PN COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE Exam – 2026/2027
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
• A Nurse is collecting data from a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing acute mania. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority? -
✓✓ lack of sleep
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a type 2 diabetes mellitus
and reports waking during the night with tremors and anxiety. which of the
following information should the nurse provide to help the client manage his
symptoms? -✓✓ Eat a bedtime snack
• a Nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a coronary artery disease and
is taking low-dose aspirin daily. The nurse should include that this medication has
which of the following therapeutic effects for CAD? -✓✓ Antiplatelet
• A nurse is collecting data from a client who has an unprepared femur fracture and
rates his pain as 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. The client is talking and caught with a
visitor. Which of the following of the prescribed medication should the nurse
administer? -✓✓ Hydromorphone 5 mg orally.
• A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client scheduled for a bowel
retention with ileostomy. which of the following descriptions should the nurse give
of the expected output from a mature ileostomy? -✓✓ liquid with little odor
• A nurse is caring for a client who is 16 hr postoperative following a total hip
arthroplasty. the client reports numbness, pain, and tingling in the affected leg.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -✓✓ compare capillary
refill in toes bilateraly
,• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has acute diverticulitis. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching
about the acute phase of diverticulitis? -✓✓ "I will receive the nutrient I need
through my IV Fluid"
• A nurse in reinforcing teaching with a client about cancer prevention. The nurse
should include that frequent consumption of which of the following foods
increases the risk of cancer? -✓✓ Lamb
• A nurse is assisting in teaching a group of staff nurses about hepatitis A. Which
of the following modes should the nurse include as a method of transmitting
hepatitis A? -✓✓ Consumption of contaminated food.
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is bottle feeding he full-term
newborn with formula. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching? -✓✓ Although is is unnecessary to be rigid about feeding
times, six to eight feedings every 24 hrs should support a full-term newborn's
nutrition adequately. Fewer feedings in the initial weeks could delay the
estabilment of an adequate weight-gain pattern.
• A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a transurethral
resection of the prostate. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan of care? -✓✓ The nurse should irrigate the bladder using strict
sterile technique and maintain closed catheter drainage system to minimize the rick
of infection.
• A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and finds that an
assistive personnel recorder the client's temperature as 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5
degrees F) 2 hrs earlier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
firsT? -✓✓ Check the client's temperature.
, • A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse see first? -✓✓ A client whose urinary output
was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
• A nurse in reinforcing teaching about weight loss with a female older adult client
who is overweight. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
teaching? -✓✓ keep fat intake to no more that 30% of daily caloric intake.
• A nurse is collecting data from a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? -✓✓ Difficulty concentrating.
• A Nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is 48 hr postoperative
following abdominal surgery. The provider writes a prescription to advance the
client to a regular Diet. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify
the provider? -✓✓ The client has absent bowel sounds.
• A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative
following transurethral resection fo the prostate. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ perform Kegel exercises
daily.
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching about ways to reduce solid fat consumption with a
client who has an elevate cholesterol level. which of the following strategies
should the nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ purchase beef that is a loin cut.
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for
prednisone for the treatment of Addison's disease. which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ You will need to
schedule a bone density test.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
• A Nurse is collecting data from a client who has bipolar disorder and is
experiencing acute mania. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority? -
✓✓ lack of sleep
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a type 2 diabetes mellitus
and reports waking during the night with tremors and anxiety. which of the
following information should the nurse provide to help the client manage his
symptoms? -✓✓ Eat a bedtime snack
• a Nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a coronary artery disease and
is taking low-dose aspirin daily. The nurse should include that this medication has
which of the following therapeutic effects for CAD? -✓✓ Antiplatelet
• A nurse is collecting data from a client who has an unprepared femur fracture and
rates his pain as 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. The client is talking and caught with a
visitor. Which of the following of the prescribed medication should the nurse
administer? -✓✓ Hydromorphone 5 mg orally.
• A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client scheduled for a bowel
retention with ileostomy. which of the following descriptions should the nurse give
of the expected output from a mature ileostomy? -✓✓ liquid with little odor
• A nurse is caring for a client who is 16 hr postoperative following a total hip
arthroplasty. the client reports numbness, pain, and tingling in the affected leg.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -✓✓ compare capillary
refill in toes bilateraly
,• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has acute diverticulitis. Which
of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching
about the acute phase of diverticulitis? -✓✓ "I will receive the nutrient I need
through my IV Fluid"
• A nurse in reinforcing teaching with a client about cancer prevention. The nurse
should include that frequent consumption of which of the following foods
increases the risk of cancer? -✓✓ Lamb
• A nurse is assisting in teaching a group of staff nurses about hepatitis A. Which
of the following modes should the nurse include as a method of transmitting
hepatitis A? -✓✓ Consumption of contaminated food.
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is bottle feeding he full-term
newborn with formula. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching? -✓✓ Although is is unnecessary to be rigid about feeding
times, six to eight feedings every 24 hrs should support a full-term newborn's
nutrition adequately. Fewer feedings in the initial weeks could delay the
estabilment of an adequate weight-gain pattern.
• A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client following a transurethral
resection of the prostate. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
include in the plan of care? -✓✓ The nurse should irrigate the bladder using strict
sterile technique and maintain closed catheter drainage system to minimize the rick
of infection.
• A nurse is reviewing a client's electronic medical record and finds that an
assistive personnel recorder the client's temperature as 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5
degrees F) 2 hrs earlier. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
firsT? -✓✓ Check the client's temperature.
, • A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse see first? -✓✓ A client whose urinary output
was 100mL for the past 12 hrs
• A nurse in reinforcing teaching about weight loss with a female older adult client
who is overweight. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in
teaching? -✓✓ keep fat intake to no more that 30% of daily caloric intake.
• A nurse is collecting data from a client who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? -✓✓ Difficulty concentrating.
• A Nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is 48 hr postoperative
following abdominal surgery. The provider writes a prescription to advance the
client to a regular Diet. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify
the provider? -✓✓ The client has absent bowel sounds.
• A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative
following transurethral resection fo the prostate. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ perform Kegel exercises
daily.
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching about ways to reduce solid fat consumption with a
client who has an elevate cholesterol level. which of the following strategies
should the nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ purchase beef that is a loin cut.
• A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription for
prednisone for the treatment of Addison's disease. which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ You will need to
schedule a bone density test.
