RN Comprehensive Online Practice 2026
B
A nurse is interviewing a client who is now without housing due to a natural
disaster. After ensuring the client's safety, which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
Determine the client's perception of the personal effect of the crisis.
A nurse at a mental health clinic is caring for four clients. The nurse should
recognize which of the following clients is using dissociation as a defense
mechanism?
A client who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it happened to someone
else
A nurse is providing teaching about improving nutrition for a client who has
multiple sclerosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"A speech pathologist will be performing a swallowing study for you."
"You should rest before eating a meal."
"Thicken your beverages before drinking."
A nurse is assessing a client who has decreased visual acuity due to cataracts.
The nurse should identify that which of the following physiological changes is the
cause for the client's visual loss?
Increased opacity of the lens
A nurse is working triage in an emergency department during a local disaster.
Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for discharge?
A client who has cellulitis and is receiving oral antibiotics can safely continue this
treatment at home.
A rural community health nurse is developing a plan to improve health care
delivery for migrant farmworkers. To identify health services data for this minority
group, the nurse should gather information from which of the following sources?
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A nurse receives a request from a client to review the information in their medical
record. Which of the following responses should the nurse give?
,According to HIPAA, the nurse is responsible for following the facility's policy when
providing the client with access to the medical record.
A charge nurse is planning an educational session for staff nurses about working
with parents whose children have a terminal illness and are candidates for
donating their organs. Which of the following information should the nurse plan
to include?
The family can have the child in an open casket without fearing that the organ donation
might disfigure the child's body.
A nurse is assessing a client following a colonoscopy. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the nurse the client is hemorrhaging?
Rapid decrease in blood pressure.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of
the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Increase the client's dietary iron intake.
A nurse is completing a home health visit with a client who has hemianopsia.
Which of the following information should the nurse review with the client to
promote safety in the home?
Use scanning technique when ambulating.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a deficit with cranial nerve (CN) II.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Clear objects from the client's walking area.
A charge nurse overhears two staff nurses in the hallway discussing the
nutritional status of a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following
actions should the charge nurse take?
Tell the nurses to stop the discussion.
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client following a total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
install a raised toilet seat at home.
During an 8-week postpartum examination, a client reports feeling fatigued,
lethargic, no interest in usual activities, sleeping all the time, and a feeling of
, worthlessness. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client
first?
"Have you had any thoughts about hurting yourself or the baby?"
A nurse is planning teaching about allowable foods for a client who has a history
of uric acid-based urinary calculi formation. Which of the following foods should
the nurse include in the teaching?
Lentils
A nurse is assessing a client following a vaginal delivery and notes heavy lochia
and a boggy fundus. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect
to administer?
oxytocin
A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled for
insertion of an implanted port. Which of the following client statements should
the nurse recognize as an indication of understanding the teaching?
My port will be flushed before and after each dose of medication
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving positive end-expiratory pressure
(PEEP) via mechanical ventilation. The nurse should monitor the client for which
of the following adverse effects of PEEP?
tension pneumothorax
A nurse is teaching about total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and IV lipid emulsions
with a client who has an extensive burn injury. Which of the following information
should the nurse include?
You will receive fingersticks for blood glucose testing
A nurse is planning care for a client who has thrombocytopenia. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
Avoid venipunctures when possible.
A nurse is preparing a sterile field in order to insert an indwelling urinary catheter
for a male client. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to
maintain surgical aseptic technique?
cleanse the meatus with a new cotton ball with antiseptic 3 times
B
A nurse is interviewing a client who is now without housing due to a natural
disaster. After ensuring the client's safety, which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
Determine the client's perception of the personal effect of the crisis.
A nurse at a mental health clinic is caring for four clients. The nurse should
recognize which of the following clients is using dissociation as a defense
mechanism?
A client who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it happened to someone
else
A nurse is providing teaching about improving nutrition for a client who has
multiple sclerosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"A speech pathologist will be performing a swallowing study for you."
"You should rest before eating a meal."
"Thicken your beverages before drinking."
A nurse is assessing a client who has decreased visual acuity due to cataracts.
The nurse should identify that which of the following physiological changes is the
cause for the client's visual loss?
Increased opacity of the lens
A nurse is working triage in an emergency department during a local disaster.
Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for discharge?
A client who has cellulitis and is receiving oral antibiotics can safely continue this
treatment at home.
A rural community health nurse is developing a plan to improve health care
delivery for migrant farmworkers. To identify health services data for this minority
group, the nurse should gather information from which of the following sources?
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
A nurse receives a request from a client to review the information in their medical
record. Which of the following responses should the nurse give?
,According to HIPAA, the nurse is responsible for following the facility's policy when
providing the client with access to the medical record.
A charge nurse is planning an educational session for staff nurses about working
with parents whose children have a terminal illness and are candidates for
donating their organs. Which of the following information should the nurse plan
to include?
The family can have the child in an open casket without fearing that the organ donation
might disfigure the child's body.
A nurse is assessing a client following a colonoscopy. Which of the following
findings should indicate to the nurse the client is hemorrhaging?
Rapid decrease in blood pressure.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of
the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Increase the client's dietary iron intake.
A nurse is completing a home health visit with a client who has hemianopsia.
Which of the following information should the nurse review with the client to
promote safety in the home?
Use scanning technique when ambulating.
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a deficit with cranial nerve (CN) II.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Clear objects from the client's walking area.
A charge nurse overhears two staff nurses in the hallway discussing the
nutritional status of a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following
actions should the charge nurse take?
Tell the nurses to stop the discussion.
A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client following a total hip
arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
install a raised toilet seat at home.
During an 8-week postpartum examination, a client reports feeling fatigued,
lethargic, no interest in usual activities, sleeping all the time, and a feeling of
, worthlessness. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client
first?
"Have you had any thoughts about hurting yourself or the baby?"
A nurse is planning teaching about allowable foods for a client who has a history
of uric acid-based urinary calculi formation. Which of the following foods should
the nurse include in the teaching?
Lentils
A nurse is assessing a client following a vaginal delivery and notes heavy lochia
and a boggy fundus. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect
to administer?
oxytocin
A nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client who is scheduled for
insertion of an implanted port. Which of the following client statements should
the nurse recognize as an indication of understanding the teaching?
My port will be flushed before and after each dose of medication
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving positive end-expiratory pressure
(PEEP) via mechanical ventilation. The nurse should monitor the client for which
of the following adverse effects of PEEP?
tension pneumothorax
A nurse is teaching about total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and IV lipid emulsions
with a client who has an extensive burn injury. Which of the following information
should the nurse include?
You will receive fingersticks for blood glucose testing
A nurse is planning care for a client who has thrombocytopenia. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?
Avoid venipunctures when possible.
A nurse is preparing a sterile field in order to insert an indwelling urinary catheter
for a male client. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to
maintain surgical aseptic technique?
cleanse the meatus with a new cotton ball with antiseptic 3 times
