D220 PRE-TEST PART 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN pain medication can be administered
to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The medication administration record and the nursing
assessment notes from the last shift indicate the patient's level of comfort.
Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse plan and manage the patient's pain? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physician orders
A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and is ready to be discharged home. Which
instructions should be included in the patient's discharge education? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Importance of completing the medication prescribed
A mother brings her child to the emergency department after noticing the child had trouble breathing,
refused breastfeeding, and no urine in the diaper within the last eight hours. The provider suspects
respiratory syncytial virus and admits the infant to the hospital. How will data in the medical record
inform the decision to select appropriate infection-control precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
data will identify the pathogen causing the patient's symptoms
A nurse admits an infant with a severe hacking cough, vomiting, and a fever for the past two weeks.
Which data in the electronic medical record (EMR) informs the decision to implement infection-control
precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The nasopharyngeal swab culture results indicate the patient is
positive for Bordetella pertussis.
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a painful rash on the left side of the face. The provider orders
the patient to be placed on contact precautions. Which data in the electronic health record (EHR)
informed the decision to implement contact precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The skin culture
results indicate the presence of the varicella-zoster virus.
After a patient's assessment, a nurse observes a decrease in respiration and wheezing on auscultation.
Which data set in the medical record informs the decision to implement the ineffective airway clearance
nursing care plan? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The radiology report impression indicates pulmonary
infiltrates and the nursing assessment indicates a decrease in respirations.
Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN pain medication can be administered
to the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The medication administration record and the nursing
assessment notes from the last shift indicate the patient's level of comfort.
Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse plan and manage the patient's pain? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Physician orders
A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and is ready to be discharged home. Which
instructions should be included in the patient's discharge education? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Importance of completing the medication prescribed
A mother brings her child to the emergency department after noticing the child had trouble breathing,
refused breastfeeding, and no urine in the diaper within the last eight hours. The provider suspects
respiratory syncytial virus and admits the infant to the hospital. How will data in the medical record
inform the decision to select appropriate infection-control precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The
data will identify the pathogen causing the patient's symptoms
A nurse admits an infant with a severe hacking cough, vomiting, and a fever for the past two weeks.
Which data in the electronic medical record (EMR) informs the decision to implement infection-control
precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The nasopharyngeal swab culture results indicate the patient is
positive for Bordetella pertussis.
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a painful rash on the left side of the face. The provider orders
the patient to be placed on contact precautions. Which data in the electronic health record (EHR)
informed the decision to implement contact precautions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The skin culture
results indicate the presence of the varicella-zoster virus.
After a patient's assessment, a nurse observes a decrease in respiration and wheezing on auscultation.
Which data set in the medical record informs the decision to implement the ineffective airway clearance
nursing care plan? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The radiology report impression indicates pulmonary
infiltrates and the nursing assessment indicates a decrease in respirations.
