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A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]who ]has ]a ]femur ]fracture ]and ]is ]in ]skeletal ]traction. ]
Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Ensure ]the ]client's ]weight
s ]are ]hanging ]freely ]from ]the ]bed.
A ]nurse ]in ]a ]provider's ]office ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]has ]anemia ]and ]has ]been ]t
aking ]ferrous ]gluconate ]for ]several ]weeks. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]i
nclude? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Take ]this ]medication ]between ]meals.
A ]nurse ]is ]preparing ]a ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]following
a ]modified ]radical ]mastectomy. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]invasive ]devices ]should ]the ]nurse ]expect ]
this ]client ]to ]have? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Jackson Pratt ]drain
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]had ]a ]left ]lower ]lobectomy ]to ]treat ]lung ]cancer. ]Which ]of ]the ]fo
llowing ]factors ]will ]have ]a ]significant ]impact ]on ]the ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]this ]client? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]
lung ]cancer ]usually ]has ]metastasized ]before ]the ]client ]presents ]with ]symptoms
A ]nurse ]is ]reviewing ]the ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]cellulitis ]of ]the ]leg. ]Which ]of ]the ]follow
ing ]interventions ]should ]the ]nurse ]recommend? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Wash ]daily ]with ]an ]antibacteri
al ]soap.
,A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]after ]having ]an ]ileostomy ]estab
lished. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]teaching? ]- ]correct ]an
swer: ]Avoid ]medications ]in ]capsule ]or ]enteric ]form.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]with ]severe ]burns ]to ]both ]lower ]extremities. ]The ]client ]is ]scheduled ]
for ]an ]escharotomy ]and ]wants ]to ]know ]what ]the ]procedure ]involves. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]stat
ements ]is ]appropriate ]for ]the ]nurse ]to ]make? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]"Large ]incisions ]will ]be ]made ]in ]t
he ]burned ]tissue ]to ]improve ]circulation."
A ]nurse ]is ]collecting ]data ]from ]a ]client ]who ]has ]a ]possible ]cataract. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]manif
estations ]should ]the ]nurse ]expect ]the ]client ]to ]report? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Decreased ]color ]percep
tion
A ]nurse ]is ]contributing ]to ]the ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]an ]intestinal ]obstruction ]and ]is ]re
ceiving ]continuous ]gastrointestinal ]decompression ]using ]a ]nasogastric ]tube. ]Which ]of ]the ]follow
ing ]interventions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]plan ]of ]care? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Maintain ]the ]cli
ent ]in ]Fowler's ]position.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]Cushing's ]syndrome. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]clinical ]manife
stations ]should ]the ]nurse ]expect ]to ]observe? ]
(Select ]all ]that ]apply.) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]1) ]Buffalo ]hump ]2) ]Purple ]striations ]3) ]Moon ]face
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]in ]the ]oliguric ]phase ]of ]acute ]kidney ]injury. ]Which ]of ]the ]follo
wing ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Monitor ]intake ]and ]output ]hourly
A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]about ]an ]esophagogastroduodenoscopy ]with ]a ]client ]who ]has ]up
per ]gastric ]pain. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]statements ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]teaching? ]- ]c
orrect ]answer: ]"You ]will ]remain ]NPO ]for ]8 ]hours ]before ]the ]procedure."
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]difficult ]to ]arouse ]and ]very ]sleepy ]for ]several ]hours ]following ]
a ]generalized ]tonic-
,colonic ]seizure. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]descriptions ]should ]the ]nurse ]use ]when ]documenting ]thi
s ]finding ]in ]the ]medical ]record? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Postictal ]phase
A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]reports ]right ]shoulder ]pain ]following ]a ]laparosc
opic ]cholecystectomy. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]statements ]should ]the ]nurse ]make? ]- ]correct ]answ
er: ]"The ]pain ]will ]dissipate ]if ]you ]ambulate ]frequently."
A ]nurse ]is ]checking ]the ]suction ]control ]chamber ]of ]a ]client's ]chest ]tube ]and ]notes ]that ]there ]is ]n
o ]bubbling ]in ]the ]suction ]control ]chamber. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take
? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Verify ]that ]the ]suction ]regulator ]is ]on.
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]immediately ]following ]a ]lumbar ]puncture. ]Which ]of ]t
he ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take? ]
(Select ]all ]that ]apply.) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Encourage ]fluid ]intake. ]2) ]Monitor ]the ]puncture ]site ]for ]
hematoma.
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]following ]surgical ]repair ]of ]a ]fra
ctured ]mandible. ]The ]client's ]jaw ]is ]wired ]shut ]to ]repair ]and ]stabilize ]the ]fracture. ]The ]nurse ]sho
uld ]recognize ]which ]of ]the ]following ]is ]the ]priority ]action? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Prevent ]aspiration.
A ]nurse ]is ]collecting ]data ]from ]a ]client ]who ]has ]scleroderma. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]findings ]sho
uld ]the ]nurse ]expect? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Hardened ]skin
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]an ]older ]adult ]client ]who ]has ]dysphagia ]and ]left-
sided ]weakness ]following ]a ]stroke. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take? ]- ]corre
ct ]answer: ]Add ]thickener ]to ]fluids.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]partial-thickness ]and ]full-
thickness ]burns ]of ]his ]head, ]neck, ]and ]chest. ]The ]nurse ]should ]recognize ]which ]of ]the ]following ]i
s ]the ]priority ]risk ]to ]the ]client? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Airway ]obstruction
, A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]is ]newly ]diagnosed ]with ]myasthenia ]gravis ]and ]i
s ]to ]start ]taking ]neostigmine. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the
]teaching? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]1) ]Take ]the ]medication ]45 ]minutes ]before ]eating.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]12 ]hours ]postoperative ]following ]a ]transurethral ]resection ]of ]
the ]prostate ](TURP) ]and ]has ]a ]3-
way ]urinary ]catheter ]with ]continuous ]irrigation. ]The ]nurse ]notes ]there ]has ]not ]been ]any ]urinary ]
output ]in ]the ]last ]hour. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]perform ]first? ]- ]correct ]a
nswer: ]Notify ]the ]provider.. ]Determine ]the ]patency ]of ]the ]tubing.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]scheduled ]for ]a ]bone ]marrow ]biopsy. ]The ]client ]expresses ]fear ]abou
t ]the ]procedure ]and ]asks ]the ]nurse ]if ]the ]biopsy ]will ]hurt. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]responses ]shou
ld ]the ]nurse ]make? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]"The ]biopsy ]can ]be ]uncomfortable, ]but ]we ]will ]try ]to ]keep ]
you ]as ]comfortable ]as ]possible."
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]planning ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]recovering ]from ]a ]left-
hemispheric ]stroke. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]interventions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]plan? ]- ]
correct ]answer: ]Re-establish ]communication.
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]who ]has ]diabetes ]insipidus. ]The ]nurse ]should ]monito
r ]the ]client ]for ]which ]of ]the ]following ]manifestations? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Hypotension
A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]has ]HIV ]and ]is ]being ]discharged ]to ]home. ]Whic
h ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]teaching? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Take ]t
emperature ]once ]a ]day
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]following ]a ]tracheostomy, ]and ]has ]copious ]and
]tenacious ]secretions. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]is ]an ]acceptable ]method ]for ]the ]nurse ]to ]use ]to ]thi
n ]this ]client's ]secretions? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Provide ]humidified ]oxygen.
Following ]admission, ]a ]client ]with ]a ]vascular ]occlusion ]of ]the ]right ]lower ]extremity ]calls ]the ]nurs
e ]and ]reports ]difficulty ]sleeping ]because ]of ]cold ]feet. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]nursing ]actions ]sho
] ] ] ] ]
(2026-
2027) UPDATE Verified Questions And A
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nswers With 100% Correct Answers Gu
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aranteed Success!! ]
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]who ]has ]a ]femur ]fracture ]and ]is ]in ]skeletal ]traction. ]
Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Ensure ]the ]client's ]weight
s ]are ]hanging ]freely ]from ]the ]bed.
A ]nurse ]in ]a ]provider's ]office ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]has ]anemia ]and ]has ]been ]t
aking ]ferrous ]gluconate ]for ]several ]weeks. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]i
nclude? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Take ]this ]medication ]between ]meals.
A ]nurse ]is ]preparing ]a ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]following
a ]modified ]radical ]mastectomy. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]invasive ]devices ]should ]the ]nurse ]expect ]
this ]client ]to ]have? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Jackson Pratt ]drain
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]had ]a ]left ]lower ]lobectomy ]to ]treat ]lung ]cancer. ]Which ]of ]the ]fo
llowing ]factors ]will ]have ]a ]significant ]impact ]on ]the ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]this ]client? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]
lung ]cancer ]usually ]has ]metastasized ]before ]the ]client ]presents ]with ]symptoms
A ]nurse ]is ]reviewing ]the ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]cellulitis ]of ]the ]leg. ]Which ]of ]the ]follow
ing ]interventions ]should ]the ]nurse ]recommend? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Wash ]daily ]with ]an ]antibacteri
al ]soap.
,A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]after ]having ]an ]ileostomy ]estab
lished. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]teaching? ]- ]correct ]an
swer: ]Avoid ]medications ]in ]capsule ]or ]enteric ]form.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]with ]severe ]burns ]to ]both ]lower ]extremities. ]The ]client ]is ]scheduled ]
for ]an ]escharotomy ]and ]wants ]to ]know ]what ]the ]procedure ]involves. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]stat
ements ]is ]appropriate ]for ]the ]nurse ]to ]make? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]"Large ]incisions ]will ]be ]made ]in ]t
he ]burned ]tissue ]to ]improve ]circulation."
A ]nurse ]is ]collecting ]data ]from ]a ]client ]who ]has ]a ]possible ]cataract. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]manif
estations ]should ]the ]nurse ]expect ]the ]client ]to ]report? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Decreased ]color ]percep
tion
A ]nurse ]is ]contributing ]to ]the ]plan ]of ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]an ]intestinal ]obstruction ]and ]is ]re
ceiving ]continuous ]gastrointestinal ]decompression ]using ]a ]nasogastric ]tube. ]Which ]of ]the ]follow
ing ]interventions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]plan ]of ]care? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Maintain ]the ]cli
ent ]in ]Fowler's ]position.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]Cushing's ]syndrome. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]clinical ]manife
stations ]should ]the ]nurse ]expect ]to ]observe? ]
(Select ]all ]that ]apply.) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]1) ]Buffalo ]hump ]2) ]Purple ]striations ]3) ]Moon ]face
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]in ]the ]oliguric ]phase ]of ]acute ]kidney ]injury. ]Which ]of ]the ]follo
wing ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Monitor ]intake ]and ]output ]hourly
A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]about ]an ]esophagogastroduodenoscopy ]with ]a ]client ]who ]has ]up
per ]gastric ]pain. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]statements ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]teaching? ]- ]c
orrect ]answer: ]"You ]will ]remain ]NPO ]for ]8 ]hours ]before ]the ]procedure."
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]difficult ]to ]arouse ]and ]very ]sleepy ]for ]several ]hours ]following ]
a ]generalized ]tonic-
,colonic ]seizure. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]descriptions ]should ]the ]nurse ]use ]when ]documenting ]thi
s ]finding ]in ]the ]medical ]record? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Postictal ]phase
A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]reports ]right ]shoulder ]pain ]following ]a ]laparosc
opic ]cholecystectomy. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]statements ]should ]the ]nurse ]make? ]- ]correct ]answ
er: ]"The ]pain ]will ]dissipate ]if ]you ]ambulate ]frequently."
A ]nurse ]is ]checking ]the ]suction ]control ]chamber ]of ]a ]client's ]chest ]tube ]and ]notes ]that ]there ]is ]n
o ]bubbling ]in ]the ]suction ]control ]chamber. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take
? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Verify ]that ]the ]suction ]regulator ]is ]on.
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]immediately ]following ]a ]lumbar ]puncture. ]Which ]of ]t
he ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take? ]
(Select ]all ]that ]apply.) ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Encourage ]fluid ]intake. ]2) ]Monitor ]the ]puncture ]site ]for ]
hematoma.
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]following ]surgical ]repair ]of ]a ]fra
ctured ]mandible. ]The ]client's ]jaw ]is ]wired ]shut ]to ]repair ]and ]stabilize ]the ]fracture. ]The ]nurse ]sho
uld ]recognize ]which ]of ]the ]following ]is ]the ]priority ]action? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Prevent ]aspiration.
A ]nurse ]is ]collecting ]data ]from ]a ]client ]who ]has ]scleroderma. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]findings ]sho
uld ]the ]nurse ]expect? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Hardened ]skin
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]an ]older ]adult ]client ]who ]has ]dysphagia ]and ]left-
sided ]weakness ]following ]a ]stroke. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]take? ]- ]corre
ct ]answer: ]Add ]thickener ]to ]fluids.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]has ]partial-thickness ]and ]full-
thickness ]burns ]of ]his ]head, ]neck, ]and ]chest. ]The ]nurse ]should ]recognize ]which ]of ]the ]following ]i
s ]the ]priority ]risk ]to ]the ]client? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Airway ]obstruction
, A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]is ]newly ]diagnosed ]with ]myasthenia ]gravis ]and ]i
s ]to ]start ]taking ]neostigmine. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the
]teaching? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]1) ]Take ]the ]medication ]45 ]minutes ]before ]eating.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]12 ]hours ]postoperative ]following ]a ]transurethral ]resection ]of ]
the ]prostate ](TURP) ]and ]has ]a ]3-
way ]urinary ]catheter ]with ]continuous ]irrigation. ]The ]nurse ]notes ]there ]has ]not ]been ]any ]urinary ]
output ]in ]the ]last ]hour. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]actions ]should ]the ]nurse ]perform ]first? ]- ]correct ]a
nswer: ]Notify ]the ]provider.. ]Determine ]the ]patency ]of ]the ]tubing.
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]scheduled ]for ]a ]bone ]marrow ]biopsy. ]The ]client ]expresses ]fear ]abou
t ]the ]procedure ]and ]asks ]the ]nurse ]if ]the ]biopsy ]will ]hurt. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]responses ]shou
ld ]the ]nurse ]make? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]"The ]biopsy ]can ]be ]uncomfortable, ]but ]we ]will ]try ]to ]keep ]
you ]as ]comfortable ]as ]possible."
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]planning ]care ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]recovering ]from ]a ]left-
hemispheric ]stroke. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]interventions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]plan? ]- ]
correct ]answer: ]Re-establish ]communication.
A ]nurse ]is ]assisting ]with ]the ]care ]of ]a ]client ]who ]has ]diabetes ]insipidus. ]The ]nurse ]should ]monito
r ]the ]client ]for ]which ]of ]the ]following ]manifestations? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Hypotension
A ]nurse ]is ]reinforcing ]teaching ]with ]a ]client ]who ]has ]HIV ]and ]is ]being ]discharged ]to ]home. ]Whic
h ]of ]the ]following ]instructions ]should ]the ]nurse ]include ]in ]the ]teaching? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Take ]t
emperature ]once ]a ]day
A ]nurse ]is ]caring ]for ]a ]client ]who ]is ]postoperative ]following ]a ]tracheostomy, ]and ]has ]copious ]and
]tenacious ]secretions. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]is ]an ]acceptable ]method ]for ]the ]nurse ]to ]use ]to ]thi
n ]this ]client's ]secretions? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]Provide ]humidified ]oxygen.
Following ]admission, ]a ]client ]with ]a ]vascular ]occlusion ]of ]the ]right ]lower ]extremity ]calls ]the ]nurs
e ]and ]reports ]difficulty ]sleeping ]because ]of ]cold ]feet. ]Which ]of ]the ]following ]nursing ]actions ]sho
