NUR 208 / NUR208 Exam 1 V2 – Mental
Health Nursing Review (Latest
2026/2027 Update)
1. A pregnant woman who is at term is admitted to the birthing unit in active labor. The client has only
progressed from 2cm to 3 cm in 8 hours. She is diagnosed with hypotonic dystocia and the physician
ordered Oxytocin (Pitocin) to augment her contractions. Which of the following is the most important
aspect of nursing intervention at this time?
A. Timing and recording length of contractions.
B. Monitoring.
C. Preparing for an emergency cesarean birth.
D. Checking the perineum for bulging.
2. A client who hallucinates is not in touch with reality. It is important for the nurse to:
A. Isolate the client from other patients.
B. Maintain a safe environment.
C. Orient the client to time, place, and person.
D. Establish a trusting relationship.
3. The nurse is caring to a child client who has had a tonsillectomy. The child complains of having
dryness of the throat. Which of the following would the nurse give to the child?
A. Cola with ice
B. Yellow noncitrus Jello
C. Cool cherry Kool-Aid
D. A glass of milk
4. The physician ordered Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) nasal spray to a 13-year-old client. The nurse
caring to the client provides instructions that the nasal spray must be used exactly as directed to
prevent the development of:
A. Increased nasal congestion.
B. Nasal polyps.
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C. Bleeding tendencies.
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D. Tinnitus and diplopia.
, 5. A client with tuberculosis is to be admitted in the hospital. The nurse who will be assigned to care for
the client must institute appropriate precautions. The nurse should:
A. Place the client in a private room.
B. Wear an N 95 respirator when caring for the client.
C. Put on a gown every time when entering the room.
D. Don a surgical mask with a face shield when entering the room.
6. Which of the following is the most frequent cause of noncompliance to the medical treatment of
open-angle glaucoma?
A. The frequent nausea and vomiting accompanying use of miotic drug.
B. Loss of mobility due to severe driving restrictions.
C. Decreased light and near-vision accommodation due to miotic effects of pilocarpine.
D. The painful and insidious progression of this type of glaucoma.
7. In the morning shift, the nurse is making rounds in the nursing care units. The nurse enters in a
client’s room and notes that the client’s tube has become disconnected from the Pleurovac. What would
be the initial nursing action?
A. Apply pressure directly over the incision site.
B. Clamp the chest tube near the incision site.
C. Clamp the chest tube closer to the drainage system.
D. Reconnect the chest tube to the Pleurovac.
8. Which of the following complications during a breech birth the nurse needs to be alarmed?
A. Abruption placenta.
B. Caput succedaneum.
C. Pathological hyperbilirubinemia.
D. Umbilical cord prolapse.
9. The nurse is caring to a client diagnosed with severe depression. Which of the following nursing
approach is important in depression?
A. Protect the client against harm to others.
B. Provide the client with motor outlets for aggressive, hostile feelings.
C. Reduce interpersonal contacts.
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D. Deemphasizing preoccupation with elimination, nourishment, and sleep.
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, 10. A 3-month-old client is in the pediatric unit. During assessment, the nurse is suspecting that the baby
may have hypothyroidism when mother states that her baby does not:
A. Sit up.
B. Pick up and hold a rattle.
C. Roll over.
D. Hold the head up.
11. The physician calls the nursing unit to leave an order. The senior nurse had conversation with the
other staff. The newly hired nurse answers the phone so that the senior nurses may continue their
conversation. The new nurse does not knowthe physician or the client to whom the order pertains. The
nurse should:
A. Ask the physician to call back after the nurse has read the hospital policy manual.
B. Take the telephone order.
C. Refuse to take the telephone order.
D. Ask the charge nurse or one of the other senior staff nurses to take the telephone order.
12. The staff nurse on the labor and delivery unit is assigned to care to a primigravida in transition
complicated by hypertension. A new pregnant woman in active labor is admitted in the same unit. The
nurse manager assigned the same nurse to the second client. The nurse feels that the client with
hypertension requires one-to-one care. What would be the initial actionof the nurse?
A. Accept the new assignment and complete an incident report describing a shortage of nursing
staff.
B. Report the incident to the nursing supervisor and request to be floated.
C. Report the nursing assessment of the client in transitional labor to the nurse manager and
discuss misgivings about the new assignment.
D. Accept the new assignment and provide the best care.
13. A newborn infant with Down syndrome is to be discharged today. The nurse is preparing to give the
discharge teaching regarding the proper care at home. The nurse would anticipate that the mother is
probably at the:
A. 40 years of age.
B. 20 years of age.
C. 35 years of age.
D. 20 years of age.
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Health Nursing Review (Latest
2026/2027 Update)
1. A pregnant woman who is at term is admitted to the birthing unit in active labor. The client has only
progressed from 2cm to 3 cm in 8 hours. She is diagnosed with hypotonic dystocia and the physician
ordered Oxytocin (Pitocin) to augment her contractions. Which of the following is the most important
aspect of nursing intervention at this time?
A. Timing and recording length of contractions.
B. Monitoring.
C. Preparing for an emergency cesarean birth.
D. Checking the perineum for bulging.
2. A client who hallucinates is not in touch with reality. It is important for the nurse to:
A. Isolate the client from other patients.
B. Maintain a safe environment.
C. Orient the client to time, place, and person.
D. Establish a trusting relationship.
3. The nurse is caring to a child client who has had a tonsillectomy. The child complains of having
dryness of the throat. Which of the following would the nurse give to the child?
A. Cola with ice
B. Yellow noncitrus Jello
C. Cool cherry Kool-Aid
D. A glass of milk
4. The physician ordered Phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) nasal spray to a 13-year-old client. The nurse
caring to the client provides instructions that the nasal spray must be used exactly as directed to
prevent the development of:
A. Increased nasal congestion.
B. Nasal polyps.
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C. Bleeding tendencies.
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D. Tinnitus and diplopia.
, 5. A client with tuberculosis is to be admitted in the hospital. The nurse who will be assigned to care for
the client must institute appropriate precautions. The nurse should:
A. Place the client in a private room.
B. Wear an N 95 respirator when caring for the client.
C. Put on a gown every time when entering the room.
D. Don a surgical mask with a face shield when entering the room.
6. Which of the following is the most frequent cause of noncompliance to the medical treatment of
open-angle glaucoma?
A. The frequent nausea and vomiting accompanying use of miotic drug.
B. Loss of mobility due to severe driving restrictions.
C. Decreased light and near-vision accommodation due to miotic effects of pilocarpine.
D. The painful and insidious progression of this type of glaucoma.
7. In the morning shift, the nurse is making rounds in the nursing care units. The nurse enters in a
client’s room and notes that the client’s tube has become disconnected from the Pleurovac. What would
be the initial nursing action?
A. Apply pressure directly over the incision site.
B. Clamp the chest tube near the incision site.
C. Clamp the chest tube closer to the drainage system.
D. Reconnect the chest tube to the Pleurovac.
8. Which of the following complications during a breech birth the nurse needs to be alarmed?
A. Abruption placenta.
B. Caput succedaneum.
C. Pathological hyperbilirubinemia.
D. Umbilical cord prolapse.
9. The nurse is caring to a client diagnosed with severe depression. Which of the following nursing
approach is important in depression?
A. Protect the client against harm to others.
B. Provide the client with motor outlets for aggressive, hostile feelings.
C. Reduce interpersonal contacts.
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D. Deemphasizing preoccupation with elimination, nourishment, and sleep.
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, 10. A 3-month-old client is in the pediatric unit. During assessment, the nurse is suspecting that the baby
may have hypothyroidism when mother states that her baby does not:
A. Sit up.
B. Pick up and hold a rattle.
C. Roll over.
D. Hold the head up.
11. The physician calls the nursing unit to leave an order. The senior nurse had conversation with the
other staff. The newly hired nurse answers the phone so that the senior nurses may continue their
conversation. The new nurse does not knowthe physician or the client to whom the order pertains. The
nurse should:
A. Ask the physician to call back after the nurse has read the hospital policy manual.
B. Take the telephone order.
C. Refuse to take the telephone order.
D. Ask the charge nurse or one of the other senior staff nurses to take the telephone order.
12. The staff nurse on the labor and delivery unit is assigned to care to a primigravida in transition
complicated by hypertension. A new pregnant woman in active labor is admitted in the same unit. The
nurse manager assigned the same nurse to the second client. The nurse feels that the client with
hypertension requires one-to-one care. What would be the initial actionof the nurse?
A. Accept the new assignment and complete an incident report describing a shortage of nursing
staff.
B. Report the incident to the nursing supervisor and request to be floated.
C. Report the nursing assessment of the client in transitional labor to the nurse manager and
discuss misgivings about the new assignment.
D. Accept the new assignment and provide the best care.
13. A newborn infant with Down syndrome is to be discharged today. The nurse is preparing to give the
discharge teaching regarding the proper care at home. The nurse would anticipate that the mother is
probably at the:
A. 40 years of age.
B. 20 years of age.
C. 35 years of age.
D. 20 years of age.
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