PNU 120 PRACTICE TEST WITH
SOLUTION
A nurse is gathering information about a client's pulmonary system. As the
nurse listens to the client's lungs via auscultation, she hears a fine to course
bubbly sound over the small airways. Which of the following terms should
the nurse document this finding with? ANSWER Crackles
The nurse has pressed the skin on the dorsum of the foot on a client for 5
seconds and releases the skin finding a 6 mm prolonged depression. The
nurse documents this response as _____ pitting edema. - ANSWER 3+
Moderate
The nurse observes a pus filled lesion. The nurse should describe this lesion
as a: - ANSWER Papule
The nurse is collecting information about a client's mental status. What does
the nurse record as the client's mental status if the client needs painful
stimuli to produce a short response? - ANSWER Stuporous
The nurse is going to examine a client's abdomen. In what order should the
nurse arrange to do the examination techniques?
The following steps should be placed in the appropriate box below for
implementation. All of the steps are present - ANSWER 1.
Assessment
2.
, Auscultation
3.
Percussion
4.
Palpation
A nurse is providing care to a client who has been ordered Amoxicillin 1000
mg PO BID. The nurse has the following medication available: Amoxicillin 500
mg/capsule. How many capsule(s) should the nurse give per dose?_______
tablet(s)
Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
use a trailing zero. - ANSWER 2
A nurse is determining the amount of fluid that a client has received during
an 8-hr period. The client received an IV bolus of 200 mL of 0.9 % saline and
drank 4 oz jello, 6 oz of coffee, 100 mL of ice chips, and 5 oz of clear
broth._______mL
How many mL of intake should the nurse record on the client's record?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER 750
A nurse is preparing to administer 500mL of Normal Saline IV over 8 hr. The
drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should
the nurse set the manual IV infusion to deliver? ______gtt/min
ROUND TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. USE A LEADING ZERO IF IT
APPLIES BUT DO NOT USE A TRAILING ZERO. - ANSWER 16
The nurse is teaching the client about crutches. The nurse should instruct the
SOLUTION
A nurse is gathering information about a client's pulmonary system. As the
nurse listens to the client's lungs via auscultation, she hears a fine to course
bubbly sound over the small airways. Which of the following terms should
the nurse document this finding with? ANSWER Crackles
The nurse has pressed the skin on the dorsum of the foot on a client for 5
seconds and releases the skin finding a 6 mm prolonged depression. The
nurse documents this response as _____ pitting edema. - ANSWER 3+
Moderate
The nurse observes a pus filled lesion. The nurse should describe this lesion
as a: - ANSWER Papule
The nurse is collecting information about a client's mental status. What does
the nurse record as the client's mental status if the client needs painful
stimuli to produce a short response? - ANSWER Stuporous
The nurse is going to examine a client's abdomen. In what order should the
nurse arrange to do the examination techniques?
The following steps should be placed in the appropriate box below for
implementation. All of the steps are present - ANSWER 1.
Assessment
2.
, Auscultation
3.
Percussion
4.
Palpation
A nurse is providing care to a client who has been ordered Amoxicillin 1000
mg PO BID. The nurse has the following medication available: Amoxicillin 500
mg/capsule. How many capsule(s) should the nurse give per dose?_______
tablet(s)
Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not
use a trailing zero. - ANSWER 2
A nurse is determining the amount of fluid that a client has received during
an 8-hr period. The client received an IV bolus of 200 mL of 0.9 % saline and
drank 4 oz jello, 6 oz of coffee, 100 mL of ice chips, and 5 oz of clear
broth._______mL
How many mL of intake should the nurse record on the client's record?
(Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) - ANSWER 750
A nurse is preparing to administer 500mL of Normal Saline IV over 8 hr. The
drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min should
the nurse set the manual IV infusion to deliver? ______gtt/min
ROUND TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. USE A LEADING ZERO IF IT
APPLIES BUT DO NOT USE A TRAILING ZERO. - ANSWER 16
The nurse is teaching the client about crutches. The nurse should instruct the
