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1200, and the nurse proceeds to administer hydromorphone at 1615. After discovering the
error, how should the nurse record the occurrence?
a. “Wrong pain tablet given early. Client will be monitored closely. Asleep now.”
b. “Hydromorphone given instead of hydrocodone. Nursing supervisor aware of error.”
c. Hydrocodone tablet ordered every 6 hours; pain medication given after 4 hours.
Health care provider notified.”
d. “Hydromorphone given at 1615; health care provider notified. B/P 122/80, RR 16.”
Answer: D
7. The male client asks the nurse, “Why am I experiencing erectile dysfunction (ED)?”
The nurse reviews the client’s medications. The nurse recognizes that which classification
increases the risk for ED?
a. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
b. Antihypertensive medications.
c. Anticoagulant medications.
d. Histamine H2 inhibitors.
Answer: B
8. The nurse in the hospital cafeteria overhears two nursing assistive personnel (NAP)
discuss the client’s condition. What is the PRIORITY action for the nurse to take?
a. Change the topic of the conversation.
b. Report the employees to their nurse manager.
c. Inform the employees about patient confidentiality and the client’s right to privacy.
d. Meet with the employees at the end of the shift and tell them not to discuss clients in
a public place.
Answer: C
9. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with dehydration. The plan of care indicates
the client is to drink two ounces of fluid every hour. The nurse determines the goal is met if
which is recorded on the intake and output (I&O) sheet for an eight-hour shift?
a. 360 ml
b. 160 ml
c. 480 ml
d. 240 ml 1 oz=30 ml; 60 oz*8= 480 ml
Answer: C
10. The nurse and LPN/LVN care for clients on a medical-surgical unit. The RN should
delegate which activity to the LPN/LVN?
a. Follow up on the client’s report of chest and back itching two hours after starting a
patient controlled analgesia pump.
b. Provide instruction for the client receiving the first nicotine patch.
c. Inform the health care provider of the client’s history of peptic ulcer disease prior to
administration of streptokinase.
d. Take the blood pressure and heart rate before administration of enalapril.
Answer: D
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1. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The
nurse should assign the client to a room with which client?
A. A client diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome.
B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg.
C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess.
D. A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
Answer: A
2. The nurse observes client care on a geriatric unit. The nurse should intervene in
which situation?
a. A student nurse assist the client out of bed toward the clients strong side.
b. A student nurse assist the client to sit on the side of the bed by lifting the client’s
shoulders and swinging the client’s legs over the edge of the bed.
c. A student nurse assists the client to stand from a sitting position by grasping the
client’s elbows.
d. Two student nurses use a draw sheet to turn a client in the bed.
Answer: C
3. The nurse evaluates the results of the client’s purified protein derivative (PPD) 2 ½
days after the injection. The nurse noted the induration is 4 mm. which action by the nurse
is most appropriate?
a. Inform the client the results are negative
b. Obtain the names of the client’s closest contacts.
c. Determine the HIV status of the client.
d. Wait and additional 24 hours to read the results.
Answer: A
4. The nurse cores for the client with a history of schizophrenia. The nurse expects to
note which speech pattern?
a. Repetition of the words used by the nurse.
b. Rapid, coherent conversation about unrelated topics.
c. Immediately answering questions appropriately.
d. Slow, purposeful answers to the nurses questions.
Answer: A
5. The nurse cares for a 6-month-old infant. The parents report that the infant had
severe diarrhea for twelve hours. The nurse anticipates which finding?
a. Normal skin elasticity.
b. Depresses anterior fontanel.
c. Pale yellow urine.
d. Absent bowel sounds.
Answer: B
6. The nurse cares for a client receiving hydrocodone every 6 hours prn for pain. The
client reports pain at 1600. The nurse notes that the hydrocodone was last administered at
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d. Polycythemia.
Answer: C
17. The nurse provides care for the client diagnosed with pneumonia who has postural
drainage twice a day. Which client response indicates to the nurse that treatment is
effective?
a. “My upset stomach is better.”
b. “I am coughing up more sputum.”
c. “My cough is better.”
d. “I don’t feel feverish anymore.”
Answer: B
18. The risk management department plans a program to reduce errors. Which is the
most common cause of errors in medication administration?
a. Failure to follow routine policy and procedures.
b. Caring for too many clients.
c. Responsible for administering numerous medications.
d. Unfamiliar with monk of the new pharmaceuticals ordered.
Answer: A
19. The nurse cares for the school-aged child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
The nurse instructs the family that the child’s insulin needs will decrease during which
situation?
a. Active exercise
b. Infection
c. Emotional stress.
d. Puberty.
Answer: A
20. The nurse cares for the client receiving lactulose. The nurse determines the
medication is effective if which is observed?
a. The client’s weight increases by 5 pounds.
b. The client denies shortness of breath.
c. The client’s urinary output is 2000 ml daily.
d. The client is alert and oriented to person, place and time.
Answer: D
21. The nurse cares for the three-year-old prior to a surgical procedure. Which behavior
indicates that the child is coping with preoperative preparation?
a. The child hops around the room pretending to be a bunny while the nurse attempts
to obtain a blood pressure reading.
b. The child talks about the picture of a nurse and client while coloring the picture
using a number of bright colored crayons.
c. The child sits quietly reading a story about a boy who is going to have surgery while
the nurse reviews the consent from the parents.
1200, and the nurse proceeds to administer hydromorphone at 1615. After discovering the
error, how should the nurse record the occurrence?
a. “Wrong pain tablet given early. Client will be monitored closely. Asleep now.”
b. “Hydromorphone given instead of hydrocodone. Nursing supervisor aware of error.”
c. Hydrocodone tablet ordered every 6 hours; pain medication given after 4 hours.
Health care provider notified.”
d. “Hydromorphone given at 1615; health care provider notified. B/P 122/80, RR 16.”
Answer: D
7. The male client asks the nurse, “Why am I experiencing erectile dysfunction (ED)?”
The nurse reviews the client’s medications. The nurse recognizes that which classification
increases the risk for ED?
a. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
b. Antihypertensive medications.
c. Anticoagulant medications.
d. Histamine H2 inhibitors.
Answer: B
8. The nurse in the hospital cafeteria overhears two nursing assistive personnel (NAP)
discuss the client’s condition. What is the PRIORITY action for the nurse to take?
a. Change the topic of the conversation.
b. Report the employees to their nurse manager.
c. Inform the employees about patient confidentiality and the client’s right to privacy.
d. Meet with the employees at the end of the shift and tell them not to discuss clients in
a public place.
Answer: C
9. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with dehydration. The plan of care indicates
the client is to drink two ounces of fluid every hour. The nurse determines the goal is met if
which is recorded on the intake and output (I&O) sheet for an eight-hour shift?
a. 360 ml
b. 160 ml
c. 480 ml
d. 240 ml 1 oz=30 ml; 60 oz*8= 480 ml
Answer: C
10. The nurse and LPN/LVN care for clients on a medical-surgical unit. The RN should
delegate which activity to the LPN/LVN?
a. Follow up on the client’s report of chest and back itching two hours after starting a
patient controlled analgesia pump.
b. Provide instruction for the client receiving the first nicotine patch.
c. Inform the health care provider of the client’s history of peptic ulcer disease prior to
administration of streptokinase.
d. Take the blood pressure and heart rate before administration of enalapril.
Answer: D
, KAPLAN PREDICTOR A 2023
1. The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The
nurse should assign the client to a room with which client?
A. A client diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome.
B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg.
C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess.
D. A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
Answer: A
2. The nurse observes client care on a geriatric unit. The nurse should intervene in
which situation?
a. A student nurse assist the client out of bed toward the clients strong side.
b. A student nurse assist the client to sit on the side of the bed by lifting the client’s
shoulders and swinging the client’s legs over the edge of the bed.
c. A student nurse assists the client to stand from a sitting position by grasping the
client’s elbows.
d. Two student nurses use a draw sheet to turn a client in the bed.
Answer: C
3. The nurse evaluates the results of the client’s purified protein derivative (PPD) 2 ½
days after the injection. The nurse noted the induration is 4 mm. which action by the nurse
is most appropriate?
a. Inform the client the results are negative
b. Obtain the names of the client’s closest contacts.
c. Determine the HIV status of the client.
d. Wait and additional 24 hours to read the results.
Answer: A
4. The nurse cores for the client with a history of schizophrenia. The nurse expects to
note which speech pattern?
a. Repetition of the words used by the nurse.
b. Rapid, coherent conversation about unrelated topics.
c. Immediately answering questions appropriately.
d. Slow, purposeful answers to the nurses questions.
Answer: A
5. The nurse cares for a 6-month-old infant. The parents report that the infant had
severe diarrhea for twelve hours. The nurse anticipates which finding?
a. Normal skin elasticity.
b. Depresses anterior fontanel.
c. Pale yellow urine.
d. Absent bowel sounds.
Answer: B
6. The nurse cares for a client receiving hydrocodone every 6 hours prn for pain. The
client reports pain at 1600. The nurse notes that the hydrocodone was last administered at
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d. Polycythemia.
Answer: C
17. The nurse provides care for the client diagnosed with pneumonia who has postural
drainage twice a day. Which client response indicates to the nurse that treatment is
effective?
a. “My upset stomach is better.”
b. “I am coughing up more sputum.”
c. “My cough is better.”
d. “I don’t feel feverish anymore.”
Answer: B
18. The risk management department plans a program to reduce errors. Which is the
most common cause of errors in medication administration?
a. Failure to follow routine policy and procedures.
b. Caring for too many clients.
c. Responsible for administering numerous medications.
d. Unfamiliar with monk of the new pharmaceuticals ordered.
Answer: A
19. The nurse cares for the school-aged child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
The nurse instructs the family that the child’s insulin needs will decrease during which
situation?
a. Active exercise
b. Infection
c. Emotional stress.
d. Puberty.
Answer: A
20. The nurse cares for the client receiving lactulose. The nurse determines the
medication is effective if which is observed?
a. The client’s weight increases by 5 pounds.
b. The client denies shortness of breath.
c. The client’s urinary output is 2000 ml daily.
d. The client is alert and oriented to person, place and time.
Answer: D
21. The nurse cares for the three-year-old prior to a surgical procedure. Which behavior
indicates that the child is coping with preoperative preparation?
a. The child hops around the room pretending to be a bunny while the nurse attempts
to obtain a blood pressure reading.
b. The child talks about the picture of a nurse and client while coloring the picture
using a number of bright colored crayons.
c. The child sits quietly reading a story about a boy who is going to have surgery while
the nurse reviews the consent from the parents.
