KAPLAN RN EXIT EXAM
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,Question 1: The nurse concludes that the client understands the dietary regimen to be
followed when the client states to eliminate what from the diet?
a. Alcohol
b. Diet cola
c. Bran flakes
d. Chicken livers
■ Correct Answer: Alcohol
■ Rationale: A disulfiram-type reaction may result when someone taking metronidazole ingests alcohol.
This syndrome includes palpitations, SOB, severe headache, flushing, and nausea.
Question 2: The nurse recognizes that the client understands the instructions when she
states she should limit what in the diet?
a. Coffee, chocolate, cola
b. Oysters, lobster, shrimp
c. Apples, oranges, pineapple
d. Cottage cheese, cream cheese, dairy creamers
■ Correct Answer: Coffee, cola, chocolate
■ Rationale: Theophylline is a bronchodilator, and the nurse teaches the client to limit intake of
xanthine-containing foods while taking this medication.
Question 3: Which food should the nurse tell the client to eliminate?
a. Prunes
b. Oranges
c. Rhubarb
d. Cranberries
■ Correct Answer: Rhubarb
■ Rationale: When a client is taking nitrofurantoin, the urinary pH must be acidic. The client will be on an
acid ash diet. Rhubarb reduces acidity of urine and should be avoided.
Question 4: For which vitamin deficiency should the nurse monitor the client who is on a
vegan diet?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B12
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E
■ Correct Answer: Vitamin B12
■ Rationale: The client on a vegan diet does not consume animal products and is therefore at risk for B12
deficiency. Fruits and veggies, which are acceptable to a vegan, contains vitamins A, C and E.
,Question 5: Which diet does the nurse anticipate will be of benefit to the client?
a. One low in protein
b. One high in fluids
c. One high in carbs
d. One with a moderate amount of fat
■ Correct Answer: Low protein
■ Rationale: A low-protein diet would be prescribed for the client with cirrhosis who has an increased
ammonia level. Protein in the diet is transported to the liver by the portal vein after digestion and absorption.
The liver breaks down protein, forming ammonia.
Question 6: Which menu selection by the client indicates understanding?
a. Roast turkey, baked potato
b. Fruit plate with whipped cream
c. Fried chicken, mac and cheese
d. BBQ ribs, buttered noodles
■ Correct Answer: Roast turkey, baked potato
■ Rationale: The client with cholecystitis should reduce intake of fat. Foods that should generally be
avoided to achieve this end include sauces and gravies, fatty meats, fried foods, products made with cream,
and heavy desserts.
Question 7: Which option is best?
a. Milk
b. Cabbage
c. Boiled potatoes
d. Coffee with cream
■ Correct Answer: Boiled potatoes
■ Rationale: During remission, the client must avoid intestinal stimulants such as alcohol, caffeinated
beverages, high-fat foods, gas-forming foods, milk products, and raw fruits and veggies that are very high in
fiber. Vitamins and iron supplements may be prescribed.
Question 8: Which food selected to eat indicates need for further instruction?
a. Bran
b. Pasta
c. Boiled rice
d. Low
■ Correct Answer: fat cheese - Bran
, ■ Rationale: Ileostomy output is liquid. The addition or elimination of various foods can help thicken this
liquid drainage. Bran is high in fiber and will increase output of liquid stool. Foods that help thicken the stool
of a client with an ileostomy include pasta, boiled rice, and low-fat cheese.
Question 9: Which food does the nurse suggest that the client eliminate?
a. Beef
b. Custard
c. Potatoes
d. Cantaloupe
■ Correct Answer: Beef
■ Rationale: Chemotherapy may distort how certain foods taste to the client. Beef and pork are often
reported by people undergoing chemotherapy to taste bitter or metallic.
Question 10: Which action is most appropraite?
a. Contacting the HCP
b. Administering an elixir of the medication
c. Crushing the pills and mixing into applesauce
d. Administering the suppository form of the medication
■ Correct Answer: A
■ Rationale: Enteric-coated tablets, which are absorbed in the small intestine, should not be crushed,
because the mediation could irritate the stomach. For these reasons, an elixir form of a medication should
not be given in place of enteric-coated tablets. Also, aspirin is not available in elixir form. The nurse would
not administer a medication by a different route.
Question 11: Which menu items indicate that the client understands what has been
taught?
a. Spaghetti with fresh tomatoes
b. Boiled lobster, baked potato
c. Grilled chicken with turnip greens
d. Instant hot cereal with bacon
e. Tomato soup with a ham sandwich
■ Correct Answer: Spaghetti/fresh tomatoes
■ Rationale: Grilled chicken, turnip greens Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include fruits and
vegetables, which do not contain physiologic saline. Fresh poultry and pastas are also low in sodium. Highly
processed and refined foods such as lunch meats are high in sodium unless specifically labeled "low
sodium". Saltwater fish and shellfish are higher in sodium.
Question 12: Which fruits should the nurse tell the client are acceptable to eat while on
this medication?
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,Question 1: The nurse concludes that the client understands the dietary regimen to be
followed when the client states to eliminate what from the diet?
a. Alcohol
b. Diet cola
c. Bran flakes
d. Chicken livers
■ Correct Answer: Alcohol
■ Rationale: A disulfiram-type reaction may result when someone taking metronidazole ingests alcohol.
This syndrome includes palpitations, SOB, severe headache, flushing, and nausea.
Question 2: The nurse recognizes that the client understands the instructions when she
states she should limit what in the diet?
a. Coffee, chocolate, cola
b. Oysters, lobster, shrimp
c. Apples, oranges, pineapple
d. Cottage cheese, cream cheese, dairy creamers
■ Correct Answer: Coffee, cola, chocolate
■ Rationale: Theophylline is a bronchodilator, and the nurse teaches the client to limit intake of
xanthine-containing foods while taking this medication.
Question 3: Which food should the nurse tell the client to eliminate?
a. Prunes
b. Oranges
c. Rhubarb
d. Cranberries
■ Correct Answer: Rhubarb
■ Rationale: When a client is taking nitrofurantoin, the urinary pH must be acidic. The client will be on an
acid ash diet. Rhubarb reduces acidity of urine and should be avoided.
Question 4: For which vitamin deficiency should the nurse monitor the client who is on a
vegan diet?
a. Vitamin A
b. Vitamin B12
c. Vitamin C
d. Vitamin E
■ Correct Answer: Vitamin B12
■ Rationale: The client on a vegan diet does not consume animal products and is therefore at risk for B12
deficiency. Fruits and veggies, which are acceptable to a vegan, contains vitamins A, C and E.
,Question 5: Which diet does the nurse anticipate will be of benefit to the client?
a. One low in protein
b. One high in fluids
c. One high in carbs
d. One with a moderate amount of fat
■ Correct Answer: Low protein
■ Rationale: A low-protein diet would be prescribed for the client with cirrhosis who has an increased
ammonia level. Protein in the diet is transported to the liver by the portal vein after digestion and absorption.
The liver breaks down protein, forming ammonia.
Question 6: Which menu selection by the client indicates understanding?
a. Roast turkey, baked potato
b. Fruit plate with whipped cream
c. Fried chicken, mac and cheese
d. BBQ ribs, buttered noodles
■ Correct Answer: Roast turkey, baked potato
■ Rationale: The client with cholecystitis should reduce intake of fat. Foods that should generally be
avoided to achieve this end include sauces and gravies, fatty meats, fried foods, products made with cream,
and heavy desserts.
Question 7: Which option is best?
a. Milk
b. Cabbage
c. Boiled potatoes
d. Coffee with cream
■ Correct Answer: Boiled potatoes
■ Rationale: During remission, the client must avoid intestinal stimulants such as alcohol, caffeinated
beverages, high-fat foods, gas-forming foods, milk products, and raw fruits and veggies that are very high in
fiber. Vitamins and iron supplements may be prescribed.
Question 8: Which food selected to eat indicates need for further instruction?
a. Bran
b. Pasta
c. Boiled rice
d. Low
■ Correct Answer: fat cheese - Bran
, ■ Rationale: Ileostomy output is liquid. The addition or elimination of various foods can help thicken this
liquid drainage. Bran is high in fiber and will increase output of liquid stool. Foods that help thicken the stool
of a client with an ileostomy include pasta, boiled rice, and low-fat cheese.
Question 9: Which food does the nurse suggest that the client eliminate?
a. Beef
b. Custard
c. Potatoes
d. Cantaloupe
■ Correct Answer: Beef
■ Rationale: Chemotherapy may distort how certain foods taste to the client. Beef and pork are often
reported by people undergoing chemotherapy to taste bitter or metallic.
Question 10: Which action is most appropraite?
a. Contacting the HCP
b. Administering an elixir of the medication
c. Crushing the pills and mixing into applesauce
d. Administering the suppository form of the medication
■ Correct Answer: A
■ Rationale: Enteric-coated tablets, which are absorbed in the small intestine, should not be crushed,
because the mediation could irritate the stomach. For these reasons, an elixir form of a medication should
not be given in place of enteric-coated tablets. Also, aspirin is not available in elixir form. The nurse would
not administer a medication by a different route.
Question 11: Which menu items indicate that the client understands what has been
taught?
a. Spaghetti with fresh tomatoes
b. Boiled lobster, baked potato
c. Grilled chicken with turnip greens
d. Instant hot cereal with bacon
e. Tomato soup with a ham sandwich
■ Correct Answer: Spaghetti/fresh tomatoes
■ Rationale: Grilled chicken, turnip greens Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include fruits and
vegetables, which do not contain physiologic saline. Fresh poultry and pastas are also low in sodium. Highly
processed and refined foods such as lunch meats are high in sodium unless specifically labeled "low
sodium". Saltwater fish and shellfish are higher in sodium.
Question 12: Which fruits should the nurse tell the client are acceptable to eat while on
this medication?
