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WGU D439 OBJECTIVE ASSESSESMENT AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| D439 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
OA EXAM WITH COMPLETE 850 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!)
The nurse is interviewing a client with lower abdominal pain and
dysuria, and needs to question the client about sexual activity. Which
approach is best for the nurse to use?
Begin with questions that are less sensitive in nature.
The nurse observes the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) securing a
client's wrist restraints to the bedside rails. Which action is most
important for the nurse to implement?
Demonstrate proper securing of the restraints.
The nurse is assessing a client who is having pain of the right upper
abdominal area. To assess the quality of the client's abdominal pain,
which approach should the nurse use?
Ask the client to describe the pain.
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The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and receiving
supplemental oxygen at 2 L/minute via nasal cannula. The oxygen
saturation is 89%. Which action should the nurse implement?
Verify placement of pulse oximeter
The healthcare provider prescribes a 24 hour urine specimen to be
collected for creatinine clearance. The client is eager to go home and
tells the nurse that the first sample was put in the urinal 2 hours ago.
Which action should the nurse implement?
Start collecting the specimen with the next void.
A healthcare organization requires nurses to chart by exception. Which
assessment should the nurse document?
Basilar lung sounds that are diminished in the left lung
The nurse is preparing to administer lorazepam 1.5 mg IV to an anxious
preoperative client. The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL. vial.
Which action should the nurse perform with the remainder of the
medication?
Ask another nurse to witness the medication being discarded.
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The nurse is reviewing the admission assessment of a client with
chronic pain. What Intervention(s) should the nurse Include in the
client's plan of care? Select all that apply.
Assist the client to ambulate as much as possible during waking hours.
The nurse notices a client grimacing while moving from the bed to a
chair, but when asked about the pain the client denies having any pain.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
Ask the client what is causing the grimacing
The nurse attaches a pulse oximeter to a client's finger and obtains an
oxygen saturation reading of 91%. Which assessment finding most likely
contributes to this reading?
2+ edema of fingers and hands
The nurse observes a newly employed unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) checking the temperature of an adult client using a tympanic
thermometer. The UAP pulls the client's auricle up and back and
prepares to Insert the thermometer. Which action should the nurse
implement?
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Use positive reinforcement to affirm that the procedure is being
performed correctly.
The nurse is obtaining a systolic blood pressure by palpation. While
inflating the cuff, the radial pulse is no longer palpable at 90 mm Hg.
Which action should the nurse take?
Inflate blood pressure cuff to 120 mm Hg
The nurse is assessing a client who reports a 3 day history of vomiting
and diarrhea and experiencing difficulty in tolerating oral fluids. Which
urine specific gravity value would the nurse expect to see on Initial
testing?
Reference Range: Urine Specific Gravity [1.005 to 1.03]
1.035:
This specific gravity value indicates highly concentrated urine; indicative
of significant dehydration.
The nurse is teaching a client about a newly prescribed medication. To
confirm that the client is learning the critical information, which
WGU D439 OBJECTIVE ASSESSESMENT AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2026 TEST BANK| D439 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
OA EXAM WITH COMPLETE 850 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!)
The nurse is interviewing a client with lower abdominal pain and
dysuria, and needs to question the client about sexual activity. Which
approach is best for the nurse to use?
Begin with questions that are less sensitive in nature.
The nurse observes the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) securing a
client's wrist restraints to the bedside rails. Which action is most
important for the nurse to implement?
Demonstrate proper securing of the restraints.
The nurse is assessing a client who is having pain of the right upper
abdominal area. To assess the quality of the client's abdominal pain,
which approach should the nurse use?
Ask the client to describe the pain.
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The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and receiving
supplemental oxygen at 2 L/minute via nasal cannula. The oxygen
saturation is 89%. Which action should the nurse implement?
Verify placement of pulse oximeter
The healthcare provider prescribes a 24 hour urine specimen to be
collected for creatinine clearance. The client is eager to go home and
tells the nurse that the first sample was put in the urinal 2 hours ago.
Which action should the nurse implement?
Start collecting the specimen with the next void.
A healthcare organization requires nurses to chart by exception. Which
assessment should the nurse document?
Basilar lung sounds that are diminished in the left lung
The nurse is preparing to administer lorazepam 1.5 mg IV to an anxious
preoperative client. The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL. vial.
Which action should the nurse perform with the remainder of the
medication?
Ask another nurse to witness the medication being discarded.
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The nurse is reviewing the admission assessment of a client with
chronic pain. What Intervention(s) should the nurse Include in the
client's plan of care? Select all that apply.
Assist the client to ambulate as much as possible during waking hours.
The nurse notices a client grimacing while moving from the bed to a
chair, but when asked about the pain the client denies having any pain.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
Ask the client what is causing the grimacing
The nurse attaches a pulse oximeter to a client's finger and obtains an
oxygen saturation reading of 91%. Which assessment finding most likely
contributes to this reading?
2+ edema of fingers and hands
The nurse observes a newly employed unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) checking the temperature of an adult client using a tympanic
thermometer. The UAP pulls the client's auricle up and back and
prepares to Insert the thermometer. Which action should the nurse
implement?
, 4|Page
Use positive reinforcement to affirm that the procedure is being
performed correctly.
The nurse is obtaining a systolic blood pressure by palpation. While
inflating the cuff, the radial pulse is no longer palpable at 90 mm Hg.
Which action should the nurse take?
Inflate blood pressure cuff to 120 mm Hg
The nurse is assessing a client who reports a 3 day history of vomiting
and diarrhea and experiencing difficulty in tolerating oral fluids. Which
urine specific gravity value would the nurse expect to see on Initial
testing?
Reference Range: Urine Specific Gravity [1.005 to 1.03]
1.035:
This specific gravity value indicates highly concentrated urine; indicative
of significant dehydration.
The nurse is teaching a client about a newly prescribed medication. To
confirm that the client is learning the critical information, which
