Galen College of Nursing NUR 283 Exam 3 & 2: Key Practice
Questions & Rationales
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1. Which client condition should the nurse prioritize 24 hours
postoperative?-
: The client who reports an increased pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 after receiving an opioid
analgesic.
2. What is an example of malpractice in nursing?: A client who is
competent refuses an antidepressant medication. The nurse dissolves the medication in food
and administers it to the client without the client's knowledge.
3. Which client should the nurse follow up with regarding
pyridostigmine?: The client receiving pyridostigmine who reports nausea and congested
cough.
4. What is the first strategy the CQI committee should initiate to
reduce med-ication errors?: Review the events that led to the medication administration
error by creating a flow diagram.
5. When can informed consent be waived?: For urgent medical or surgical
treatment if the client is unconscious, per facility policy.
6. Which client should the nurse prioritize after receiving the hand-
off report?-
: The client with cirrhosis, several new areas of ecchymosis, and a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) of
76 seconds.
7. Which pediatric client should the nurse assess first based on
telemetry?: A 1-month-old infant who is sleeping and has a pulse of 180.
8. For which child should the nurse initiate an interdisciplinary
conference?: A 5-year-old diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at birth and hospitalized 4 times
in the past 2 months.
9. What is the most appropriate action for a nurse reviewing a
client with pericarditis and elevated WBC?: Update the nursing
interventions as needed.
10. Which documentation by a nurse indicates correct practice?: IV
catheter site in left antecubital space is red and warm to touch. IV catheter removed intact. 20-
gauge catheter placed in right forearm.
11. What should the nurse do with a client's CPAP machine
brought from home?: Have the machine inspected by the facility's engineering
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Questions & Rationales
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department.
12. Which client is safest for discharge during an emergency
response plan?: The client who has a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is receiving warfarin, and
has a prothrombin time (PT) of 28 seconds.
13. What indicates correct client care by a newly hired UAP?: Placing
dedicated equip-ment in the room of a client who has herpes zoster.
14. Which statement by a parent indicates a need for further
teaching on child car passenger safety?: One hand should fit between the infant
and the car seat harness.
15. What order requires follow-up for a child with acute
glomerulonephritis?: -
High-potassium diet for a 5-year-old child.
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Questions & Rationales
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1. Which client condition should the nurse prioritize 24 hours
postoperative?-
: The client who reports an increased pain level of 8 on a scale of 0 to 10 after receiving an opioid
analgesic.
2. What is an example of malpractice in nursing?: A client who is
competent refuses an antidepressant medication. The nurse dissolves the medication in food
and administers it to the client without the client's knowledge.
3. Which client should the nurse follow up with regarding
pyridostigmine?: The client receiving pyridostigmine who reports nausea and congested
cough.
4. What is the first strategy the CQI committee should initiate to
reduce med-ication errors?: Review the events that led to the medication administration
error by creating a flow diagram.
5. When can informed consent be waived?: For urgent medical or surgical
treatment if the client is unconscious, per facility policy.
6. Which client should the nurse prioritize after receiving the hand-
off report?-
: The client with cirrhosis, several new areas of ecchymosis, and a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) of
76 seconds.
7. Which pediatric client should the nurse assess first based on
telemetry?: A 1-month-old infant who is sleeping and has a pulse of 180.
8. For which child should the nurse initiate an interdisciplinary
conference?: A 5-year-old diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at birth and hospitalized 4 times
in the past 2 months.
9. What is the most appropriate action for a nurse reviewing a
client with pericarditis and elevated WBC?: Update the nursing
interventions as needed.
10. Which documentation by a nurse indicates correct practice?: IV
catheter site in left antecubital space is red and warm to touch. IV catheter removed intact. 20-
gauge catheter placed in right forearm.
11. What should the nurse do with a client's CPAP machine
brought from home?: Have the machine inspected by the facility's engineering
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Questions & Rationales
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department.
12. Which client is safest for discharge during an emergency
response plan?: The client who has a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is receiving warfarin, and
has a prothrombin time (PT) of 28 seconds.
13. What indicates correct client care by a newly hired UAP?: Placing
dedicated equip-ment in the room of a client who has herpes zoster.
14. Which statement by a parent indicates a need for further
teaching on child car passenger safety?: One hand should fit between the infant
and the car seat harness.
15. What order requires follow-up for a child with acute
glomerulonephritis?: -
High-potassium diet for a 5-year-old child.
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