PRACTICE ASSESSMENT: 2019 RN VATI
HEALTH PROMO/MAINTENANCE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is completing an admission assessment on an adolescent
client who isHe
vegetarian. a eats milk products but does not like beans. Which of the
following
should theitems
nurse suggest the client order for lunch to provide the nutrients
most
be likely in
lacking tohis diet? ( Correct answers ) Peanut butter and jelly
sandwich
A vegetarian diet may be low in protein, especially if the client does
not substitute
protein-rich beans for meat protein. Peanut butter is an excellent source
of protein. A
peanut butter and jelly sandwich, especially if prepared on protein-enriched
provide
bread, can almost 20 grams of
protein.
A nurse is caring for a middle adult female client who reports that her
menstrual
have become periods
irregular and she has been having hot flashes. The nurse
should
the client
expect
to have which of the following manifestations associated
with early
menopause? ( Correct answers ) Dryness with
intercourse
Menopause, the cessation of a woman's menstrual periods, occurs when
the ovaries
stop making estrogen. Because of the changes in the vagina, some
women can
dryness, have
discomfort, or pain during sexual
intercourse.
A nurse is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. At what point in
the physical should the nurse examine the child's tympanic
examination
membrane?
answers ) At( the
Correct
end.
When examining a toddler, the nurse should follow a modified head-to-toe
starting at the head but deferring anything that the toddler is likely to
approach,
viewtraumatic
and as invasive to the very end. The toddler is likely to resist not only
having the but
examined, earsalso anything that
follows.
A nurse is caring for a client who is well-hydrated and who demonstrates no
evidenceWhich
anemia. of of the following laboratory values gives the nurse an
assessment
adequacy of of
thethe
client's protein uptake and synthesis? ( Correct
answers ) Albumin
Albumin levels reflect the overall body protein status and is used to
detect
and metabolic
liver
dysfunction.
, A home health nurse is teaching a client who is breastfeeding about
managing breast
engorgement. Which of the following client statements indicates
understanding
teaching? of the
( Correct answers ) "I'll feed my baby every 2
hours."
Breast engorgement is relieved by emptying both breasts. The client
might be able
accomplish this
towith more frequent feedings. Otherwise, she can pump her
breasts after to ensure optimal
breastfeeding
emptying.
A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who has croup and wet the bed
overnight.
the parentsWhenvisit the next day, the nurse explains the situation and one of
the parents
says, "She never wets the bed at home. I am so embarrassed." Which of
the following
responses should the nurse make? ( Correct answers ) "It is expected for
children
are who
hospitalized to regress. The toileting skills will return when your
child is feeling
better.
"
A recently learned skill, such as toilet training, is often temporarily lost due
to the stress
of hospitalization. The nurse should reassure the parents that regression is
behavior
an expected in children who are hospitalized and that her child will regain
bladder
when she control
is feeling
better.
A nurse is educating a group of older adults in a community center
on weight
management using the BMI scale. Using the client's height and weight to
calculate
which BMI,following clients has a healthy BMI? ( Correct answers ) A
of the
client with
weight of 150a lb and height of 68
inches
The formula for calculating BMI is weight in kilograms divided by the
height in The
squared. meters
formula to convert pounds to kilograms is to divide the
weight
by 2.2 kilograms.
in pounds The formula for converting inches to meters is to
multiply
inches the total
times 0.0254 meters. 150 pounds divided by 2.2 equals 68.18
kilograms.
inches 68
multiplied times 0.0254 inches equals 1.7272 meters. 1.7272 meters
(squared)
2.983 is 68.18 kilograms divided by 2.983 meters equals a BMI of
meters.
22.85. A BMI
18.5-24.9 is considered
of a healthy
weight.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing
external fetal
monitoring, and receiving IV fluid. The nurse observes variable decelerations
in the rate
heart fetalon the monitor strip. Which of the following is a correct
interpretation
finding? ( Correct of this
answers ) Variable decelerations are due to
umbilical cord
compressio
n.
Variable decelerations are decreases in the fetal heart rate with an
abrupt onset,
followed by a gradual return to baseline. Variable decelerations coincide
with umbilical
cord compression, which decreases the oxygen supply to
the fetus.
A nurse is performing a pre-college physical assessment on an
adolescent.
the followingWhich of
immunizations should the nurse anticipate
administering?
answers ) Meningococcal
( Correct polysaccharide
vaccine
HEALTH PROMO/MAINTENANCE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
A nurse is completing an admission assessment on an adolescent
client who isHe
vegetarian. a eats milk products but does not like beans. Which of the
following
should theitems
nurse suggest the client order for lunch to provide the nutrients
most
be likely in
lacking tohis diet? ( Correct answers ) Peanut butter and jelly
sandwich
A vegetarian diet may be low in protein, especially if the client does
not substitute
protein-rich beans for meat protein. Peanut butter is an excellent source
of protein. A
peanut butter and jelly sandwich, especially if prepared on protein-enriched
provide
bread, can almost 20 grams of
protein.
A nurse is caring for a middle adult female client who reports that her
menstrual
have become periods
irregular and she has been having hot flashes. The nurse
should
the client
expect
to have which of the following manifestations associated
with early
menopause? ( Correct answers ) Dryness with
intercourse
Menopause, the cessation of a woman's menstrual periods, occurs when
the ovaries
stop making estrogen. Because of the changes in the vagina, some
women can
dryness, have
discomfort, or pain during sexual
intercourse.
A nurse is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. At what point in
the physical should the nurse examine the child's tympanic
examination
membrane?
answers ) At( the
Correct
end.
When examining a toddler, the nurse should follow a modified head-to-toe
starting at the head but deferring anything that the toddler is likely to
approach,
viewtraumatic
and as invasive to the very end. The toddler is likely to resist not only
having the but
examined, earsalso anything that
follows.
A nurse is caring for a client who is well-hydrated and who demonstrates no
evidenceWhich
anemia. of of the following laboratory values gives the nurse an
assessment
adequacy of of
thethe
client's protein uptake and synthesis? ( Correct
answers ) Albumin
Albumin levels reflect the overall body protein status and is used to
detect
and metabolic
liver
dysfunction.
, A home health nurse is teaching a client who is breastfeeding about
managing breast
engorgement. Which of the following client statements indicates
understanding
teaching? of the
( Correct answers ) "I'll feed my baby every 2
hours."
Breast engorgement is relieved by emptying both breasts. The client
might be able
accomplish this
towith more frequent feedings. Otherwise, she can pump her
breasts after to ensure optimal
breastfeeding
emptying.
A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who has croup and wet the bed
overnight.
the parentsWhenvisit the next day, the nurse explains the situation and one of
the parents
says, "She never wets the bed at home. I am so embarrassed." Which of
the following
responses should the nurse make? ( Correct answers ) "It is expected for
children
are who
hospitalized to regress. The toileting skills will return when your
child is feeling
better.
"
A recently learned skill, such as toilet training, is often temporarily lost due
to the stress
of hospitalization. The nurse should reassure the parents that regression is
behavior
an expected in children who are hospitalized and that her child will regain
bladder
when she control
is feeling
better.
A nurse is educating a group of older adults in a community center
on weight
management using the BMI scale. Using the client's height and weight to
calculate
which BMI,following clients has a healthy BMI? ( Correct answers ) A
of the
client with
weight of 150a lb and height of 68
inches
The formula for calculating BMI is weight in kilograms divided by the
height in The
squared. meters
formula to convert pounds to kilograms is to divide the
weight
by 2.2 kilograms.
in pounds The formula for converting inches to meters is to
multiply
inches the total
times 0.0254 meters. 150 pounds divided by 2.2 equals 68.18
kilograms.
inches 68
multiplied times 0.0254 inches equals 1.7272 meters. 1.7272 meters
(squared)
2.983 is 68.18 kilograms divided by 2.983 meters equals a BMI of
meters.
22.85. A BMI
18.5-24.9 is considered
of a healthy
weight.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing
external fetal
monitoring, and receiving IV fluid. The nurse observes variable decelerations
in the rate
heart fetalon the monitor strip. Which of the following is a correct
interpretation
finding? ( Correct of this
answers ) Variable decelerations are due to
umbilical cord
compressio
n.
Variable decelerations are decreases in the fetal heart rate with an
abrupt onset,
followed by a gradual return to baseline. Variable decelerations coincide
with umbilical
cord compression, which decreases the oxygen supply to
the fetus.
A nurse is performing a pre-college physical assessment on an
adolescent.
the followingWhich of
immunizations should the nurse anticipate
administering?
answers ) Meningococcal
( Correct polysaccharide
vaccine
