APEA PRE-PREDICTOR NP - EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: When assessing a client's risk of developing
nosocomial infection, a nurse plans to determine potential entry
portals, which include:
A. the urinary meatus.
B. vomitus.
C. contaminated water.
D. sexual intercourse.
Answer:
A. the urinary meatus.
Question 2: A client who is on the inpatient psychiatric unit has a
history of violence. Which of these actions should a nurse take if
the client is agitated?
A. Encourage the client to verbalize feelings.
B. Lock the client in a secluded room.
C. Ask the other clients to give feedback regarding the client's
behavior.
D. Ignore the client's inappropriate behavior.
Answer:
A. Encourage the client to verbalize feelings.
Question 3: Which of these actions best demonstrates cultural
sensitivity by a nurse?
, A. The nurse talks in a slow-paced speech.
B. The nurse asks clients about their beliefs and practices toward
pregnancy.
C. The nurse uses charts and diagrams when teaching pregnant
clients.
D. The nurse can speak several different languages.
Answer:
B. The nurse asks clients about their beliefs and practices toward pregnancy.
Question 4: Which of these manifestations should a nurse expect
to observe in a 3-month-old infant who is diagnosed with
dehydration?
A. Hyperreflexia.
B. Tachycardia.
C. Bradypnea.
D. Agitation.
Answer:
B. Tachycardia.
Question 5: Which of these measures should a nurse include when
planning care for a school-aged child during a sickle cell crisis
episode?
A. Monitoring for signs of bleeding.
B. Providing pain relief.
C. Administering cool sponge baths to reduce fevers.
D. Offering a high calorie diet.
Answer:
B. Providing pain relief.
,Question 6: A client has the following order for regular insulin
(Humulin R) on a sliding scale: Blood sugar 150-180 mg: Give 2
units regular insulin Blood sugar 181-200 mg: Give 4 units regular
insulin Blood sugar 201-220 mg: Give 6 units of regular insulin
Blood sugar above 220 mg: Call MD At 11 A.M., a nurse obtains a
finger stick glucose of 198 mg. The only syringe is a three milliliter
one. Regular insulin is available as 100 units per milliliter. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer?
A. 0.04
B. 0.4
C. 4
D. 40
Answer:
A. 0.04
Question 7: Which of these nursing diagnosis is the priority for a
client who is one-hour postoperative after extensive abdominal
surgery?
A. Risk for impaired physical mobility.
B. Risk for deficient fluid volume.
C. Risk for ineffective airway clearance.
D. Risk for infection.
Answer:
C. Risk for ineffective airway clearance.
Question 8: A nurse should recognize that which of these
occupations increases a person's risk of developing hepatitis B?
A. Sanitation worker.
, B. Nursery school teacher.
C. Hemodialysis nurse.
D. Fish market sales person.
Answer:
C. Hemodialysis nurse.
Question 9: Which of these instructions should a nurse include in
the plan of care for a 32-week gestation client who had an
amniocentesis today?
A. b.
B. "Call the clinic if you experience any abdominal cramps."
C. a. "Drink at least six glasses of fluids during the next six hours after
the test."
D. "When you get home, stay on bed-rest for the next 48 hours."
Answer:
B. "Call the clinic if you experience any abdominal cramps."
Question 10: An adolescent has a nursing diagnosis of fatigue
related to inadequate intake of ironrich foods. Selection of which of
these lunches by the client indicates a correct understanding of
foods high in iron content?
A. Peanut butter and jam sandwich.
B. Chicken nuggets with rice.
C. Tuna salad sandwich.
D. Beefburger with cheese.
Answer:
D. Beefburger with cheese.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: When assessing a client's risk of developing
nosocomial infection, a nurse plans to determine potential entry
portals, which include:
A. the urinary meatus.
B. vomitus.
C. contaminated water.
D. sexual intercourse.
Answer:
A. the urinary meatus.
Question 2: A client who is on the inpatient psychiatric unit has a
history of violence. Which of these actions should a nurse take if
the client is agitated?
A. Encourage the client to verbalize feelings.
B. Lock the client in a secluded room.
C. Ask the other clients to give feedback regarding the client's
behavior.
D. Ignore the client's inappropriate behavior.
Answer:
A. Encourage the client to verbalize feelings.
Question 3: Which of these actions best demonstrates cultural
sensitivity by a nurse?
, A. The nurse talks in a slow-paced speech.
B. The nurse asks clients about their beliefs and practices toward
pregnancy.
C. The nurse uses charts and diagrams when teaching pregnant
clients.
D. The nurse can speak several different languages.
Answer:
B. The nurse asks clients about their beliefs and practices toward pregnancy.
Question 4: Which of these manifestations should a nurse expect
to observe in a 3-month-old infant who is diagnosed with
dehydration?
A. Hyperreflexia.
B. Tachycardia.
C. Bradypnea.
D. Agitation.
Answer:
B. Tachycardia.
Question 5: Which of these measures should a nurse include when
planning care for a school-aged child during a sickle cell crisis
episode?
A. Monitoring for signs of bleeding.
B. Providing pain relief.
C. Administering cool sponge baths to reduce fevers.
D. Offering a high calorie diet.
Answer:
B. Providing pain relief.
,Question 6: A client has the following order for regular insulin
(Humulin R) on a sliding scale: Blood sugar 150-180 mg: Give 2
units regular insulin Blood sugar 181-200 mg: Give 4 units regular
insulin Blood sugar 201-220 mg: Give 6 units of regular insulin
Blood sugar above 220 mg: Call MD At 11 A.M., a nurse obtains a
finger stick glucose of 198 mg. The only syringe is a three milliliter
one. Regular insulin is available as 100 units per milliliter. How
many milliliters should the nurse administer?
A. 0.04
B. 0.4
C. 4
D. 40
Answer:
A. 0.04
Question 7: Which of these nursing diagnosis is the priority for a
client who is one-hour postoperative after extensive abdominal
surgery?
A. Risk for impaired physical mobility.
B. Risk for deficient fluid volume.
C. Risk for ineffective airway clearance.
D. Risk for infection.
Answer:
C. Risk for ineffective airway clearance.
Question 8: A nurse should recognize that which of these
occupations increases a person's risk of developing hepatitis B?
A. Sanitation worker.
, B. Nursery school teacher.
C. Hemodialysis nurse.
D. Fish market sales person.
Answer:
C. Hemodialysis nurse.
Question 9: Which of these instructions should a nurse include in
the plan of care for a 32-week gestation client who had an
amniocentesis today?
A. b.
B. "Call the clinic if you experience any abdominal cramps."
C. a. "Drink at least six glasses of fluids during the next six hours after
the test."
D. "When you get home, stay on bed-rest for the next 48 hours."
Answer:
B. "Call the clinic if you experience any abdominal cramps."
Question 10: An adolescent has a nursing diagnosis of fatigue
related to inadequate intake of ironrich foods. Selection of which of
these lunches by the client indicates a correct understanding of
foods high in iron content?
A. Peanut butter and jam sandwich.
B. Chicken nuggets with rice.
C. Tuna salad sandwich.
D. Beefburger with cheese.
Answer:
D. Beefburger with cheese.
