CPNRE Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions

CPNRE Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions A practical nurse is completing a home-care visit with an elderly client who is ready to be discharged from homecare services. This is the nurse's last visit. Each time that the nurse attempts to leave, the client offers a new subject and attempts to delay the nurse's departure. What is the best action by the practical nurse? a. Abruptly tell the client that the session has ended and that the nurse must leave. b. Be firm and clear about the termination of the relationship and solicit feedback from the client. c. Set up an appointment for an additional home-care visit. d. Plan to meet the client for coffee the following Sunday. - Answer-b A new mother tells the practical nurse that she is concerned she will not know if her baby is getting enough breast milk. Which of the following findings best indicates that the baby is getting adequate nutrition? a. The baby's weight increases after each feeding. b. The baby sleeps for five or six hours between feedings. c. The baby passes a stool each day. d. The baby wets 6-8 diapers in a 24-hour period. - Answer-d A 7-year old boy on the unit is 12 hours post-operative after repair of a compound fracture of the left tibia. Which of the following would the practical nurse recognize as requiring immediate attention? a. bruising of the fingers b. pallor of the nailbeds c. capillary refill of 2 seconds d. edema of the extremity - Answer-b The practical nurse is preparing an intradermal injection. Which of the following angles is the recommended angle for insertion? a. 5-15 degress b. 45-90 degrees c. 30-45 degrees d. 20-30 degrees - Answer-a Mr. Williams, 27-year-old, is being discharged home following outpatient surgery. The physician has provided a prescription for Tylenol #3, p.o. q4h prn for pain. Which of the following discharge instructions are most important? a.