NURS 304 TEST PART 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The |nurse |has |completed |a |prenatal |class |for |women |who |are |expecting |their |first |babies. |
Which |statement |by |a |pregnant |woman |indicates |the |need |for |additional |teaching? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-"During |pregnancy |it's |safe |for |me |to |use |my |regular |herbal |remedies."
Levofloxacin |(Levaquin) |is |prescribed |for |a |woman |who |has |been |experiencing |urinary |
frequency |and |burning |for |the |past |24 |hours. |The |nurse |concludes |that |the |teaching |about |
this |medication |has |been |understood |when |the |client |says |that |she |should: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Delay |taking |her |mineral |supplements |within |2 |hours |of |each |dose
A |client |asks |the |nurse |at |the |family |planning |clinic |whether |contraception |is |needed |while |
she |is |breastfeeding. |How |should |the |nurse |reply? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You |should |use |
contraceptives, |because |ovulation |may |occur |without |a |period."
A |63-year-old |woman |with |the |diagnosis |of |estrogen |receptor-positive |cancer |of |the |breast |
undergoes |lumpectomy |and |radiation |therapy, |and |tamoxifen |(Nolvadex) |is |prescribed. |The |
client |asks |the |nurse |how |long |she |will |have |to |take |the |medication. |The |nurse |responds: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-You'll |need |to |take |it |for |5 |years, |after |which |it |will |be |discontinued.
A |client |with |active |genital |herpes |has |a |cesarean |birth. |The |nurse |teaches |the |mother |how |to
|limit |transmission |of |the |virus |to |her |newborn. |The |nurse |concludes |that |the |instructions |
have |been |understood |when |the |mother |states: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |have |to |wash |my |
hands |with |soap |and |water |before |handling |the |baby."
After |a |mastectomy, |a |client |returns |from |surgery |with |a |closed |suction |drainage |system |in |
place |and |a |dry |sterile |dressing |covering |the |incision. |What |should |the |nurse |do |when |
observing |this |client |for |signs |of |bleeding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inspect |the |bedclothes |
under |the |client's |axillary |area |for |signs |of |drainage.
, A |31-year-old |client |is |seeking |contraceptive |information. |Before |responding |to |the |client's |
questions |about |contraceptives, |the |nurse |obtains |a |health |history. |What |factor |in |the |client's |
history |indicates |to |the |nurse |that |oral |contraceptives |are |contraindicated? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-History |of |borderline |hypertension
A |nurse |is |planning |care |with |a |client |for |the |recovery |period |after |a |laparoscopic |
hysterectomy |and |bilateral |salpingo-oophorectomy. |What |should |be |included |among |the |
changes |that |the |client |should |expect |after |surgery? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surgical |
menopause
After |a |mastectomy |or |hysterectomy, |the |client |may |feel |incomplete |as |a |woman. |Which |
statement |causes |the |nurse |to |realize |that |a |client |may |be |experiencing |this |concern? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |feel |washed |out; |there |isn't |much |left |for |my |family."
What |is |the |priority |nursing |intervention |before |a |client |undergoes |amniocentesis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Ensuring |that |informed |consent |has |been |obtained |from |the |client
A |postpartum |client |is |scheduled |to |have |a |tubal |ligation. |She |has |asked |that |her |husband |not |
be |told |about |the |procedure |because |she |has |told |him |that |she |is |having |exploratory |surgery. |
The |client's |husband |asks |the |nurse |why |his |wife |needs |to |have |exploratory |surgery. |How |
should |the |nurse |respond? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"Have |you |talked |to |your |wife |about |your |
concerns?"
A |woman |visits |the |clinic |for |an |annual |physical |examination, |and |herpes |genitalis |is |
diagnosed. |The |client |asks |how |the |disease |can |be |diagnosed |without |any |tests. |How |should |
the |nurse |reply? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You |have |blisters |on |the |skin |around |your |vagina."
A |client |has |a |total |hysterectomy |with |bilateral |salpingo-oophorectomy |for |cancer |of |the |
ovary. |In |addition |to |encouraging |ambulation, |what |exercise |should |the |nurse |instruct |the |
client |to |perform |to |help |prevent |postoperative |deep |vein |thrombosis |(DVT)? |- |CORRECT |
CORRECT ANSWERS
The |nurse |has |completed |a |prenatal |class |for |women |who |are |expecting |their |first |babies. |
Which |statement |by |a |pregnant |woman |indicates |the |need |for |additional |teaching? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-"During |pregnancy |it's |safe |for |me |to |use |my |regular |herbal |remedies."
Levofloxacin |(Levaquin) |is |prescribed |for |a |woman |who |has |been |experiencing |urinary |
frequency |and |burning |for |the |past |24 |hours. |The |nurse |concludes |that |the |teaching |about |
this |medication |has |been |understood |when |the |client |says |that |she |should: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Delay |taking |her |mineral |supplements |within |2 |hours |of |each |dose
A |client |asks |the |nurse |at |the |family |planning |clinic |whether |contraception |is |needed |while |
she |is |breastfeeding. |How |should |the |nurse |reply? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You |should |use |
contraceptives, |because |ovulation |may |occur |without |a |period."
A |63-year-old |woman |with |the |diagnosis |of |estrogen |receptor-positive |cancer |of |the |breast |
undergoes |lumpectomy |and |radiation |therapy, |and |tamoxifen |(Nolvadex) |is |prescribed. |The |
client |asks |the |nurse |how |long |she |will |have |to |take |the |medication. |The |nurse |responds: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-You'll |need |to |take |it |for |5 |years, |after |which |it |will |be |discontinued.
A |client |with |active |genital |herpes |has |a |cesarean |birth. |The |nurse |teaches |the |mother |how |to
|limit |transmission |of |the |virus |to |her |newborn. |The |nurse |concludes |that |the |instructions |
have |been |understood |when |the |mother |states: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |have |to |wash |my |
hands |with |soap |and |water |before |handling |the |baby."
After |a |mastectomy, |a |client |returns |from |surgery |with |a |closed |suction |drainage |system |in |
place |and |a |dry |sterile |dressing |covering |the |incision. |What |should |the |nurse |do |when |
observing |this |client |for |signs |of |bleeding? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inspect |the |bedclothes |
under |the |client's |axillary |area |for |signs |of |drainage.
, A |31-year-old |client |is |seeking |contraceptive |information. |Before |responding |to |the |client's |
questions |about |contraceptives, |the |nurse |obtains |a |health |history. |What |factor |in |the |client's |
history |indicates |to |the |nurse |that |oral |contraceptives |are |contraindicated? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-History |of |borderline |hypertension
A |nurse |is |planning |care |with |a |client |for |the |recovery |period |after |a |laparoscopic |
hysterectomy |and |bilateral |salpingo-oophorectomy. |What |should |be |included |among |the |
changes |that |the |client |should |expect |after |surgery? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Surgical |
menopause
After |a |mastectomy |or |hysterectomy, |the |client |may |feel |incomplete |as |a |woman. |Which |
statement |causes |the |nurse |to |realize |that |a |client |may |be |experiencing |this |concern? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |feel |washed |out; |there |isn't |much |left |for |my |family."
What |is |the |priority |nursing |intervention |before |a |client |undergoes |amniocentesis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Ensuring |that |informed |consent |has |been |obtained |from |the |client
A |postpartum |client |is |scheduled |to |have |a |tubal |ligation. |She |has |asked |that |her |husband |not |
be |told |about |the |procedure |because |she |has |told |him |that |she |is |having |exploratory |surgery. |
The |client's |husband |asks |the |nurse |why |his |wife |needs |to |have |exploratory |surgery. |How |
should |the |nurse |respond? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"Have |you |talked |to |your |wife |about |your |
concerns?"
A |woman |visits |the |clinic |for |an |annual |physical |examination, |and |herpes |genitalis |is |
diagnosed. |The |client |asks |how |the |disease |can |be |diagnosed |without |any |tests. |How |should |
the |nurse |reply? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You |have |blisters |on |the |skin |around |your |vagina."
A |client |has |a |total |hysterectomy |with |bilateral |salpingo-oophorectomy |for |cancer |of |the |
ovary. |In |addition |to |encouraging |ambulation, |what |exercise |should |the |nurse |instruct |the |
client |to |perform |to |help |prevent |postoperative |deep |vein |thrombosis |(DVT)? |- |CORRECT |
