KAPLAN PREDICTOR A, B, C & D EXAM NEWEST 800 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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KAPLAN PREDICTOR A, B, C & D EXAM NEWEST 800

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE

THIS YEAR
KAPLAN PREDICTOR A, B & C




QUESTION: The activity therapy staff takes a group of psychiatric patients on a trip to the zoo.

The nurse should intervene with which of the following patients before their departure? -

ANSWER-A 38 year old female who is receiving chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and is wearing a

sundress without a hat or glasses




QUESTION: A patient experiences skin eruptions due to an allergic reaction to a medication. The

nurse demonstrates the BEST documentation with which of the following? - ANSWER-"Multiple

red welts noted over trunk and both arms. Patient states that welts itch"




QUESTION: An older client diagnosed with emphysema is admitted to the psychiatric unit for

treatment of bipolar disorder. The client receives oxygen per nasal cannula. The client

expresses concern to the nurse that someone will come in and change the amount of oxygen

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the client is receiving. INITIALLY, the nurse should take which of the following actions? -

ANSWER-Place a sign above the patients bed stating that the oxygen level is not to be changed.




QUESTION: A teenager has a positive home pregnancy test and comes to the prenatal clinic.

The girl is uncertain of the date of her last menstrual period. The nurse palpates the uterine

fundus midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. Which statement by the nurse

is BEST? - ANSWER-"You are 16 weeks pregnant. Lets talk about what that means."




QUESTION: A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with complaints of fatigue, inability to

concentrate, lack of appetite, and repetitive thoughts. The client is reluctant to take the

prescribed medications, fearing that they are harmful. After the nurse gives the client the

medication, the nurse should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER-Instruct the client

to open her mouth and move her tongue up and down and to each side while the nurse looks

inside




QUESTION: The nurse assesses a patient 72 hours after a total joint replacement of the right

hip. Which finding requires an intervention by the nurse? - ANSWER-The patients legs are

internally rotated

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QUESTION: A client newly diagnosed with Meniere's disease plans a trip to an amusement park

with the family. The client asks the clinic nurse which of the following rides is best. The nurse

should suggest which of the following rides? - ANSWER-Train




QUESTION: . A client is discharged from the hospital after coronary bypass (CABG) surgery 3

days ago. During discharge teaching, the client asks the nurse "When can I resume sexual

intercourse with my wife?" it is best for the nurse to make which of the following statements? -

ANSWER-You can resume sexual activity when you are able to walk one block without chest

pain or discomfort


Q; The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of ipratropium (Atrovent).

Which statement if made by the client to the nurse, indicates teaching is effective? - ANSWER-"I

should use this medicine to prevent asthma attacks."




QUESTION: An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI procedure.

Which of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, should be reported to the

technician before the test? - ANSWER-I had a knee replacement 5 years ago




QUESTION: The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn: axillary

temperature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations irregular at 48/minute, black sticky

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stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is most important for the nurse to take which action? -

ANSWER-Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket




QUESTION: A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. The

nurse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time at 4PM. It is MOST important for the

nurse to take which of the following actions? - ANSWER-Offer pain medication to the patient at

3:30 pm.




OLD ANSWER: Turn the pt from side to side at 2 PM




QUESTION: A woman complains to the nurse about the care provided to her husband by the

nursing staff the previous night. Initially, the nurse should take which of the following actions -

ANSWER-Ask the wife to voice her expectations about a solution to the problem




QUESTION: A patient is restrained bodily by the nursing team. The hands of the nurse assigned

to hold down the patients leg should be placed in which of the following positions? - ANSWER-