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CAPSTONE EXAM 1 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {70 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW!
A nurse is caring for a client’s on the med-surg unit. Which client
is most at risk to develop a nosocomial infection?
A- clinet with alcohol abuse admitted for detox
B- Client with Type I diabetes and peripheral neuropathy
C- Client recovering from a choleystectomy
D- Client with full thickness burns, an NG tube and a Foley - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > D- Full thickness burn, NG tube and Foley
*Think immunosupression and avenues for infection
A nurse is caring for clients in the ICU. Which client may be
transferred to the step-down neuro unit?
A- Client with head injury and seizure
B- Client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago with confusion
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C- Client who is 1-day post op after a transshpenoidal
craniotomy with a cerebrospinal fluid leak
D-Client with bacterial meningitis and a Glasgow coma sale of 7 -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B- client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago
with confusion.
*Think what is normal and what is abnormal- who is most stable
After a change of shift, you are assinged to care for the following
clients, Which client should you assess first?
A- 60 year old client on a ventilator for whom a sterile sputum
specimen must be sent to the lab
B- 55 year old with COPD and a pulse oximetry reading from the
previous shift of 90%
C- 70 year old with pneumonia who needs to be started on IV
antibiotics
D- 50 year old with asthma who complains of shortness of
breath after using a bronchodilator - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D- 50
year old with asthma who complains of shortness of breath after
using a brochodilator
*Think ABCs, also not the desired effect of the brochodilator
treatment; should be improved.
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The nurse just received report on the surgical ward. Which client
should be assessed first?
A- Peptic ulcer disease scheduled for a laparosopic
choleycystectomy in 4 hours
B- Multiple injuries after a motor vehicle crash
C- Graves disease scheduled for a thyroidectomy
D- Post-appendectomy waiting for discharge - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B- multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash
*think who is most unstable
A hospital will receive a large number of clients because of a
magor disaster in the city. Which client can be discharged first?
A- 49 year old female 24 hours postop after hysterectomy
B- 66 year old male 5 days post op after total hip replacement
C- 79 year old female admitted 12 hours ago with pyrlonephritis
D- 82 year old female admitted 5 days ago with a stage 3
pressure ulcer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B- 66 year old male 5 days
post op after total hip replacement
*think who is most stable and would be safest to go home
CAPSTONE EXAM 1 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {70 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW!
A nurse is caring for a client’s on the med-surg unit. Which client
is most at risk to develop a nosocomial infection?
A- clinet with alcohol abuse admitted for detox
B- Client with Type I diabetes and peripheral neuropathy
C- Client recovering from a choleystectomy
D- Client with full thickness burns, an NG tube and a Foley - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > D- Full thickness burn, NG tube and Foley
*Think immunosupression and avenues for infection
A nurse is caring for clients in the ICU. Which client may be
transferred to the step-down neuro unit?
A- Client with head injury and seizure
B- Client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago with confusion
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C- Client who is 1-day post op after a transshpenoidal
craniotomy with a cerebrospinal fluid leak
D-Client with bacterial meningitis and a Glasgow coma sale of 7 -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B- client with an ischemic stroke 4 days ago
with confusion.
*Think what is normal and what is abnormal- who is most stable
After a change of shift, you are assinged to care for the following
clients, Which client should you assess first?
A- 60 year old client on a ventilator for whom a sterile sputum
specimen must be sent to the lab
B- 55 year old with COPD and a pulse oximetry reading from the
previous shift of 90%
C- 70 year old with pneumonia who needs to be started on IV
antibiotics
D- 50 year old with asthma who complains of shortness of
breath after using a bronchodilator - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D- 50
year old with asthma who complains of shortness of breath after
using a brochodilator
*Think ABCs, also not the desired effect of the brochodilator
treatment; should be improved.
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The nurse just received report on the surgical ward. Which client
should be assessed first?
A- Peptic ulcer disease scheduled for a laparosopic
choleycystectomy in 4 hours
B- Multiple injuries after a motor vehicle crash
C- Graves disease scheduled for a thyroidectomy
D- Post-appendectomy waiting for discharge - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B- multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash
*think who is most unstable
A hospital will receive a large number of clients because of a
magor disaster in the city. Which client can be discharged first?
A- 49 year old female 24 hours postop after hysterectomy
B- 66 year old male 5 days post op after total hip replacement
C- 79 year old female admitted 12 hours ago with pyrlonephritis
D- 82 year old female admitted 5 days ago with a stage 3
pressure ulcer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B- 66 year old male 5 days
post op after total hip replacement
*think who is most stable and would be safest to go home
