NUR-111 Exam 1 Practice Test
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1. 1. Which medication order contains all of the essential A. 10-6-18, client's name,
parts needed for accurate drug administration? meperidine (Demerol)
A. 10-6-18, client's name, meperidine (Demerol) 100 100 mg, IM, every 4 hours,
mg, IM, every 4 hours, physician's signature. physician's signature.
B. 10-6-18, morphine (MS Contin) 5 mg stat, physician's
signature.
C. 10-6-18, client's name, ondansetron (Zofran) 1 ml
every other day, physician's signature.
D. 10-6-18, client's name, digoxin (lanoxin) 0.125 mg,
po, physician's signature.
2. 2. A nurse is to give a client medication for pain. The C. Contact the physician
order is for Morphine 40 mg. The DrugGuide states the concerning the written or-
normal dose is 10 mg. Which action should the nurse der.
take?
A. Administer the ordered amount.
B. Administer the normal dose.
C. Contact the physician concerning the written order.
D. Ask the charge nurse if it is safe to give the ordered
amount.
3. 3. What is the primary goal of the assessment phase of B. To collect data.
the nursing process?
A. To build trust.
B. To collect data.
C. To establish goals.
D. To validate the nursing diagnosis.
4. 4. A client provides the nurse a copy of their advance di- D. "This document will as-
rective. Which statement made by the client indicates sist my nephew in carrying
an understanding of the document? out my final wishes.
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A. "This document will allow my nephew to pay my
hospital bills."
B. "This document will permit my nephew to make
medical decisions ."
C. 'This document will provide my nephew access to my
medical records."
D. "This document will assist my nephew in carrying
out my final wishes.
5. 5. When assessing a patient's breath sounds, the nurse D. Narrowed airways
hears a high-pitched continuous sound. What does
this finding indicate?
A. Secretions in the lungs
B. Fluid in the airways
C. Normal breath sounds
D. Narrowed airways
6. 6. A nurse auscultates the thorax and lungs and hears A. Document and report
coarse, low-pitched, continuous sounds on expiration. the finding of abnormal
When the patient coughs, the sounds clear up some- Rhonchi breath sounds
what. What would be the nurse's response to this find-
ing?
A. Document and report the finding of abnormal
Rhonchi breath sounds
B. Document the finding of normal bronchovesicular
breath sounds
C. Document and report the finding of abnormal stri-
dor breath sounds
D. Document the finding of normal bronchial sounds
7. 7. Thirty-six hours after having surgery, a patient has
a slightly elevated body temperature and generalized
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malaise, as well as pain and redness at the surgical site. A. Document the findings
Which intervention is most important to include in this and continue to monitor
patient's nursing care plan? the patient.
A. Document the findings and continue to monitor the
patient.
B. Administer antipyretics, as prescribed.
C. Increase the frequency of assessment to every hour
and notify the patient's primary care provider.
D. Increase the frequency of wound care and contact
the primary care provider for an antibiotic prescrip-
tion.
8. 8. Before administering any medications, which nurs- C. Checking the client's
ing action is most important? identification and allergy
A. Verifying orders with another nurse. bracelets.
B. Counting medications in the medication drawers.
C. Checking the client's identification and allergy
bracelets.
D. Documenting that the medications were given.
9. 9. The nurse makes the following entry in the client's B. Re-examine the nursing
record: "Outcome not met; Mother refuses to breast- actions.
feed due to dry, cracked nipples." Since the outcome
has not been met, the nurse should take which action?
A. Re-assign the client to another nurse.
B. Re-examine the nursing actions.
C. Notify the doctor.
D. Write a new nursing diagnosis.
10. 10. During a physical assessment, a nurse inspects C. Auscultation
a patient's abdomen. What assessment technique
would the nurse perform next?
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1. 1. Which medication order contains all of the essential A. 10-6-18, client's name,
parts needed for accurate drug administration? meperidine (Demerol)
A. 10-6-18, client's name, meperidine (Demerol) 100 100 mg, IM, every 4 hours,
mg, IM, every 4 hours, physician's signature. physician's signature.
B. 10-6-18, morphine (MS Contin) 5 mg stat, physician's
signature.
C. 10-6-18, client's name, ondansetron (Zofran) 1 ml
every other day, physician's signature.
D. 10-6-18, client's name, digoxin (lanoxin) 0.125 mg,
po, physician's signature.
2. 2. A nurse is to give a client medication for pain. The C. Contact the physician
order is for Morphine 40 mg. The DrugGuide states the concerning the written or-
normal dose is 10 mg. Which action should the nurse der.
take?
A. Administer the ordered amount.
B. Administer the normal dose.
C. Contact the physician concerning the written order.
D. Ask the charge nurse if it is safe to give the ordered
amount.
3. 3. What is the primary goal of the assessment phase of B. To collect data.
the nursing process?
A. To build trust.
B. To collect data.
C. To establish goals.
D. To validate the nursing diagnosis.
4. 4. A client provides the nurse a copy of their advance di- D. "This document will as-
rective. Which statement made by the client indicates sist my nephew in carrying
an understanding of the document? out my final wishes.
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A. "This document will allow my nephew to pay my
hospital bills."
B. "This document will permit my nephew to make
medical decisions ."
C. 'This document will provide my nephew access to my
medical records."
D. "This document will assist my nephew in carrying
out my final wishes.
5. 5. When assessing a patient's breath sounds, the nurse D. Narrowed airways
hears a high-pitched continuous sound. What does
this finding indicate?
A. Secretions in the lungs
B. Fluid in the airways
C. Normal breath sounds
D. Narrowed airways
6. 6. A nurse auscultates the thorax and lungs and hears A. Document and report
coarse, low-pitched, continuous sounds on expiration. the finding of abnormal
When the patient coughs, the sounds clear up some- Rhonchi breath sounds
what. What would be the nurse's response to this find-
ing?
A. Document and report the finding of abnormal
Rhonchi breath sounds
B. Document the finding of normal bronchovesicular
breath sounds
C. Document and report the finding of abnormal stri-
dor breath sounds
D. Document the finding of normal bronchial sounds
7. 7. Thirty-six hours after having surgery, a patient has
a slightly elevated body temperature and generalized
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malaise, as well as pain and redness at the surgical site. A. Document the findings
Which intervention is most important to include in this and continue to monitor
patient's nursing care plan? the patient.
A. Document the findings and continue to monitor the
patient.
B. Administer antipyretics, as prescribed.
C. Increase the frequency of assessment to every hour
and notify the patient's primary care provider.
D. Increase the frequency of wound care and contact
the primary care provider for an antibiotic prescrip-
tion.
8. 8. Before administering any medications, which nurs- C. Checking the client's
ing action is most important? identification and allergy
A. Verifying orders with another nurse. bracelets.
B. Counting medications in the medication drawers.
C. Checking the client's identification and allergy
bracelets.
D. Documenting that the medications were given.
9. 9. The nurse makes the following entry in the client's B. Re-examine the nursing
record: "Outcome not met; Mother refuses to breast- actions.
feed due to dry, cracked nipples." Since the outcome
has not been met, the nurse should take which action?
A. Re-assign the client to another nurse.
B. Re-examine the nursing actions.
C. Notify the doctor.
D. Write a new nursing diagnosis.
10. 10. During a physical assessment, a nurse inspects C. Auscultation
a patient's abdomen. What assessment technique
would the nurse perform next?
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