RN Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing Online
Practice NGN – Comprehensive Practice
Questions, Clinical Judgment, and Exam
Preparation Guide
a nurse is caring for a client who has hepatic hypokalemia
encephalopathy that is being treated with
lactulose. the client is experiencing
excessive stools. which of the following
findings is an adverse effect of the
medication?
a nurse is caring for a client who has instruct the client to allow the machine to breathe for them
emphysema and is receiving
mechanical ventilation. the client
appears anxious and restless, and the
high-pressure alarm is sounding. which
of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a nurse is teaching a client who has a family add cabbage to the diet
history of colorectal cancer. to help mitigate
this risk, which of the following dietary
alterations should the nurse recommend?
, a home health nurse is assigned to a client visual spatial deficits
who was recently discharged from a left hemianopsia
rehabilitation center after experiencing one-sided neglect
a right-hemispheric stroke. which of
the
following neurological deficits should the
nurse expect to find when assessing the
client?
a nurse is caring for a client who has nonrebreather mask
viral pneumonia. the client's pulse
oximeter readings have fluctuated
between 79% and 88% for the last 30
min. which of the
following oxygen delivery systems should
the nurse initiate to provide the highest
concentration of oxygen?
a nurse is caring for a client who has place the client in high-fowler's position
bilateral pneumonia and an SaO2 of 85%.
the client has dyspnea with a productive
cough and is using accessory muscles to
breathe. which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a nurse is planning care for a client who avoid placing plants or flowers in the client's room
has extensive burn injuries and is
immunocompromised. which of the
following precautions should the nurse
include in the plan of care to prevent a
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
an older adult client is brought to an Urine specific gravity of 1.045
emergency department by a family
member. which of the following
assessment findings
should cause the nurse to suspect that the
client has hypertonic dehydration?
a nurse in an emergency department is administer an opioid analgesic to the client
reviewing the providers prescriptions for a
client who sustained a rattlesnake bite to
the lower leg. which of the following
prescriptions should the nurse expect?
a nurse is assessing a client who has had a dysphagia
suspected stroke. the nurse should place
the priority on which of the following
findings?
a nurse is teaching a young adult client how roll each testicle between the thumb and fingers
to perform testicular self-examination. which
of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
Practice NGN – Comprehensive Practice
Questions, Clinical Judgment, and Exam
Preparation Guide
a nurse is caring for a client who has hepatic hypokalemia
encephalopathy that is being treated with
lactulose. the client is experiencing
excessive stools. which of the following
findings is an adverse effect of the
medication?
a nurse is caring for a client who has instruct the client to allow the machine to breathe for them
emphysema and is receiving
mechanical ventilation. the client
appears anxious and restless, and the
high-pressure alarm is sounding. which
of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a nurse is teaching a client who has a family add cabbage to the diet
history of colorectal cancer. to help mitigate
this risk, which of the following dietary
alterations should the nurse recommend?
, a home health nurse is assigned to a client visual spatial deficits
who was recently discharged from a left hemianopsia
rehabilitation center after experiencing one-sided neglect
a right-hemispheric stroke. which of
the
following neurological deficits should the
nurse expect to find when assessing the
client?
a nurse is caring for a client who has nonrebreather mask
viral pneumonia. the client's pulse
oximeter readings have fluctuated
between 79% and 88% for the last 30
min. which of the
following oxygen delivery systems should
the nurse initiate to provide the highest
concentration of oxygen?
a nurse is caring for a client who has place the client in high-fowler's position
bilateral pneumonia and an SaO2 of 85%.
the client has dyspnea with a productive
cough and is using accessory muscles to
breathe. which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a nurse is planning care for a client who avoid placing plants or flowers in the client's room
has extensive burn injuries and is
immunocompromised. which of the
following precautions should the nurse
include in the plan of care to prevent a
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
an older adult client is brought to an Urine specific gravity of 1.045
emergency department by a family
member. which of the following
assessment findings
should cause the nurse to suspect that the
client has hypertonic dehydration?
a nurse in an emergency department is administer an opioid analgesic to the client
reviewing the providers prescriptions for a
client who sustained a rattlesnake bite to
the lower leg. which of the following
prescriptions should the nurse expect?
a nurse is assessing a client who has had a dysphagia
suspected stroke. the nurse should place
the priority on which of the following
findings?
a nurse is teaching a young adult client how roll each testicle between the thumb and fingers
to perform testicular self-examination. which
of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
