VATI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who plans to bottle feed her newborn. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the instructions? I will feed my baby six to eight times a day A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative following laser surgery for open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the instructions? I will take a stool softener to prevent constipation A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to a 6-month-old infant who is crying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to reduce the risk of aspiration? Administer using a needless syringe in the buccal cavity A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has peptic ulcer disease. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? I will plan to have my meals at regular intervals A nurse in a urgent care clinic is collecting data from a client who reports having diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following findings indicates hypokalemia? Muscle weakness A nurse is collecting data from a client who hgb is 8.8 mg/dL. Which of the following statements should the nurse expect? I feel tired all the time A nurse is assisting with an admission interview for a client who has schizophrenia. He tells the nurse that he is receiving special audible messages from the Central Intelligence Agency that no one else is able to hear. The nurse should identify that the client is having which of the following alterations in perception? Hallucination A nurse is reinforcing teaching about foot care with a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse a need for further teaching? "I will be sure to wear cotton socks." A nurse is assisting with triaging clients in a mass casualty situation. The nurse should recommend that which of the following clients receive care first? A client who has diminished breath sounds and paradoxical chest movement A nurse is caring for a child who has terminal cancer. Which of the following responses by the child's siblings should the nurse expect? The school-age sister is concerned about the impact of her sibling's death on herself A home health nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about kitchen safety. Which of the following instructions should the nurse reinforce about using a fire extinguisher? Sweep the extinguisher from side to side to put out the fire. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for lithium carbonate. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? "I will notify my provider if I develop a tremor." A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 days postoperative following abdominal surgery. The client tells the nurse that he was coughing and "felt a pop" at the incision site. The nurse examines the incision and finds wound dehiscence and evisceration. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Place the client in a side-lying position. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client and obtains a pulse oximeter reading of 89%. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take first? Repeat the test on another finger. A nurse is observing the mother of a 12-hr-old newborn. Which of the following actions by the mother requires intervention by the nurse? The mother places the newborn in prone position.