REX PN STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A 25-year-old female is a single mother who recently gave birth to her first child.
She expresses gratitude to the practical nurse for her assistance throughout the
operation. When the practical nurse conducts her final follow-up community visit,
she expresses gratitude and suggests that the nurse return and visit her and the baby
regularly. How should the practising nurse respond? - ANSWER A. Inform her that
this would be unprofessional. B. Thank her for the offer and inform her that you
will need to phone her to confirm availability for outings in your schedule.
C. Acknowledge your appreciation for this experience, explain that her nursing
needs have been met, and inform her that you will have to care for other new
mothers (right).
D. Explain that you would like to do this but are too busy with your other
commitments.
A practical nurse at a mental health facility evaluates a freshly admitted female
client with anorexia and sleeplessness. The client tells the nurse, with tears in her
eyes, that she was laid off from her employment of 25 years. Which of the
following reactions from the nurse would be most appropriate? - Answer A. "Did
your company give you a severance package?"
B. suggests: "Focus on the fact that you have a happy and healthy family."
C. said: "Tell me what happened." (correct)
D. said: "Everyone loses their job once in their career"
A 60-year-old male utilizes a wheelchair due to mobility issues. On one occasion,
he is unable to summon the nurse to help him to the restroom. He pees in his
wheelchair. The practical nurse reprimands him in front of the other residents for
his "accident." Which of the following did the nurse demonstrate? - ANSWER A:
Verbal abuse (correct)
B. Incompetence.
, C. Reinforcement.
D. Negligence.
A practical nurse is working at a palliative care hospice when a client with terminal
pancreatic cancer asks for help. The client is 85 years old and has been weak and
unable to move from his bed for three days. He has stopped eating and can only
drink a few sips of water every two hours. The client did not complete an advance
directive. Who should be the substitute decision maker (SDM) when he is no
longer able to make decisions about his own care? - Answer A. The client's
previous spouse
B. The client's adult children (correct).
C. The client's oldest son.
D: The client's brother
A practical nurse working in the community gives health care to pupils at a local
high school as part of her duties. A 14-year-old female approaches the practical
nurse, explaining that her parents want her evaluated for scoliosis. How would the
practical nurse determine if the pupil has scoliosis? - ANSWER A: Have her bend
forward at the waist to look for an irregular spinal curvature (correct).
B. Watch from the back while she ascends a flight of steps.
C. Ask her to stand sideways to him so he can measure any degree of kyphosis.
D. Tell her to twist sideways and check for unequal shoulder height.
A nurse educator is preparing a workshop about cultural factors in health care. The
session starts with a definition of "culture". Which of the following should appear
in the definition? - ANSWER A. Culture is the shared understanding of a
community.
B. Culture is a shared system of values, beliefs, and behaviors (accurate).
C. Culture is founded on the physical features of the environment.
ANSWERS
A 25-year-old female is a single mother who recently gave birth to her first child.
She expresses gratitude to the practical nurse for her assistance throughout the
operation. When the practical nurse conducts her final follow-up community visit,
she expresses gratitude and suggests that the nurse return and visit her and the baby
regularly. How should the practising nurse respond? - ANSWER A. Inform her that
this would be unprofessional. B. Thank her for the offer and inform her that you
will need to phone her to confirm availability for outings in your schedule.
C. Acknowledge your appreciation for this experience, explain that her nursing
needs have been met, and inform her that you will have to care for other new
mothers (right).
D. Explain that you would like to do this but are too busy with your other
commitments.
A practical nurse at a mental health facility evaluates a freshly admitted female
client with anorexia and sleeplessness. The client tells the nurse, with tears in her
eyes, that she was laid off from her employment of 25 years. Which of the
following reactions from the nurse would be most appropriate? - Answer A. "Did
your company give you a severance package?"
B. suggests: "Focus on the fact that you have a happy and healthy family."
C. said: "Tell me what happened." (correct)
D. said: "Everyone loses their job once in their career"
A 60-year-old male utilizes a wheelchair due to mobility issues. On one occasion,
he is unable to summon the nurse to help him to the restroom. He pees in his
wheelchair. The practical nurse reprimands him in front of the other residents for
his "accident." Which of the following did the nurse demonstrate? - ANSWER A:
Verbal abuse (correct)
B. Incompetence.
, C. Reinforcement.
D. Negligence.
A practical nurse is working at a palliative care hospice when a client with terminal
pancreatic cancer asks for help. The client is 85 years old and has been weak and
unable to move from his bed for three days. He has stopped eating and can only
drink a few sips of water every two hours. The client did not complete an advance
directive. Who should be the substitute decision maker (SDM) when he is no
longer able to make decisions about his own care? - Answer A. The client's
previous spouse
B. The client's adult children (correct).
C. The client's oldest son.
D: The client's brother
A practical nurse working in the community gives health care to pupils at a local
high school as part of her duties. A 14-year-old female approaches the practical
nurse, explaining that her parents want her evaluated for scoliosis. How would the
practical nurse determine if the pupil has scoliosis? - ANSWER A: Have her bend
forward at the waist to look for an irregular spinal curvature (correct).
B. Watch from the back while she ascends a flight of steps.
C. Ask her to stand sideways to him so he can measure any degree of kyphosis.
D. Tell her to twist sideways and check for unequal shoulder height.
A nurse educator is preparing a workshop about cultural factors in health care. The
session starts with a definition of "culture". Which of the following should appear
in the definition? - ANSWER A. Culture is the shared understanding of a
community.
B. Culture is a shared system of values, beliefs, and behaviors (accurate).
C. Culture is founded on the physical features of the environment.
