NURS 402 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |24 |weeks |of |gestation |during |a |routine |prenatal |visit. |
Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |identify |as |a |potential |danger |sign |of |
pregnancy?
A) |Angiomas |on |the |face
B) |Supine |hypotension
C) |Glycosuria
D) |Leukorrhea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |20 |weeks |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |following |findings |
should |the |nurse |identify |as |an |indicator |of |fetal |compromise?
A) |Client |report |of |quickening
B) |Fundal |height |of |22 |cm
C) |Fetal |heart |rate |of |110/min
D) |Absence |of |protein |in |the |client's |urine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |client |who |is |at |10 |weeks |of |gestation |about |danger |signs |of |pregnancy. |
The |nurse |should |identify |which |of |the |following |client |statements |as |an |indication |of |
understanding?
A) |"I |should |report |persistent |vomiting |that |causes |weight |loss."
B) |"I |should |expect |to |develop |hemorrhoids |during |my |first |trimester."
C) |"I |know |that |breast |pain |means |I |have |a |breast |infection."
,D) |"I |know |that |diarrhea |is |expected |throughout |my |pregnancy." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |in |her |third |trimester |of |pregnancy. |When |assessing |for |
indications |of |preeclampsia, |the |nurse |should |ask |the |client |if |she |has |which |of |the |following |
manifestations?
A) |Pelvic |pressure
B) |Vaginal |bleeding
C) |Leg |cramps
D) |Blurred |vision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D)
A |nurse |in |a |provider's |office |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |35 |weeks |of |gestation. |The |nurse |
should |identify |which |of |the |following |findings |as |the |priority |to |report |to |the |provider?
A) |Increasing |intensity |of |uterine |contractions
B) |Bilateral |nonpitting |ankle |edema
C) |Report |of |burning |sensation |during |urination
D) |Shortness |of |breath |upon |ambulation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
A |nurse |is |providing |teaching |about |breast |feeding |to |a |client |who |gave |birth |8 |hr |ago. |Which |
of |the |following |information |should |the |nurse |include?
A) |The |newborn |should |be |fed |6 |times |in |24 |hours.
B) |The |newborn |should |have |6 |wet |diapers |per |day |after |day |4. |
C) |The |breasts |will |become |engorged |within |24 |hrs |of |the |first |feeding.
D) |The |newborn |should |be |breastfed |on |a |set |schedule. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B)
,A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |in |early |labor |and |has |a |fetus |in |the |occipitoposterior |
presentation. |The |client |reports |pain |in |their |lower |back |with |contractions. |Which |of |the |
following |pain |management |techniques |is |most |likely |to |be |effective |in |relieving |low |back |pain
|caused |by |this |type |of |fetal |presentation?
A) |Counterpressure
B) |Effleurage
C) |Therapeutic |touch
D) |Breathing |techniques |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
A |nurse |is |assessing |the |fundal |height |for |a |client |who |is |at |28 |weeks |of |gestation. |The |nurse |
should |measure |the |distance |in |centimeters |between |which |two |anatomical |landmarks?
A) |The |mons |pubis |and |the |xiphoid |process
B) |The |top |of |the |fundus |and |the |umbilicus
C) |The |symphysis |pubis |and |the |top |of |the |fundus
D) |The |mons |pubis |and |the |umbilicus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |teaching |the |parents |of |a |newborn |about |bathing |techniques. |Which |of |the |
following |instructions |should |the |nurse |include? |
A) |Bathe |the |newborn |once |per |day
B) |Bathe |the |newborn |after |a |feeding
C) |Clean |the |newborns |face |first |using |plain |water
D) |Clean |the |newborn's |ears |and |nose |with |cotton |swabs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |performing |a |gestational |age |assessment |using |the |New |Ballard |Score. |Which |of |the
|following |findings |should |indicate |to |the |nurse |that |the |newborn |is |preterm?
, A) |Flexion |of |the |extremities |at |rest.
B) |Creases |over |the |entire |plantar |surface
C) |Leathery |skin
D) |Flat |areola |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D)
A |nurse |is |providing |teaching |about |danger |signs |during |pregnancy |to |a |client |who |is |at |20 |
weeks |of |gestation. |The |nurse |should |instruct |the |client |to |report |headaches, |blurred |vision, |
and |epigastric |pain |because |these |are |indications |of |which |of |the |following |complications |of |
pregnancy?
A) |Gestational |diabetes
B) |Preeclampsia
C) |Hyperemesis |gravidarum
D) |Abruptio |placentae |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B)
A |nurse |is |teaching |about |circumcision |care |to |the |parents |of |a |newborn |who |was |circumcised
|using |the |Gomco |clamp |method. |Which |of |the |following |instructions |should |the |nurse |
include? |(SATA)
A) |Apply |petroleum |jelly |to |the |penis |with |each |diaper |change |for |one |week
B) |Cleanse |the |penis |with |warm |water |and |mild |soap |twice |a |day
C) |Apply |gentle |pressure |from |a |sterile |gauze |pad |to |control |slight |bleeding
D) |Gently |remove |and |yellow |exudate |that |forms |on |the |circumcision |site
E) |Apply |the |diaper |loosely |over |the |penis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
C)
E)
ANSWERS
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |24 |weeks |of |gestation |during |a |routine |prenatal |visit. |
Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |identify |as |a |potential |danger |sign |of |
pregnancy?
A) |Angiomas |on |the |face
B) |Supine |hypotension
C) |Glycosuria
D) |Leukorrhea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |20 |weeks |of |gestation. |Which |of |the |following |findings |
should |the |nurse |identify |as |an |indicator |of |fetal |compromise?
A) |Client |report |of |quickening
B) |Fundal |height |of |22 |cm
C) |Fetal |heart |rate |of |110/min
D) |Absence |of |protein |in |the |client's |urine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |teaching |a |client |who |is |at |10 |weeks |of |gestation |about |danger |signs |of |pregnancy. |
The |nurse |should |identify |which |of |the |following |client |statements |as |an |indication |of |
understanding?
A) |"I |should |report |persistent |vomiting |that |causes |weight |loss."
B) |"I |should |expect |to |develop |hemorrhoids |during |my |first |trimester."
C) |"I |know |that |breast |pain |means |I |have |a |breast |infection."
,D) |"I |know |that |diarrhea |is |expected |throughout |my |pregnancy." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |in |her |third |trimester |of |pregnancy. |When |assessing |for |
indications |of |preeclampsia, |the |nurse |should |ask |the |client |if |she |has |which |of |the |following |
manifestations?
A) |Pelvic |pressure
B) |Vaginal |bleeding
C) |Leg |cramps
D) |Blurred |vision |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D)
A |nurse |in |a |provider's |office |is |assessing |a |client |who |is |at |35 |weeks |of |gestation. |The |nurse |
should |identify |which |of |the |following |findings |as |the |priority |to |report |to |the |provider?
A) |Increasing |intensity |of |uterine |contractions
B) |Bilateral |nonpitting |ankle |edema
C) |Report |of |burning |sensation |during |urination
D) |Shortness |of |breath |upon |ambulation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
A |nurse |is |providing |teaching |about |breast |feeding |to |a |client |who |gave |birth |8 |hr |ago. |Which |
of |the |following |information |should |the |nurse |include?
A) |The |newborn |should |be |fed |6 |times |in |24 |hours.
B) |The |newborn |should |have |6 |wet |diapers |per |day |after |day |4. |
C) |The |breasts |will |become |engorged |within |24 |hrs |of |the |first |feeding.
D) |The |newborn |should |be |breastfed |on |a |set |schedule. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B)
,A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |is |in |early |labor |and |has |a |fetus |in |the |occipitoposterior |
presentation. |The |client |reports |pain |in |their |lower |back |with |contractions. |Which |of |the |
following |pain |management |techniques |is |most |likely |to |be |effective |in |relieving |low |back |pain
|caused |by |this |type |of |fetal |presentation?
A) |Counterpressure
B) |Effleurage
C) |Therapeutic |touch
D) |Breathing |techniques |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
A |nurse |is |assessing |the |fundal |height |for |a |client |who |is |at |28 |weeks |of |gestation. |The |nurse |
should |measure |the |distance |in |centimeters |between |which |two |anatomical |landmarks?
A) |The |mons |pubis |and |the |xiphoid |process
B) |The |top |of |the |fundus |and |the |umbilicus
C) |The |symphysis |pubis |and |the |top |of |the |fundus
D) |The |mons |pubis |and |the |umbilicus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |teaching |the |parents |of |a |newborn |about |bathing |techniques. |Which |of |the |
following |instructions |should |the |nurse |include? |
A) |Bathe |the |newborn |once |per |day
B) |Bathe |the |newborn |after |a |feeding
C) |Clean |the |newborns |face |first |using |plain |water
D) |Clean |the |newborn's |ears |and |nose |with |cotton |swabs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)
A |nurse |is |performing |a |gestational |age |assessment |using |the |New |Ballard |Score. |Which |of |the
|following |findings |should |indicate |to |the |nurse |that |the |newborn |is |preterm?
, A) |Flexion |of |the |extremities |at |rest.
B) |Creases |over |the |entire |plantar |surface
C) |Leathery |skin
D) |Flat |areola |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D)
A |nurse |is |providing |teaching |about |danger |signs |during |pregnancy |to |a |client |who |is |at |20 |
weeks |of |gestation. |The |nurse |should |instruct |the |client |to |report |headaches, |blurred |vision, |
and |epigastric |pain |because |these |are |indications |of |which |of |the |following |complications |of |
pregnancy?
A) |Gestational |diabetes
B) |Preeclampsia
C) |Hyperemesis |gravidarum
D) |Abruptio |placentae |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B)
A |nurse |is |teaching |about |circumcision |care |to |the |parents |of |a |newborn |who |was |circumcised
|using |the |Gomco |clamp |method. |Which |of |the |following |instructions |should |the |nurse |
include? |(SATA)
A) |Apply |petroleum |jelly |to |the |penis |with |each |diaper |change |for |one |week
B) |Cleanse |the |penis |with |warm |water |and |mild |soap |twice |a |day
C) |Apply |gentle |pressure |from |a |sterile |gauze |pad |to |control |slight |bleeding
D) |Gently |remove |and |yellow |exudate |that |forms |on |the |circumcision |site
E) |Apply |the |diaper |loosely |over |the |penis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)
C)
E)
