1. The jclient jis jadmitted jto jthe jemergency jroom jwith
d jProlonged jQT
jshortness jof jbreath, janxiety, jand jtachycardia. jHis
jinterval
jECG jreveals jatrial jfibrillation jwith ja jventricular jre-
jsponse jrate jof j130 jbeats jper jminute. jThe jdoctor
Quinidine jcan
jor- jders jquinidine jsulfate. jWhile jhe jis jreceiving
jcause jwidened
jquini- jdine, jthe jnurse jshould jmonitor jhis jECG jfor:
jQ-T jintervals
a jPeaked jP jwave
jand jheart
b jElevated jST jsegment
jblock.
c jInverted jT jwave
d jProlonged jQT jinterval
2. A jclient jwith jascites jis jscheduled jfor ja jparacentesis. jb. j"You jneed jto
Which jinstruction jshould jbe jgiven jto jthe jclient jbefore empty jyour
jthe jprocedure? jblad- jder jbefore
a j"You jwill jneed jto jlay jflat jduring jthe jprocedure." jthe jpro-
b. "You jneed jto jempty jyour jbladder jbefore jthe jproce- jcedure."
jdure."
c. "You jwill jbe jasleep jduring jthe jprocedure."
d. "The jdoctor jwill jinject ja jmedication jduring jthe
jprocedure."
3. A jclient's jlab jvalues jreveal jHgb j12.6, jWBC
j6500cu.mm, jK+ j1.9, juric jacid j7.0, jNa+ j136, jand b jHypokalemia
jplatelets j178,000cu.mm. jThe jnurse jevaluates jthat
jthe jclient jis jexperiencing jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
Hypernatremia
jb jHypokalemia
Myelosuppression
jLeukopenia
4. Due jto ja jhigh jcensus, jit jhas jbeen jnecessary jfor ja
jnumber jof jclients jto jbe jtransferred jto jother junits
b jA j40-year-old
jwithin jthe jhospital. jWhich jclient jshould jbe jtrans-
jfe- jmale jwith ja
jferred jto jthe jpostpartum junit?
jhys- jterectomy
a jA j66-year-old jfemale jwith jgastroenteritis
b jA j40-year-old jfemale jwith ja jhysterectomy
c jA j27-year-old jmale jwith jsevere jdepression
d jA j28-year-old jmale jwith julcerative jcolitis
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,5. Before jadministering jTheo-Dur j(theophylline), jthe c jPulse
jnurse jshould jcheck jthe jpatient's:
a joutput
b jBlood jpressure
c jPulse
d jTemperature
6. Which jinformation jshould jbe jgiven jto jthe jpatient a jAvoid jexpos-
jundergoing jradiation jtherapy jfor jbreast jcancer?
j ing jradiation
a jAvoid jexposing jradiation jareas jto jsunlight jduring jareas jto
jtreatment jtime jand jfor ja jyear jafter jcompletion jof
jsunlight jdur-
jtherapy
j ing jtreatment
b jMoisturize jthe jradiation jsite jwith joil-based jlotion jto jtime jand jfor ja
jprevent jblistering
jyear jafter
c jUse jbath joil jwhen jtub jbathing jto jprevent jdrying jand jcompletion jof
jpeeling
jther- japy
d jReport jredness jand jsoreness jof jthe jarea jto jthe
jphysician
7. The jcharge jnurse jis jmaking jassignments jfor jthe jday. jd jAsk jthe jnurse jif
After jaccepting jthe jassignment jto jcare jfor ja jclient she jhas jever
jwith jleukemia, jthe jnurse jtells jthe jcharge jnurse jthat jhad jthe
jher jchild jhas jchickenpox. jWhich jinitial jaction jchickenpox.
jshould jthe jcharge jnurse jtake?
a jChange jthe jnurse's jassignment jto janother jclient.
b jExplain jto jthe jnurse jthat jthere jis jno jrisk jto jthe
jclient.
c jAsk jthe jnurse jif jthe jchickenpox jhave jcrusted.
d jAsk jthe jnurse jif jshe jhas jever jhad jthe jchickenpox.
8. Which jstatement jis jtrue jregarding jtherapy jwith jLev-
jemir j(insulin jdetemir)? d jThe jduration
a jThe jonset jis j1-2 jhours. jis j24 jhours.
b jIt jmay jbe jmixed jwith jregular jinsulin.
c jIt jpeaks jin j2-3 jhours.
d jThe jduration jis j24 jhours.
9. Which jclient jshould jbe jassigned jto jthe jnursing jassis-
jtant? c jThe jelderly
a jThe j18-year-old jwith ja jfracture jto jtwo jcervical jver- jclient jwith ja
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,thyroidecto- jmy jfour jdays jago
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b jThe jinfant jwith jmeningitis jwith ja jtemperature jof
j101°F
c jThe jelderly jclient jwith ja jthyroidectomy jfour jdays
jago
d jThe jclient jwith ja jthoracotomy jtwo jdays jago
10. The jphysician jhas jordered jthe jSchilling jtest jfor ja jpa- a jFolic jacid
jtient jwith jsuspected jpernicious janemia. jWhat jother
jvitamin jlevel jis joften jassessed jat jthe jsame jtime jas
jthe jB12 jlevel?
a jFolic jacid
b jPyridoxine
c jAscorbic jacid
d jThiamine
11. A j25-year-old jclient jarrives jin jthe jemergency jroom c jBuck's jtraction
jwith ja jpossible jfracture jof jthe jright jfemur. jThe
jnurse jshould janticipate jan jorder jfor:
a jBryant's jtraction
b jIce jto jthe jentire jextremity
c jBuck's jtraction
d jAn jabduction jpillow
12. Which jstatement jshould jbe jincluded jin jthe jteaching b j"You jmay jex-
jsession jof ja jclient jscheduled jfor ja jrenal jbiopsy?
jperience ja jfeel-
a j"You jwill jbe jplaced jin ja jsitting jposition jfor jthe
jing jof jpressure
jbiopsy."
jor jdiscomfort
b j"You jmay jexperience ja jfeeling jof jpressure jor jdis-
jduring
jcomfort jduring jaspiration jof jthe jbiopsy."
jaspiration jof
c j"You jwill jbe jasleep jduring jthe jprocedure."
jthe jbiopsy."
d j"You jwill jnot jbe jable jto jdrink jfluids jfor j24 jhours
jfollowing jthe jstudy."
13. The jnurse jis jcaring jfor jthe jclient jwho jhas jbeen jin ja
jcoma jfor jtwo jmonths. jHe jhas jsigned ja jdonor jcard,
a jTell jthe jwife
jthat jthe
jhospital jwill
but jthe jwife jis jopposed jto jthe jidea jof jorgan jdonation. jhonor jher jwish-
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d jProlonged jQT
jshortness jof jbreath, janxiety, jand jtachycardia. jHis
jinterval
jECG jreveals jatrial jfibrillation jwith ja jventricular jre-
jsponse jrate jof j130 jbeats jper jminute. jThe jdoctor
Quinidine jcan
jor- jders jquinidine jsulfate. jWhile jhe jis jreceiving
jcause jwidened
jquini- jdine, jthe jnurse jshould jmonitor jhis jECG jfor:
jQ-T jintervals
a jPeaked jP jwave
jand jheart
b jElevated jST jsegment
jblock.
c jInverted jT jwave
d jProlonged jQT jinterval
2. A jclient jwith jascites jis jscheduled jfor ja jparacentesis. jb. j"You jneed jto
Which jinstruction jshould jbe jgiven jto jthe jclient jbefore empty jyour
jthe jprocedure? jblad- jder jbefore
a j"You jwill jneed jto jlay jflat jduring jthe jprocedure." jthe jpro-
b. "You jneed jto jempty jyour jbladder jbefore jthe jproce- jcedure."
jdure."
c. "You jwill jbe jasleep jduring jthe jprocedure."
d. "The jdoctor jwill jinject ja jmedication jduring jthe
jprocedure."
3. A jclient's jlab jvalues jreveal jHgb j12.6, jWBC
j6500cu.mm, jK+ j1.9, juric jacid j7.0, jNa+ j136, jand b jHypokalemia
jplatelets j178,000cu.mm. jThe jnurse jevaluates jthat
jthe jclient jis jexperiencing jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
Hypernatremia
jb jHypokalemia
Myelosuppression
jLeukopenia
4. Due jto ja jhigh jcensus, jit jhas jbeen jnecessary jfor ja
jnumber jof jclients jto jbe jtransferred jto jother junits
b jA j40-year-old
jwithin jthe jhospital. jWhich jclient jshould jbe jtrans-
jfe- jmale jwith ja
jferred jto jthe jpostpartum junit?
jhys- jterectomy
a jA j66-year-old jfemale jwith jgastroenteritis
b jA j40-year-old jfemale jwith ja jhysterectomy
c jA j27-year-old jmale jwith jsevere jdepression
d jA j28-year-old jmale jwith julcerative jcolitis
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,5. Before jadministering jTheo-Dur j(theophylline), jthe c jPulse
jnurse jshould jcheck jthe jpatient's:
a joutput
b jBlood jpressure
c jPulse
d jTemperature
6. Which jinformation jshould jbe jgiven jto jthe jpatient a jAvoid jexpos-
jundergoing jradiation jtherapy jfor jbreast jcancer?
j ing jradiation
a jAvoid jexposing jradiation jareas jto jsunlight jduring jareas jto
jtreatment jtime jand jfor ja jyear jafter jcompletion jof
jsunlight jdur-
jtherapy
j ing jtreatment
b jMoisturize jthe jradiation jsite jwith joil-based jlotion jto jtime jand jfor ja
jprevent jblistering
jyear jafter
c jUse jbath joil jwhen jtub jbathing jto jprevent jdrying jand jcompletion jof
jpeeling
jther- japy
d jReport jredness jand jsoreness jof jthe jarea jto jthe
jphysician
7. The jcharge jnurse jis jmaking jassignments jfor jthe jday. jd jAsk jthe jnurse jif
After jaccepting jthe jassignment jto jcare jfor ja jclient she jhas jever
jwith jleukemia, jthe jnurse jtells jthe jcharge jnurse jthat jhad jthe
jher jchild jhas jchickenpox. jWhich jinitial jaction jchickenpox.
jshould jthe jcharge jnurse jtake?
a jChange jthe jnurse's jassignment jto janother jclient.
b jExplain jto jthe jnurse jthat jthere jis jno jrisk jto jthe
jclient.
c jAsk jthe jnurse jif jthe jchickenpox jhave jcrusted.
d jAsk jthe jnurse jif jshe jhas jever jhad jthe jchickenpox.
8. Which jstatement jis jtrue jregarding jtherapy jwith jLev-
jemir j(insulin jdetemir)? d jThe jduration
a jThe jonset jis j1-2 jhours. jis j24 jhours.
b jIt jmay jbe jmixed jwith jregular jinsulin.
c jIt jpeaks jin j2-3 jhours.
d jThe jduration jis j24 jhours.
9. Which jclient jshould jbe jassigned jto jthe jnursing jassis-
jtant? c jThe jelderly
a jThe j18-year-old jwith ja jfracture jto jtwo jcervical jver- jclient jwith ja
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,thyroidecto- jmy jfour jdays jago
j
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, tebrae
b jThe jinfant jwith jmeningitis jwith ja jtemperature jof
j101°F
c jThe jelderly jclient jwith ja jthyroidectomy jfour jdays
jago
d jThe jclient jwith ja jthoracotomy jtwo jdays jago
10. The jphysician jhas jordered jthe jSchilling jtest jfor ja jpa- a jFolic jacid
jtient jwith jsuspected jpernicious janemia. jWhat jother
jvitamin jlevel jis joften jassessed jat jthe jsame jtime jas
jthe jB12 jlevel?
a jFolic jacid
b jPyridoxine
c jAscorbic jacid
d jThiamine
11. A j25-year-old jclient jarrives jin jthe jemergency jroom c jBuck's jtraction
jwith ja jpossible jfracture jof jthe jright jfemur. jThe
jnurse jshould janticipate jan jorder jfor:
a jBryant's jtraction
b jIce jto jthe jentire jextremity
c jBuck's jtraction
d jAn jabduction jpillow
12. Which jstatement jshould jbe jincluded jin jthe jteaching b j"You jmay jex-
jsession jof ja jclient jscheduled jfor ja jrenal jbiopsy?
jperience ja jfeel-
a j"You jwill jbe jplaced jin ja jsitting jposition jfor jthe
jing jof jpressure
jbiopsy."
jor jdiscomfort
b j"You jmay jexperience ja jfeeling jof jpressure jor jdis-
jduring
jcomfort jduring jaspiration jof jthe jbiopsy."
jaspiration jof
c j"You jwill jbe jasleep jduring jthe jprocedure."
jthe jbiopsy."
d j"You jwill jnot jbe jable jto jdrink jfluids jfor j24 jhours
jfollowing jthe jstudy."
13. The jnurse jis jcaring jfor jthe jclient jwho jhas jbeen jin ja
jcoma jfor jtwo jmonths. jHe jhas jsigned ja jdonor jcard,
a jTell jthe jwife
jthat jthe
jhospital jwill
but jthe jwife jis jopposed jto jthe jidea jof jorgan jdonation. jhonor jher jwish-
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