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A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if she does not use the urinal more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False Imprisonment
D. Invasion of Privacy
A. Assault
Rationale:
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault. Her threats could make the client
become fearful and apprehensive.
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking about
leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's
best interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN sedative medication the client has not
requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse
about to commit?
A. Assault
B. False Imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of Confidentiality
B. False imprisonment
Rationale:
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client from leaving the facility
against medical advice. This is false imprisonment bc the client neither requested nor
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consented to receiving the sedative.
The nurse is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree midline laceration that
occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant. What intervention has the
highest priority?
A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays. - ANS :A. Administer Prescribed
stool softner
The nurse is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the abdomen of a client.
What organ lies underneath this area.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen - ANS :C. Liver
A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the nurse that she is 6 weeks pregnant.
Which sign is she most likely to report?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia - ANS :B Amenorrhea
A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night nurse did not provide
good care for her mother. What response should the nurse make?
A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care.
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can. - ANS :A. Ask for a description of
what happened during the night
A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a toy and say's
"mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, this child's behavior is a
demonstration of which developmental stage?
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
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B. Industry vs. Inferiority
C. intiative vs. Guilt
D. Trust vs. Mistrust - ANS :A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
Which action should the nurse implement in caring for a client following an
electroencephalogram (EEG)?
A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp - ANS :D. Wash any paste from the client's
hair and scalp
The nurse is caring for a 75- year-old male client who is beginning to form a decubitus ulcer
at the coccyx. Which intervention will be most helpfull in preventing further development
of the decubitus?
A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed - ANS :A. Encourage the client to eat
foods high in protein
What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves water from a hypotonic to
a hypertonic fluid space?
A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport - ANS :C. Osmosis
The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted with a possible myocardial infarction.
When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery, the nurse should place the client's arm in
which position?
A. Slightly above the level of the heart
B. At the level of the heart
C. At the level of comfort for the client
D. Below the level of the heart - ANS :B. At the level of the heart
What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all that apply)
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A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
D. Neuroendocring hormones
E. Muscle tone - ANS :A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of hospitalization. Which
assessment is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care while the
client is taking the antidepressant?
A. Appetite
B. Mood
C. Withdrawl
D. Energy level - ANS :B. Mood
Based on the documentation in the medical record, which action should the nurse
implement next?
A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
B. Observe the mother breastfeeding her infant
C. Call the nursery for the infant's blodd type result
D. Administer Vicodin one tablet for pain - ANS :A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
A client is adminitted to the hosptial with a diagnosis of Pneumonia. Which intervetion
should the nurse implement to prevent complications associated with Pneumonia?
A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation
B. Encourage energy conservation with complete bed rest
C. Provide humidified oxygen per nasal cannula
D. Restrict PO and intravenous fluids - ANS :A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation
The practical nurse is preparing to administer a prescription for cefazolin (kefzol) 600 mg
IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin (Kefzol) 1 gram and the instrutions
for reconsittution, "For IM use add 2ml sterile water for injection. Total volume after
reconstruction = 2.5 ml. "when reconstituded, how many milligrams are in each mil of
solutions (Enter numeric value only) - ANS :15
Which nursing activity is within the scope of practice for the practical nurse?
A. Complete an admission assessment in the normal newborn nursery.
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A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if she does not use the urinal more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False Imprisonment
D. Invasion of Privacy
A. Assault
Rationale:
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault. Her threats could make the client
become fearful and apprehensive.
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking about
leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's
best interest, so she prepares to administer a PRN sedative medication the client has not
requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse
about to commit?
A. Assault
B. False Imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of Confidentiality
B. False imprisonment
Rationale:
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the client from leaving the facility
against medical advice. This is false imprisonment bc the client neither requested nor
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consented to receiving the sedative.
The nurse is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree midline laceration that
occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant. What intervention has the
highest priority?
A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays. - ANS :A. Administer Prescribed
stool softner
The nurse is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the abdomen of a client.
What organ lies underneath this area.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen - ANS :C. Liver
A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the nurse that she is 6 weeks pregnant.
Which sign is she most likely to report?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia - ANS :B Amenorrhea
A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night nurse did not provide
good care for her mother. What response should the nurse make?
A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care.
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can. - ANS :A. Ask for a description of
what happened during the night
A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a toy and say's
"mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, this child's behavior is a
demonstration of which developmental stage?
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
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B. Industry vs. Inferiority
C. intiative vs. Guilt
D. Trust vs. Mistrust - ANS :A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
Which action should the nurse implement in caring for a client following an
electroencephalogram (EEG)?
A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp - ANS :D. Wash any paste from the client's
hair and scalp
The nurse is caring for a 75- year-old male client who is beginning to form a decubitus ulcer
at the coccyx. Which intervention will be most helpfull in preventing further development
of the decubitus?
A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed - ANS :A. Encourage the client to eat
foods high in protein
What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves water from a hypotonic to
a hypertonic fluid space?
A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport - ANS :C. Osmosis
The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted with a possible myocardial infarction.
When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery, the nurse should place the client's arm in
which position?
A. Slightly above the level of the heart
B. At the level of the heart
C. At the level of comfort for the client
D. Below the level of the heart - ANS :B. At the level of the heart
What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all that apply)
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A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
D. Neuroendocring hormones
E. Muscle tone - ANS :A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of hospitalization. Which
assessment is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care while the
client is taking the antidepressant?
A. Appetite
B. Mood
C. Withdrawl
D. Energy level - ANS :B. Mood
Based on the documentation in the medical record, which action should the nurse
implement next?
A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
B. Observe the mother breastfeeding her infant
C. Call the nursery for the infant's blodd type result
D. Administer Vicodin one tablet for pain - ANS :A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
A client is adminitted to the hosptial with a diagnosis of Pneumonia. Which intervetion
should the nurse implement to prevent complications associated with Pneumonia?
A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation
B. Encourage energy conservation with complete bed rest
C. Provide humidified oxygen per nasal cannula
D. Restrict PO and intravenous fluids - ANS :A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation
The practical nurse is preparing to administer a prescription for cefazolin (kefzol) 600 mg
IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin (Kefzol) 1 gram and the instrutions
for reconsittution, "For IM use add 2ml sterile water for injection. Total volume after
reconstruction = 2.5 ml. "when reconstituded, how many milligrams are in each mil of
solutions (Enter numeric value only) - ANS :15
Which nursing activity is within the scope of practice for the practical nurse?
A. Complete an admission assessment in the normal newborn nursery.
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