CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2026
◉ What is an appropriate action for a nurse when a client is asleep
after receiving a sedative?
Answer: Inform the charge nurse.
◉ What indicates a client's understanding of advance directives?
Answer: My health care surrogate can decide my treatment if I am
unable to.
◉ When should a nurse complete an incident report?
Answer: A newborn receives erythromycin ophthalmic ointment 4
hr after birth.
◉ What statement by a nurse demonstrates veracity when
discussing hospice care?
Answer: I will answer any questions you have about hospice care
honestly.
, ◉ What cleaning agent should be used after caring for a client with
Clostridium difficile?
Answer: Nonantimicrobial soap.
◉ What should a nurse include in the transfer report for a client
being discharged?
Answer: Need for special equipment.
◉ What is a violation of client rights in nursing?
Answer: The same indwelling urinary catheter is reinserted after a
failed attempt.
◉ What indicates a nurse should act as a client advocate?
Answer: I do not want to have any surgery for my cancer.
◉ What should a nurse do first when caring for a client with a stage
III pressure ulcer?
Answer: Review available dressing types.
◉ What is the first step in the ethical reasoning process?
Answer: Identify the problem.
◉ What should a nurse do if a client refuses a scheduled colostomy?