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2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GRADED A+
ThemRNmleadingmamgroupmsessionmofmadolescentmclientsmgivesmthemmembersmamhandoutmaboutman
germmanagement.mOnemofmthemmalemclientsmismfidgety,minterruptsmpeersmwhenmtheymtrymandmtalk,
mandmtalksmaboutmhismpetsmatmhome.mWhatmnursingmactionmismbestmformthemRNmtomtake?mA.mExplor
emthemclient'smfeelingsmaboutmhismpetsmandmhomemlife.mB.mEncouragemhismpeersmtomhelpminvolvemhi
mminmthemactivity.mC.mGivemthemclientmpermissionmtomleavemandmreturnminm10mminutes.mD.mRedirect
mhimmbymencouragingmhimmtomreadmfrommthemhandoutm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mRedirectmhimmbymencouragingmhimmtomreadmfrommthemhandout.
Ammalemadolescentmwasmadmittedmtomthemunitmtwomdaysmagomformdepression.mWhenmthemmentalm
healthmRNmtriesmtominterviewmthemclientmtomestablishmrapport,mhembecomesmverymirritatedmandmsa
rcastic.mWhichmactionmismbestmformthemRNmtomtake?mA.mReportmthembehaviormtomthemnextmshift.mB.m
Offermtomplaymamgamemofmcardsmwithmthemclient.mC.mDocumentmthembehaviorminmthemchart.mD.mPlan
mtomtalkmwithmthemclientmthemnextmday.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mOffermtomplaymamgamemofmcardsmwithmthemclient.
Ammalemadultmismadmittedmbecausemofmanmacetaminophenm(Tylenol)moverdose.mAftermtransfermtom
themmentalmhealthmunit,mthemclientmismtoldmhemhasmlivermdamage.mWhichminformationmismmostmim
portantmformthemnursemtomincludeminmthemclient'smdischargemplan?mA.mDomnotmtakemanymovermthemc
ountermmeds.mB.mEatmamhighmcarb,mlowmfat,mlowmproteinmdiet.mC.mCallmthemcrisismhotlinemifmfeelingml
onely.mD.mAvoidmexposuremtomlargemcrowds.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mDomnotmtakemanymovermthemcountermmeds.
Aftermreceivingmtreatmentmformanorexia,mamstudentmasksmthemschoolmRNmformpermissionmtomworkmi
nmthemschoolmcafeteriamasmpartmofmthemschool'smworkmstudymprogram.mWhatmactionmshouldmthemR
Nmtake?mA.mRefermthemstudentmtomampsychiatristmformfurthermdiscussion.mB.mRecommendmassignm
entmtomthemreceptionist'smoffice.mC.mSuggestmthatmstudentmworkminmthemathleticmdepartment.mD.mD
,eterminemthemparent'smopinionmofmthemworkmassignment.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mRecommendmassignmentmtomthemreceptionist'smoffice.
hemRnmacceptsmamtransfermtomthemmetalmhealthmunitmandmunderstandsmthatmthemclientmismdistracti
blemandmismexhibitingmamdecreasedmabilitymtomconcentrate.mThemRNmonlymhasm15mminutesmtomtalkmt
omthemclient.mTomdevelopmtreatmentmplanmformthismclient,mwhichmassessmentmismmostmimportantmf
ormthemRNmtomobtain?mA.mMotivationmofmtreatment.mB.mHistorymofmsubstancemuse.mC.mMedicationm
compliance.mD.mMentalmstatusmexamination.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mMentalmstatusmexamination.
Ammalemclientmwhomrecentlymlostmamlovedmonemarrivesmatmthemmentalmhealthmcentermandmtellsmthe
mRNmhemismnomlongerminterestedmismhismusualmactivitiesmandmhasmnotmsleptmformseveralmdays.mWhic
hmprioritymnursingmproblemmshouldmthemRNmincludeminmthemclient'smplanmofmcare?mA.mRiskmformsuici
de.mB.mSleepmdeprivation.mC.mSituationalmlowmself-esteem.mD.mSocialmisolation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm.mSleepmdeprivation
Ammalemclientmwithmlongmhistorymofmalcoholmdependencymarrivesminmthememergencymdepartmentm
describingmthemfeelingsmofmbugsmcrawlingmonmhismbody.mHismbloodmpressuremism170/102,mhismpulse
mratemism110mbpm,mandmismbloodmalcoholmlevelmism0mg/dL.mWhichmprescriptionmshouldmthemRNmad
minister?mA.mHaloperidolm(Haldol).mB.mThiaminem(VitaminmB1).mC.mDiphenhydraminem(Benadryl).m
D.mLorazepamm(Ativan).m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mLorazepamm(Ativan).
Amclientmwhomrefusesmantipsychoticmmedicationsmdisruptsmgroupmactivities,mtalksmwithmnonsensic
almwordsmandmwandersmintomclient'smrooms.mThemRNmdecidesmthatmthemclientmneedsmconstantmobs
ervationmbasedmonmwhichmofmthesemassessmentmfindings?mA.mWandersmintomthemclientsmrooms.mB.
mRefusesmantipsychoticmmedications.mC.mTalksmwithmnonsensicalmwords.D.mDisruptsmgroupmactiviti
esm-mCORRECTmANSWERm.mWandersmintomthemclientsmrooms.
Amclientmwithmschizophreniamexplainsmthatmshemhasm20mchildrenmandmthenmverymseriouslympointsmt
omthemRNmandmexplainsmthatmshemismonemofmthem.mWhatmismthemmostmtherapeuticmresponsemformt
hemRNmtomprovide/mA.m"Let'smgomaskmanothermRNmismthismismtrue."mB.m"MymnamemtagmshowsmthatmIm
ammamRNmhere."mC.m"Imcan'tmpossiblymbemonemifmyourmchildren."mD.m"Imknowmthatmyoumdon'tmhavem
20mchildren."m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.m"MymnamemtagmshowsmthatmImammamRNmhere."
, AmhighmschoolmgirlmrevealsmtomthemhighmschoolmRNmthatmshemhasmbeenmengagingminmself-
inducedmvomitingmasmweight-
controlmmeasure.mWhichminitialmassessmentmshouldmthemRNmfocusmonmwithmthismadolescent?mA.mN
ationalmpercentilemofmweightmandmheight.mB.mFrequencymofmbingeingmandmpurgingmbehaviors.mC.mP
erceptionsmofmfamilymandmsocialmrelationships.mD.mSchoolmgradesmandmextracurricularmactivities.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mFrequencymofmbingeingmandmpurgingmbehaviors.
Narcanmwasmadministeredmtomanmadultmclientmfollowingmamsuicidemattemptmwithmanmoverdosemofm
hydrocodonembitartratem(Vicodin).mWithinm15mminutes,mthemclientmismalertmandmoriented.mInmplan
ningmnursingmcare,mwhichminterventionmhasmthemhighestmprioritymatmthismtime?mA.mEncouragemthem
clientmtomincreasemfluidmintake.mB.mObtainmthemclient'smserummVicodinmlevel.mC.mObservemthemclien
tmformfurthermnarcoticmeffects.mD.mDeterminemthemclient'smreasonmformattemptingmsuicide.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm.mObservemthemclientmformfurthermnarcoticmeffects.
Followingmsurgery,mammalemclientmwithmantisocialmpersonalitymdisordermfrequentlymrequestsmthatm
amspecificmRNmbemassignedmtomismcaremandmismbelligerentmwhenmanothermRNmismassigned.mWhatmac
tionmshouldmthemchargemRNmimplement?mA.mReassuremthemclientmthatmhismrequestmwillmbemmetmw
henevermpossible.mB.mAdvisemthemclientmthatmassignmentsmaremnotmbasedmonmthemclient'smrequest
.mC.mAskmthemclientmtomexplainmwhymhemconstantlymrequestsmthemRN.D.mEncouragemthemclientmtomv
erbalizemhismfeelingsmaboutmthemRN.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm.mAdvisemthemclientmthatmassignmentsmaremnotmbasedmonmthemclient'smreques
t.
Whenmpreparingmtomadministermamprescribedmmedicationmtomamhomelessmmalematmamcommunitym
clinic,mthemclientmtellsmthemRNmthatmhemusuallymtakesmamdifferentmdosage.mWhatmactionmshouldmthe
mRNmtake?mA.mTellmhimmtomtakemthemmedicationmthenmverifymthemdosagematmthemnextmhealthcaremt
eammmeeting.mB.mWithholdmthemmedicationmuntilmthemdosagemcanmbemconfirmed.mC.mInformmhimm
thatmhemmaymrefusemthemmedicationmandmdocumentmwhethermormnotmhemtakesmit.mD.mExplainmtomt
hemclientmthatmthemdosagemhasmbeenmchanged.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mWithholdmthemmedicationmuntilmthemdosagemcanmbemconfirmed.
Themnursemorientsmamfemalemclientmwithmdepressionmtomthemnewmroommonmthemmentalmhealthmuni
t.mThemclientmstatesm"ItmseemsmstrangemthatmImdon'tmhavemamT.Vminmmymroom."mWhichmstatementm
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GRADED A+
ThemRNmleadingmamgroupmsessionmofmadolescentmclientsmgivesmthemmembersmamhandoutmaboutman
germmanagement.mOnemofmthemmalemclientsmismfidgety,minterruptsmpeersmwhenmtheymtrymandmtalk,
mandmtalksmaboutmhismpetsmatmhome.mWhatmnursingmactionmismbestmformthemRNmtomtake?mA.mExplor
emthemclient'smfeelingsmaboutmhismpetsmandmhomemlife.mB.mEncouragemhismpeersmtomhelpminvolvemhi
mminmthemactivity.mC.mGivemthemclientmpermissionmtomleavemandmreturnminm10mminutes.mD.mRedirect
mhimmbymencouragingmhimmtomreadmfrommthemhandoutm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mRedirectmhimmbymencouragingmhimmtomreadmfrommthemhandout.
Ammalemadolescentmwasmadmittedmtomthemunitmtwomdaysmagomformdepression.mWhenmthemmentalm
healthmRNmtriesmtominterviewmthemclientmtomestablishmrapport,mhembecomesmverymirritatedmandmsa
rcastic.mWhichmactionmismbestmformthemRNmtomtake?mA.mReportmthembehaviormtomthemnextmshift.mB.m
Offermtomplaymamgamemofmcardsmwithmthemclient.mC.mDocumentmthembehaviorminmthemchart.mD.mPlan
mtomtalkmwithmthemclientmthemnextmday.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mOffermtomplaymamgamemofmcardsmwithmthemclient.
Ammalemadultmismadmittedmbecausemofmanmacetaminophenm(Tylenol)moverdose.mAftermtransfermtom
themmentalmhealthmunit,mthemclientmismtoldmhemhasmlivermdamage.mWhichminformationmismmostmim
portantmformthemnursemtomincludeminmthemclient'smdischargemplan?mA.mDomnotmtakemanymovermthemc
ountermmeds.mB.mEatmamhighmcarb,mlowmfat,mlowmproteinmdiet.mC.mCallmthemcrisismhotlinemifmfeelingml
onely.mD.mAvoidmexposuremtomlargemcrowds.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mDomnotmtakemanymovermthemcountermmeds.
Aftermreceivingmtreatmentmformanorexia,mamstudentmasksmthemschoolmRNmformpermissionmtomworkmi
nmthemschoolmcafeteriamasmpartmofmthemschool'smworkmstudymprogram.mWhatmactionmshouldmthemR
Nmtake?mA.mRefermthemstudentmtomampsychiatristmformfurthermdiscussion.mB.mRecommendmassignm
entmtomthemreceptionist'smoffice.mC.mSuggestmthatmstudentmworkminmthemathleticmdepartment.mD.mD
,eterminemthemparent'smopinionmofmthemworkmassignment.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mRecommendmassignmentmtomthemreceptionist'smoffice.
hemRnmacceptsmamtransfermtomthemmetalmhealthmunitmandmunderstandsmthatmthemclientmismdistracti
blemandmismexhibitingmamdecreasedmabilitymtomconcentrate.mThemRNmonlymhasm15mminutesmtomtalkmt
omthemclient.mTomdevelopmtreatmentmplanmformthismclient,mwhichmassessmentmismmostmimportantmf
ormthemRNmtomobtain?mA.mMotivationmofmtreatment.mB.mHistorymofmsubstancemuse.mC.mMedicationm
compliance.mD.mMentalmstatusmexamination.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mMentalmstatusmexamination.
Ammalemclientmwhomrecentlymlostmamlovedmonemarrivesmatmthemmentalmhealthmcentermandmtellsmthe
mRNmhemismnomlongerminterestedmismhismusualmactivitiesmandmhasmnotmsleptmformseveralmdays.mWhic
hmprioritymnursingmproblemmshouldmthemRNmincludeminmthemclient'smplanmofmcare?mA.mRiskmformsuici
de.mB.mSleepmdeprivation.mC.mSituationalmlowmself-esteem.mD.mSocialmisolation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm.mSleepmdeprivation
Ammalemclientmwithmlongmhistorymofmalcoholmdependencymarrivesminmthememergencymdepartmentm
describingmthemfeelingsmofmbugsmcrawlingmonmhismbody.mHismbloodmpressuremism170/102,mhismpulse
mratemism110mbpm,mandmismbloodmalcoholmlevelmism0mg/dL.mWhichmprescriptionmshouldmthemRNmad
minister?mA.mHaloperidolm(Haldol).mB.mThiaminem(VitaminmB1).mC.mDiphenhydraminem(Benadryl).m
D.mLorazepamm(Ativan).m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mLorazepamm(Ativan).
Amclientmwhomrefusesmantipsychoticmmedicationsmdisruptsmgroupmactivities,mtalksmwithmnonsensic
almwordsmandmwandersmintomclient'smrooms.mThemRNmdecidesmthatmthemclientmneedsmconstantmobs
ervationmbasedmonmwhichmofmthesemassessmentmfindings?mA.mWandersmintomthemclientsmrooms.mB.
mRefusesmantipsychoticmmedications.mC.mTalksmwithmnonsensicalmwords.D.mDisruptsmgroupmactiviti
esm-mCORRECTmANSWERm.mWandersmintomthemclientsmrooms.
Amclientmwithmschizophreniamexplainsmthatmshemhasm20mchildrenmandmthenmverymseriouslympointsmt
omthemRNmandmexplainsmthatmshemismonemofmthem.mWhatmismthemmostmtherapeuticmresponsemformt
hemRNmtomprovide/mA.m"Let'smgomaskmanothermRNmismthismismtrue."mB.m"MymnamemtagmshowsmthatmIm
ammamRNmhere."mC.m"Imcan'tmpossiblymbemonemifmyourmchildren."mD.m"Imknowmthatmyoumdon'tmhavem
20mchildren."m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.m"MymnamemtagmshowsmthatmImammamRNmhere."
, AmhighmschoolmgirlmrevealsmtomthemhighmschoolmRNmthatmshemhasmbeenmengagingminmself-
inducedmvomitingmasmweight-
controlmmeasure.mWhichminitialmassessmentmshouldmthemRNmfocusmonmwithmthismadolescent?mA.mN
ationalmpercentilemofmweightmandmheight.mB.mFrequencymofmbingeingmandmpurgingmbehaviors.mC.mP
erceptionsmofmfamilymandmsocialmrelationships.mD.mSchoolmgradesmandmextracurricularmactivities.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mFrequencymofmbingeingmandmpurgingmbehaviors.
Narcanmwasmadministeredmtomanmadultmclientmfollowingmamsuicidemattemptmwithmanmoverdosemofm
hydrocodonembitartratem(Vicodin).mWithinm15mminutes,mthemclientmismalertmandmoriented.mInmplan
ningmnursingmcare,mwhichminterventionmhasmthemhighestmprioritymatmthismtime?mA.mEncouragemthem
clientmtomincreasemfluidmintake.mB.mObtainmthemclient'smserummVicodinmlevel.mC.mObservemthemclien
tmformfurthermnarcoticmeffects.mD.mDeterminemthemclient'smreasonmformattemptingmsuicide.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm.mObservemthemclientmformfurthermnarcoticmeffects.
Followingmsurgery,mammalemclientmwithmantisocialmpersonalitymdisordermfrequentlymrequestsmthatm
amspecificmRNmbemassignedmtomismcaremandmismbelligerentmwhenmanothermRNmismassigned.mWhatmac
tionmshouldmthemchargemRNmimplement?mA.mReassuremthemclientmthatmhismrequestmwillmbemmetmw
henevermpossible.mB.mAdvisemthemclientmthatmassignmentsmaremnotmbasedmonmthemclient'smrequest
.mC.mAskmthemclientmtomexplainmwhymhemconstantlymrequestsmthemRN.D.mEncouragemthemclientmtomv
erbalizemhismfeelingsmaboutmthemRN.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm.mAdvisemthemclientmthatmassignmentsmaremnotmbasedmonmthemclient'smreques
t.
Whenmpreparingmtomadministermamprescribedmmedicationmtomamhomelessmmalematmamcommunitym
clinic,mthemclientmtellsmthemRNmthatmhemusuallymtakesmamdifferentmdosage.mWhatmactionmshouldmthe
mRNmtake?mA.mTellmhimmtomtakemthemmedicationmthenmverifymthemdosagematmthemnextmhealthcaremt
eammmeeting.mB.mWithholdmthemmedicationmuntilmthemdosagemcanmbemconfirmed.mC.mInformmhimm
thatmhemmaymrefusemthemmedicationmandmdocumentmwhethermormnotmhemtakesmit.mD.mExplainmtomt
hemclientmthatmthemdosagemhasmbeenmchanged.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mWithholdmthemmedicationmuntilmthemdosagemcanmbemconfirmed.
Themnursemorientsmamfemalemclientmwithmdepressionmtomthemnewmroommonmthemmentalmhealthmuni
t.mThemclientmstatesm"ItmseemsmstrangemthatmImdon'tmhavemamT.Vminmmymroom."mWhichmstatementm
