KAPLAN PREDICTOR VERSION A-C EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Question 1
A father brings his adult child diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia back to the hospital for the fifth admission in 2 years.
The father asks the nurse, "When will this ever end? What did we do wrong?" Which is the BEST response for the nurse to
make?
Correct Answer
" What you are feeling is very common. You should join a support group of families that are in the same position."
Question 2
An elderly client who is receiving a blood transfusion develops a rapid bounding pulse and an elevated blood pressure.
Which of these actions should a nurse take?
Correct Answer
Stop the transfusion.
Question 3
A newborn receives an Apgar score of 3 at 1 minute after birth. The nurse knows that a score of 3 indicates which of the
following?
Correct Answer
The newborn has a life-threatening anomaly
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,Question 4
A woman (gravida 7, para 6) is in active labor. The client's last cervical exam showed that she was 7 cm dilated and 100%
effaced and that the fetus was at 0 station. Which finding indicates to the nurse that delivery is imminent?
Correct Answer
There is increasing bloody show and complaints of rectal pressure.
Question 5
The nurse interviews a client diagnosed with schizophrenia and with diabetes with severe hypoglycemic episodes. The
client becomes increasingly restless, irritable, and belligerent. The client sees the food cart containing remains from clients'
lunches and immediately grabs and quickly eats food from the cart. After several minutes the client's belligerence
disappears. The nurse knows the client's belligerence is caused by which of the following?
Correct Answer
The client is hypoglycemic
Question 6
A client who has insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus asks a nurse, "What should I do when I feel nervous, sweaty, and
hungry?" The nurse should give the client which of these instructions?
Correct Answer
"Eat a carbohydrate snack."
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,Question 7
The nurse on the pediatric unit receives report from the previous shift. Which client should be seen FIRST?
1. The 8 year old newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes with a blood sugar of 285 mg/dl.
2. The 2 year old diagnosed with asthma whose pulse oximeter reading is 97%.
3. The 6 year old recovering from an appendectomy with a temperature of 100.3 degrees F (37.9 degrees C).
4. The 10 year old with cerebral palsy with a newly placed enteral nutrition
Correct Answer
1. The 8 year old newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes with a blood sugar of 285 mg/dl.
Question 8
The nurse instructs the client after a total hip arthroplasty. The client will utilize which assistive devices in the home? SATA
a. Wheelchair
b. A long-handled shoehorn.
c. A reaching device.
d. A raised toilet seat.
e. A trochanter roll.
f. A shower bench.
Correct Answer
b. A long-handled shoehorn.
c. A reaching device.
d. A raised toilet seat.
f. A shower bench.
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, Question 9
Which of these instructions should a nurse give to a client when collecting a sputum specimen?
Correct Answer
"Take a deep breath, then cough and spit into this container."
Question 10
The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The nurse should assign the client to a room
with which client?
A. A client diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome.
B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg.
C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess.
D.A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
Correct Answer
A. A client diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome.
Question 11
The clinic nurse plans to use an interpreter to communicate with a client while performing a physical assessment. Before
beginning the examination, the nurse should instruct the interpreter to do which action?
Correct Answer
Explain everything said by the nurse to the client
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ANSWERS |FALL 2026/2027 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT LATEST
Question 1
A father brings his adult child diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia back to the hospital for the fifth admission in 2 years.
The father asks the nurse, "When will this ever end? What did we do wrong?" Which is the BEST response for the nurse to
make?
Correct Answer
" What you are feeling is very common. You should join a support group of families that are in the same position."
Question 2
An elderly client who is receiving a blood transfusion develops a rapid bounding pulse and an elevated blood pressure.
Which of these actions should a nurse take?
Correct Answer
Stop the transfusion.
Question 3
A newborn receives an Apgar score of 3 at 1 minute after birth. The nurse knows that a score of 3 indicates which of the
following?
Correct Answer
The newborn has a life-threatening anomaly
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,Question 4
A woman (gravida 7, para 6) is in active labor. The client's last cervical exam showed that she was 7 cm dilated and 100%
effaced and that the fetus was at 0 station. Which finding indicates to the nurse that delivery is imminent?
Correct Answer
There is increasing bloody show and complaints of rectal pressure.
Question 5
The nurse interviews a client diagnosed with schizophrenia and with diabetes with severe hypoglycemic episodes. The
client becomes increasingly restless, irritable, and belligerent. The client sees the food cart containing remains from clients'
lunches and immediately grabs and quickly eats food from the cart. After several minutes the client's belligerence
disappears. The nurse knows the client's belligerence is caused by which of the following?
Correct Answer
The client is hypoglycemic
Question 6
A client who has insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus asks a nurse, "What should I do when I feel nervous, sweaty, and
hungry?" The nurse should give the client which of these instructions?
Correct Answer
"Eat a carbohydrate snack."
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,Question 7
The nurse on the pediatric unit receives report from the previous shift. Which client should be seen FIRST?
1. The 8 year old newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes with a blood sugar of 285 mg/dl.
2. The 2 year old diagnosed with asthma whose pulse oximeter reading is 97%.
3. The 6 year old recovering from an appendectomy with a temperature of 100.3 degrees F (37.9 degrees C).
4. The 10 year old with cerebral palsy with a newly placed enteral nutrition
Correct Answer
1. The 8 year old newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes with a blood sugar of 285 mg/dl.
Question 8
The nurse instructs the client after a total hip arthroplasty. The client will utilize which assistive devices in the home? SATA
a. Wheelchair
b. A long-handled shoehorn.
c. A reaching device.
d. A raised toilet seat.
e. A trochanter roll.
f. A shower bench.
Correct Answer
b. A long-handled shoehorn.
c. A reaching device.
d. A raised toilet seat.
f. A shower bench.
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, Question 9
Which of these instructions should a nurse give to a client when collecting a sputum specimen?
Correct Answer
"Take a deep breath, then cough and spit into this container."
Question 10
The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with superficial partial thickness burn. The nurse should assign the client to a room
with which client?
A. A client diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome.
B. A client Diagnosed with cellulitis of the left leg.
C. A Client diagnosed with acute peritonsillar abscess.
D.A client diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease.
Correct Answer
A. A client diagnosed with Cushing's Syndrome.
Question 11
The clinic nurse plans to use an interpreter to communicate with a client while performing a physical assessment. Before
beginning the examination, the nurse should instruct the interpreter to do which action?
Correct Answer
Explain everything said by the nurse to the client
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