PN 2006 PREP QUIZ LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following is not part of a neurological assessment?
a) Orientation
b) Level of consciousness
c) Muscle strength
d) Dietary changes - ANSWER d) Dietary changes
The patient has hypotension, receives as much opioid analgesia as the prescription
allows, and continues to have difficulty sleeping at night because of pain. Which
should the nurse implement to relieve pain and improve sleep?
a) Encourage controlled breathing
b) Provide a glass of wine at bedtime
c) Give a sedative 1 hour before sleep
d) Increase fluids and reposition the patient - ANSWER a) Encourage controlled
breathing
A patient with a diagnosis of moderate dementia shows a noticeable decline in
functioning within 24 hours. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Dementia can often progress in such a manner and this is to be expected.
b) The nurse should assign care to an HCA and have them report back their
findings.
c) The nurse should perform a neurological assessment as changes in mentation can
be often one of the first signs of a more serious condition.
d) The nurse should notify the physician immediately as this is likely a
life-threatening development. - ANSWER c) The nurse should perform a
neurological assessment as changes in mentation can be often one of the first signs
of a more serious condition.
, The nurse plans care for a patient who has just received a prescription for a leg
brace and crutches. Which of the following is the nurse's priority in the patient's
plan of care?
a) Assisting the patient to a supine position to apply the leg brace.
b) Asking which device the patient prefers and uses more often.
c) Determining patient experience with a leg brace and crutches.
d) Assessing how the leg brace affects ambulation with crutches. - ANSWER c)
Determining patient experience with a leg brace and crutches.
The nurse is working with an elderly patient who has a back brace for scoliosis.
The nurse has never worked with that patient type of brace. How should the nurse
proceed?
a) Ask the patient how to apply the brace.
b) Apply the brace to the best of the nurse's ability
c) Refuse to apply the brace and ask another nurse to do it.
d) Inform the charge nurse that they have never used this brace before and ask for
further education. - ANSWER d) Inform the charge nurse that they have never used
this brace before and ask for further education.
Which of the following would be included in a musculoskeletal examination?
a) Symmetry of joints
b) Range of motion
c) Gait
d) All of the above - ANSWER d) All of the above
Before administering the analgesic the nurse should assess the patient's pain on a
0-10 pain scale.
a) true
Which of the following is not part of a neurological assessment?
a) Orientation
b) Level of consciousness
c) Muscle strength
d) Dietary changes - ANSWER d) Dietary changes
The patient has hypotension, receives as much opioid analgesia as the prescription
allows, and continues to have difficulty sleeping at night because of pain. Which
should the nurse implement to relieve pain and improve sleep?
a) Encourage controlled breathing
b) Provide a glass of wine at bedtime
c) Give a sedative 1 hour before sleep
d) Increase fluids and reposition the patient - ANSWER a) Encourage controlled
breathing
A patient with a diagnosis of moderate dementia shows a noticeable decline in
functioning within 24 hours. Which of the following statements is true?
a) Dementia can often progress in such a manner and this is to be expected.
b) The nurse should assign care to an HCA and have them report back their
findings.
c) The nurse should perform a neurological assessment as changes in mentation can
be often one of the first signs of a more serious condition.
d) The nurse should notify the physician immediately as this is likely a
life-threatening development. - ANSWER c) The nurse should perform a
neurological assessment as changes in mentation can be often one of the first signs
of a more serious condition.
, The nurse plans care for a patient who has just received a prescription for a leg
brace and crutches. Which of the following is the nurse's priority in the patient's
plan of care?
a) Assisting the patient to a supine position to apply the leg brace.
b) Asking which device the patient prefers and uses more often.
c) Determining patient experience with a leg brace and crutches.
d) Assessing how the leg brace affects ambulation with crutches. - ANSWER c)
Determining patient experience with a leg brace and crutches.
The nurse is working with an elderly patient who has a back brace for scoliosis.
The nurse has never worked with that patient type of brace. How should the nurse
proceed?
a) Ask the patient how to apply the brace.
b) Apply the brace to the best of the nurse's ability
c) Refuse to apply the brace and ask another nurse to do it.
d) Inform the charge nurse that they have never used this brace before and ask for
further education. - ANSWER d) Inform the charge nurse that they have never used
this brace before and ask for further education.
Which of the following would be included in a musculoskeletal examination?
a) Symmetry of joints
b) Range of motion
c) Gait
d) All of the above - ANSWER d) All of the above
Before administering the analgesic the nurse should assess the patient's pain on a
0-10 pain scale.
a) true
