2026) Nursing Practice – Children’s Health | Review
Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
Galen
A nurse is assessing a client with diarrhea. During
physical examination, the nurse inspects the abdomen.
Which of the following would the nurse perform next? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Auscultation
When a client is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection,
the nurse anticipates that the client's urine will be -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Cloudy with an offensive odor
When educating an elderly client on the prevention of
constipation, the nurse should provide which of the
following educational interventions? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Increase intake of fresh vegetables
Educating older persons to recognize that decreased
frequency of bowel movements is usually a normal result
of aging. Nurses should encourage a change in dietary
habits to increase the amount of fluids and high-fiber
,foods in the diet and to increase activity to prevent
constipation.
Besides using the medical records, which form of
communication should the nurse use to provide client
details to the health care team coming on duty in the next
shift? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Change of shift reports
A change of shift report is a discussion between health
care team members leaving their shift and health care
team members coming on duty for the next shift. It
includes a summary of each client's condition and current
status of care.
A client will be transferred from the surgical unit to the
rehabilitation unit for further care. Which of the following
would the nurse expect to include when preparing the
verbal handoff report? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Current client
assessment
When taking a telephone order from a physician, the
nurse verifies that he or she understands the order by: -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Repeating the order back to the
physician.
A nurse at a health care facility has just reported for duty.
Which of the following should the nurse do to ensure
,maximum efficiency of change-of-shift reports? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Come prepared with material required to
take notes.
A nurse is requesting to receive change of shift report at
the bedside of each client. The nurse giving the report
asks about the purpose of giving report at the bedside.
Which response by the nurse receiving report is most
appropriate? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔.."It will allow for us to see
the client and possibly increase client participation in
care."
The nurse should utilize ISBARR communication
(Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation, Read Back) during which of the
following clinical situations? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..When
communicating a client's change in condition to the
client's physician
The sharing of information about a client is -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Reporting
A nurse is caring for a client with severe lower back pain.
The doctor orders administration of an analgesic as a stat
dose. When should the nurse administer the medication? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Immediately
, The nurse should give the medication immediately. A stat
order is a single order for a medication that must be given
immediately. An administration order for a specified
number of days is a standing order. A medication order
that is given only once is a one-time order. PRN
medications are given as needed by the client.
Which of the following medication dosages is properly
written?
0.25 mg 00.125 mg .8 mg .125 mcg -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..0.25 mg
The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed
an enteric-coated drug. Which of the following should the
nurse inform the client regarding the administration of
this drug? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..It should not be chewed or
crushed.
The nurse should inform the client that enteric-coated
drugs should not be chewed, crushed, or cut, because if
the integrity of the coating is impaired, it dissolves
prematurely in the gastric secretions and can irritate the
lining of the stomach or be absorbed too quickly. Solid
oral drugs that are not enteric-coated may have a groove
so that they can be cut into pieces. Capsules, not enteric
tablets, should not be opened. Enteric drugs are not
available in liquid form.