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EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+/
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse
should identify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume
excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
Ans: b. Distended neck veins
Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an
infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings
should indicate to the nurse that the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
,c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
Ans: b. Improved cognition
Quiz A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin
transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
Ans: d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
Quiz A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription
for sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following
should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
,Ans: d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than
5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is
used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN should monitor the client's
serum potassium level
Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and
rifampin. Which of the following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to
the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected reference range
Ans: a. The client has a negative sputum culture
Quiz A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV
administration. After assessing the client's respiratory status and stopping the
medication infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM
Ans: d. Administer epinephrine IM
, Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to
begin taking supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse
advise the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
Ans: a. St. John's Wort
Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for
lisinopril. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor
when administering lisinopril?
a. Bradycardia
b. Hypokalemia
c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension
Ans: d. Hypotension
Quiz A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV continuous IV. The
client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the
following changes in their vital signs?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+/
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse
should identify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume
excess?
a. Decreased bowel sounds
b. Distended neck veins
c. Bilateral muscle weakness
d. Thread pulse
Ans: b. Distended neck veins
Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an
infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings
should indicate to the nurse that the treatment is effective?
a. Absent Chvostek's sign
b. Improved cognition
,c. Decreased vomiting
d. Cardiac arrhythmias absent
Ans: b. Improved cognition
Quiz A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for a nitroglycerin
transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. "Discontinue the patch if you experience a headache."
b. "Apply a new patch if you have chest pain."
c. "Cover the patch with dry gauze when taking a shower."
d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
Ans: d. "Remove the patch prior to going to bed."
Quiz A nurse is reviewing he laboratory results of a client who has a prescription
for sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) every 6 hr. which of the following
should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Creatinine 0.72 mg/dL
b. Sodium 138 mEq/L
c. Magnesium 2 mEq/L
d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L
,Ans: d. Potassium 5.2 mEq/L - Hyperkalemia (serum potassium level greater than
5.0 mEq/L) increases the client risk for fatal cardiac dysrhythmias. Kayexalate is
used to decrease the serum potassium level so the PN should monitor the client's
serum potassium level
Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and is taking isoniazid and
rifampin. Which of the following outcomes indicates that the client is adhering to
the medication regimen?
a. The client has a negative sputum culture
b. The client tests negative for HIV
c. The client has a positive purified protein derivative test
d. The client's liver function test results are within the expected reference range
Ans: a. The client has a negative sputum culture
Quiz A client is caring for a client who develops an anaphylactic reaction to IV
administration. After assessing the client's respiratory status and stopping the
medication infusion. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
a. Replace the infusion with 0.9% sodium chloride
b. Give diphenhydramine IM
c. Elevate the client's legs and feet
d. Administer epinephrine IM
Ans: d. Administer epinephrine IM
, Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who is taking sertraline and reports a desire to
begin taking supplements. Which of the following supplements should the nurse
advise the client to avoid?
a. St. John's Wort
b. Ginger root
c. Black cohosh
d. Coenzyme Q10
Ans: a. St. John's Wort
Quiz A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for
lisinopril. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor
when administering lisinopril?
a. Bradycardia
b. Hypokalemia
c. Tinnitus
d. Hypotension
Ans: d. Hypotension
Quiz A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin IV continuous IV. The
client has an PPT of 90 seconds. They should monitor the client for which of the
following changes in their vital signs?
