before replacing the drainage plug.
◉ What should a nurse instruct the parents of a toddler with a new
asthma diagnosis regarding montelukast? Answer: Administer the
medication to the toddler each evening.
◉ What is a key action during the orientation phase of the nurse-
client relationship? Answer: Establishing rapport and setting
expectations.
◉ Where should the fetal heart monitor be placed for a fetus in the
right occiput anterior position? Answer: On the lower left quadrant
of the mother's abdomen.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ What materials should be placed in a client's room who is on
seizure precautions? Answer: Oral suction equipment.
◉ What action should a supervising nurse take regarding a newly
licensed nurse threatening a client with loss of phone privileges for
not taking medication? Answer: The supervising nurse should
intervene.
◉ What menu item should a nurse include for a client who follows a
kosher diet? Answer: Roasted salmon.
◉ What do advance directives include? Answer: A living will.
◉ What indicates a client's understanding of advance directives?
Answer: The client states they should discuss the document with
their family after signing it.
◉ What intervention should a nurse recommend for a caregiver of a
client with Alzheimer's who has difficulty sleeping? Answer:
Encourage the client to take frequent walks during the day.
,◉ What action should a nurse take for a client who is 8 hours
postpartum with uterine atony and increased bleeding? Answer:
Assist the client to empty her bladder.
◉ What instruction should a nurse include about effleurage during
the first stage of labor? Answer: Gently stroke her abdomen during
contractions.
◉ What action should a nurse take to prevent skin breakdown in an
older adult client who is incontinent after hip arthroplasty? Answer:
Use a moisture barrier on the client's skin.
◉ How can a nurse promote autonomy for a client with terminal
cancer? Answer: Allow the client to choose treatment times.
◉ What finding indicates an obstetric complication in a client at 40
weeks of gestation with a sudden gush of vaginal fluids? Answer:
The fluid appears greenish-brown in color.
◉ What should a nurse inform an adolescent client after a lumbar
puncture? Answer: The adolescent might experience a headache.
◉ What should a nurse teach a client with genital herpes regarding
fluid intake? Answer: You should increase fluid intake to relieve
dysuria.
, ◉ What action should a nurse take when caring for a client with
continuous bladder irrigation who has clots and dark red blood in
the catheter bag? Answer: Irrigate the bladder with 20 to 30 mL of
0.9% sodium chloride.
◉ What should a nurse instruct a client during a 12-lead ECG
recording? Answer: Instruct the client to remain as still as possible
during the recording.
◉ What action should a nurse take when preparing to empty a
postoperative client's closed-wound drainage system? Answer:
Compress the container before replacing the drainage plug.
◉ What should a nurse instruct the parents of a toddler with a new
asthma diagnosis regarding montelukast? Answer: Administer the
medication to the toddler each evening.
◉ What is a key action during the orientation phase of the nurse-
client relationship? Answer: Establishing rapport and setting
expectations.
◉ Where should the fetal heart monitor be placed for a fetus in the
right occiput anterior position? Answer: On the lower left quadrant
of the mother's abdomen.
