B260 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The nurse is caring for an older client who is to undergo surgery for a bowel obstruction.
What is the most appropriate preoperative teaching done by the nurse about preventing
wound complications after surgery? (Select all that apply.)
Early ambulation
Cough, and deep breathe
Splinting the wound with a pillow
Presence of a drain
Turning in bed - Answers - splinting the wound with a pillow
presence of a drain
turning in bed
A client with possible osteoarthritis is scheduled for a synovial fluid analysis. The nurse
should explain to the client that this diagnostic test is being completed for what reason?
- Answers - To rule out inflammatory arthritis and gout
The nurse is providing education to a client who is scheduled for an osteotomy. Which
information should the nurse include about this procedure?
Excess debris will be flushed out.
The joint will be reconstructed.
The procedure will stop osteoarthritis from progressing.
Realignment of the joint will occur. - Answers - realignment of the joint will occur
The nurse is providing education about home care for a client with osteoarthritis of the
knees. Which information should the nurse include during this educational session?
(Select all that apply.)
Taking pain medications as ordered
Using assistive devices to minimize stress placed on affected joint
Encouraging heavy lifting to maintain muscle strength
Installing handrails in bathroom
Continuing activity with repetitive movement - Answers - Taking pain medications as
ordered
Using assistive devices to minimize stress placed on affected joint
Installing handrails in bathroom
, The nurse is planning care for a client with osteoarthritis. Which potential problem is
priority for the nurse to address?
(Select all that apply.)
Impaired cardiac output
Impaired physical mobility
Chronic pain
Fluid volume deficit
Impaired skin integrity - Answers - Impaired physical mobility
chronic pain
A pediatric client with a suspected arm fracture is brought to the emergency
department. As the healthcare provider removes the splint applied by EMS, the client's
mother exclaims, "Why are you taking that off? Doesn't my child need that splint?" What
is the best response by the nurse? - Answers - "A splint is used to stabilize fresh
injuries. We have to remove it to see what other treatment your child might need."
The nurse is reviewing the records of newly admitted clients in a nursing home. The
nurse understands that which clients are at greater risk for fractures?
(Select all that apply.)
Paget Disease
leukemia
osteoarthritis
osteoporosis
bone neoplasms - Answers - Paget
osteoporosis
bone neoplasms
A healthcare provider is concerned about soft tissue injury for a client with an ulnar
fracture. Which tests would be used to diagnose this client's
soft tissue injuries?
(Select all that apply.)
complete blood count
CT scan
Bone scan
x-ray
MRI - Answers - complete blood count
CT scan
MRI
The nurse is caring for a client with a cast and notices that the client does not respond
to touch in that limb. How would the nurse describe this finding? - Answers -
paresthesia
ANSWERS
The nurse is caring for an older client who is to undergo surgery for a bowel obstruction.
What is the most appropriate preoperative teaching done by the nurse about preventing
wound complications after surgery? (Select all that apply.)
Early ambulation
Cough, and deep breathe
Splinting the wound with a pillow
Presence of a drain
Turning in bed - Answers - splinting the wound with a pillow
presence of a drain
turning in bed
A client with possible osteoarthritis is scheduled for a synovial fluid analysis. The nurse
should explain to the client that this diagnostic test is being completed for what reason?
- Answers - To rule out inflammatory arthritis and gout
The nurse is providing education to a client who is scheduled for an osteotomy. Which
information should the nurse include about this procedure?
Excess debris will be flushed out.
The joint will be reconstructed.
The procedure will stop osteoarthritis from progressing.
Realignment of the joint will occur. - Answers - realignment of the joint will occur
The nurse is providing education about home care for a client with osteoarthritis of the
knees. Which information should the nurse include during this educational session?
(Select all that apply.)
Taking pain medications as ordered
Using assistive devices to minimize stress placed on affected joint
Encouraging heavy lifting to maintain muscle strength
Installing handrails in bathroom
Continuing activity with repetitive movement - Answers - Taking pain medications as
ordered
Using assistive devices to minimize stress placed on affected joint
Installing handrails in bathroom
, The nurse is planning care for a client with osteoarthritis. Which potential problem is
priority for the nurse to address?
(Select all that apply.)
Impaired cardiac output
Impaired physical mobility
Chronic pain
Fluid volume deficit
Impaired skin integrity - Answers - Impaired physical mobility
chronic pain
A pediatric client with a suspected arm fracture is brought to the emergency
department. As the healthcare provider removes the splint applied by EMS, the client's
mother exclaims, "Why are you taking that off? Doesn't my child need that splint?" What
is the best response by the nurse? - Answers - "A splint is used to stabilize fresh
injuries. We have to remove it to see what other treatment your child might need."
The nurse is reviewing the records of newly admitted clients in a nursing home. The
nurse understands that which clients are at greater risk for fractures?
(Select all that apply.)
Paget Disease
leukemia
osteoarthritis
osteoporosis
bone neoplasms - Answers - Paget
osteoporosis
bone neoplasms
A healthcare provider is concerned about soft tissue injury for a client with an ulnar
fracture. Which tests would be used to diagnose this client's
soft tissue injuries?
(Select all that apply.)
complete blood count
CT scan
Bone scan
x-ray
MRI - Answers - complete blood count
CT scan
MRI
The nurse is caring for a client with a cast and notices that the client does not respond
to touch in that limb. How would the nurse describe this finding? - Answers -
paresthesia
