N432 TEST 2 - PRIORITY QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

N432 TEST 2 - PRIORITY QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 The 46-year-old client in a women's health clinic tells the nurse "I wake up at night sweating." Which statement is the nurse's best response? a. "You might want to drink soy milk every day." b. "Take calcium pills to prevent osteoporosis." c. "Are you having trouble with vaginal dryness." d. "It will help if you sleep under a fan at night." - Answers a The administrative supervisor is staffing the hospital's medical surgical units during an ice storm and has received many calls from staff members who are unable to get to the hospital. Which intervention should the supervisor implement first? a. inform the client nursing officer b. notify the on-duty staff to stay c. call staff members who live close to the facility d. implement the emergency disaster protocol - Answers b The charge nurse is making assignments on a surgical unit. Which client should be assigned to the least experienced nurse? a. the client who had a vaginal hysterectomy and still has an indwelling catheter b. the client who has an open cholecystectomy and has gray drainage in the tube c. the client who had a hip replacement and states something popped while walking d. the client who had a Whipple procedure and reports being thirsty all the time - Answers a The charge nurse of a post surgical unit observes a new graduate telling the elderly client's visitor not to push the client's patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump button. Which action should the charge nurse implement? a. encourage the visitor to push the button for the client b. ask the nurse to step into the hallway to discuss the situation c. discuss the hospital protocol for the use of PCA pumps d. continue to perform the charge nurse's other duties - Answers d The home health nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with COPD. Which client problem is priority? a. activity intolerance b. altered coping c. impaired gas exchange d. self-care deficit - Answers c The intensive care unit and the UAP are caring for a client who has had a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Which nursing task should the nurse assign to the UAP? a. monitor the client's arterial blood gases b. re-infuse the client's blood using the cell saver c. assist the client to take a sponge bath d. change the client's saturated leg dressing - Answers c The male home health nurse is planning his rounds for the day. Which client should dat nurse plan to see first? a. the 56-year-old client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis who is complaining of a cough b. the 78-year-old client diagnosed with congestive heart failure who reports losing 3 pounds c. the 42-year-old client diagnosed with an L-5 spinal cord injury who has developed a stage 4 pressure ulcer d. the 80-year-old client diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) who has right-sided paralysis - Answers a The newborn nursery nurse has received report. Which client should the nurse assess first? a. the 2-hour-old infant who has nasal flaring and is grunting b. the 6-hour-old infant who has not passed meconium stool c. the 12-hour-old infant who refuses to latch onto the breast d. the 24-hour-old infant who has a positive startle reflex - Answers a The nurse and the UAP are caring for clients on a pediatric unit. Which task should the nurse delegate to the UAP? a. sit with the 6-year-old client while the parent goes outside to smoke b. stay with the 4-year-old client during scheduled play therapy session c. position the 2-year-old client for the postural drainage therapy d. weigh the diaper of the 6-month-old client who is on intake and output - Answers d The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for a group of clients on a medical unit. Which action by the UAP requires immediate intervention by the nurse? a. the UAP dons unsterile gloves before emptying a urinary catheter bag b. the UAP places clean linen in all of the clients' rooms for the day c. The UAP uses a different plastic bag for every client when getting ice d. The UAP massages the client's trochanter when turning the client - Answers d The nurse in a critical care unit is administering medications to a client. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? a. check the radial pulse before administering digoxin, a cardiac glycoside b. monitor the oxygen saturation before administering the bronchodilator c. obtain the latest PTT results on the client with a heparin drip d. administer the mucosal barrier agent to the client who is NPO - Answers c The nurse in a rehabilitation facility is evaluating the progress of a female client who sustained a C-6-C-7 spinal cord injury. Which outcome indicates the client is improving? a. the client can maneuver the automatic wheelchair into the hallway b. the client states she will be able to return to work in a few weeks c. the client uses eye blinks to communicate yes or no responses d. the client's husband built a wheelchair ramp onto their house - Answers a The nurse is administering medications at 1800 to a client and uses the following medication administration record (MAR). Which interventions should the nurse implement first? a. assess the client's potassium and digoxin levels b. monitor the client's partial thromboplastin level c. check the client's international normalized ratio (INR) d. verify the client's name and identification (ID) number with the MAR - Answers c The nurse is administering medications to clients on a medical unit. Which medications should the nurse question administering? a. the steroid, prednisone, to the client diagnosed with COPD b. the anticoagulant, enoxaprin (Lovenox), to a client who had knee surgery c. the antiplatelet, ticlopidine (Ticlid), to a client being prepared for surgery d. the ACE inhibitor, captopril (Capoten), to a client who has a blood pressure (BP) of 100/68 - Answers c The nurse is assessing a client with a spontaneous pneumothorax who has a left-sided chest tube. Which data indicate the treatment is effective? a. the chest x-ray indicates consolidation b. the client has bilateral breath sounds c. the suction chamber has vigorous bubbling d. the client has crepitus around the insertion site - Answers b The nurse is assessing clients on a pediatric unit. Which assessment data is priority? a. the 6-year-old client diagnosed with leukemia who is sucking is thumb