POST ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse has provided instructions for a postpartum client at risk for
thrombosis regarding measures to prevent its occurrence. Which
statement, if made by the client, indicates a need for further education?
Answer: 1. "I should apply my antiembolism stockings after breakfast."
◉ The discharge nurse is discussing mastitis with a postpartum client.
Which statement made by the client indicates a need for further
instruction? Answer: 3. "If I develop a fever, chills, or body aches at any
time after discharge, I should stop breast-feeding immediately."
◉ On assessment of a client who is 30 minutes into the fourth stage of
labor, the nurse finds the client's perineal pad saturated with blood and
blood soaked into the bed linen under the client's buttocks. Which is the
nurse's initial action. Answer: 3. Gently massage the uterine fundus.
◉ After receiving report at the beginning of the 0700 shift, the nurse
must decide in what order the clients should be assessed. How should
the nurse plan assessments? Arrange the clients in the order that they
should be assessed. All options must be used. Answer: 1. A 12-hour post-
cesarean section delivery gravida 3, para 3 who reports a return of
feeling in her lower extremities as well as a sensation of wetness
underneath her buttocks.
, 2. A 24-hour post-vaginal delivery gravida 4, para 4 who is complaining
of abdominal cramping after nursing her baby and requesting ibuprofen.
3. An 8-hour post-vaginal delivery gravida 2, para 2 client who is
scheduled for a bilateral tubal ligation at 1200 today and has a
continuous peripheral intravenous (IV)
4. 48-hour post-cesarean section delivery gravida 1, para 1 who reports
not yet having a bowel movement since delivery and requests a stool
softener.
◉ A client who is a gravida 3, para 3 had a cesarean section 1 day ago.
She is being treated prophylactically for endometritis. She is
complaining of abdominal cramping at a 6 on a pain level scale of 1 to
10 (with 10 being the greatest amount of pain) and fears having her first
bowel movement. These medications are prescribed and due now. Based
on priority, in which order should the nurse administer the medications?
Arrange the medications in the order that they should be administered.
All options must be used. Answer: 1. Ketorolac 30 mg by intravenous
(IV) push over 3 minutes
2. Ampicillin sodium 1 g IV piggyback over 60 minutes
3. Docusate sodium 100 mg orally daily
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse has provided instructions for a postpartum client at risk for
thrombosis regarding measures to prevent its occurrence. Which
statement, if made by the client, indicates a need for further education?
Answer: 1. "I should apply my antiembolism stockings after breakfast."
◉ The discharge nurse is discussing mastitis with a postpartum client.
Which statement made by the client indicates a need for further
instruction? Answer: 3. "If I develop a fever, chills, or body aches at any
time after discharge, I should stop breast-feeding immediately."
◉ On assessment of a client who is 30 minutes into the fourth stage of
labor, the nurse finds the client's perineal pad saturated with blood and
blood soaked into the bed linen under the client's buttocks. Which is the
nurse's initial action. Answer: 3. Gently massage the uterine fundus.
◉ After receiving report at the beginning of the 0700 shift, the nurse
must decide in what order the clients should be assessed. How should
the nurse plan assessments? Arrange the clients in the order that they
should be assessed. All options must be used. Answer: 1. A 12-hour post-
cesarean section delivery gravida 3, para 3 who reports a return of
feeling in her lower extremities as well as a sensation of wetness
underneath her buttocks.
, 2. A 24-hour post-vaginal delivery gravida 4, para 4 who is complaining
of abdominal cramping after nursing her baby and requesting ibuprofen.
3. An 8-hour post-vaginal delivery gravida 2, para 2 client who is
scheduled for a bilateral tubal ligation at 1200 today and has a
continuous peripheral intravenous (IV)
4. 48-hour post-cesarean section delivery gravida 1, para 1 who reports
not yet having a bowel movement since delivery and requests a stool
softener.
◉ A client who is a gravida 3, para 3 had a cesarean section 1 day ago.
She is being treated prophylactically for endometritis. She is
complaining of abdominal cramping at a 6 on a pain level scale of 1 to
10 (with 10 being the greatest amount of pain) and fears having her first
bowel movement. These medications are prescribed and due now. Based
on priority, in which order should the nurse administer the medications?
Arrange the medications in the order that they should be administered.
All options must be used. Answer: 1. Ketorolac 30 mg by intravenous
(IV) push over 3 minutes
2. Ampicillin sodium 1 g IV piggyback over 60 minutes
3. Docusate sodium 100 mg orally daily