EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025/2026
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAinAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAwhoAcomplainsAofAepigastricApainAandAfee
lingAlightheaded.ATheAclientAhasAaAbloodApressureAofA140/80AmmHgAwithAaAheartArateAofA75/minAwhile
AsupineAandA110/65AmmHgAsittingAwithAaAheartArateAofA100/min.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAtasksAshouldA
theAnurseAperformAnext?A-
AcorrectAanswersAnticipateAadministrationAofAintravenousAcrystalloidAsolution.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaA62-year-
oldAclientAwhoAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAemphysema.ATheAnurseAunderstandsAthatAtheAclientAisAatAhig
h-
riskAforApulmonaryAinfection.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsApredisposesAtheAclientAtoAinfection?A-
AcorrectAanswersPoolingAofArespiratoryAsecretions.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmethodsAofAoxygenAdeliveryAshouldAaAnurseAuseAtoAadministerAoxygenAforAaAcli
entAwithAaAdropAinAoxygenAsaturationAfromA96%AtoA88%AonAroomAairAafterAreceivingAmorphineAtoArelie
veApainAafterAcolonAresection?A(TheAclientAisArestingAbutAremainsAorientedAandAcanAbeAeasilyAarousedA
byAverbalAstimuli.)A-AcorrectAanswersNasalAcannula
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAwomanAwhoAhasAundergoneAaAradicalAmastectomyAforAbreastAcancer.ASheAtellsA
theAnurse,A"I'mAworriedAbecauseAmyAspouseAwon'tAtouchAmeAsinceAmyAbreastAwasAremoved."AWhichA
ofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAappropriateAresponseAbyAtheAnurse?A-
AcorrectAanswers"HowAdoAyouAfeelAaboutAyourAmastectomy?"
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAtookAanAoverdoseAofAantidepressantsAandAwasAdiscoveredAbyAhisAsp
ouse.AWhatAisAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAnurseAwhenAtheAspouseAstates,A"IfAIAhadn'tAcomeAhomeAearlyA
fromAmyAbusinessAtrip,AmyAspouseAmightAhaveAdied.AI'mAinAaAstateAofAshock."?A-
AcorrectAanswers"ThisAisAaAveryAoverwhelmingAsituationAforAyou.ACanAyouAtellAmeAwhatAyouAareAfeeling
Anow?"
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApediatricAclientsAwouldArequireApromptAreportingAtoAtheAauthoritiesAbyAtheAnu
rse?A-AcorrectAanswersAA4-year-
oldAwhoAfellAfromAaAswingAsetAwithA1AfractureAofAtheAulnaAandA2AhealedAfracturesAofAtheAhumerusAonA
X-ray
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAchestAtubeAconnectedAtoAaAclosedAdrainageAsystemAandAneeds
AtoAbeAtransportedAtoAtheAx-rayAdepartment.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-
AcorrectAanswersKeepAtheAdrainageAsystemAbelowAtheAlevelAofAtheAclient'sAchestAatAallAtimes.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAriskAfactorsAareApartAofAtheABradenAScaleAforAPredictingAPressureASoreARisk?A(S
electAallAthatAapply.)A-AcorrectAanswersFrictionAandAshear
Nutrition
TheAriskAfactorsAassociatedAwithAtheABradenAScaleAincludeAsensoryAperception,Amoisture,Aactivity,Amo
bility,Anutrition,AandAfrictionAandAshear.
, AAnurseAisAplanningAcareAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAacuteArespiratoryAdistressAsyndrome.AWhichAofAtheAfollo
wingAinterventionsAshouldAtheAnurseAincludeAinAtheAplan?A-AcorrectAanswersPlaceAinAproneAposition
RespiratoryAcardsAfollowingA-AcorrectAanswers
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaApostoperativeAclientAwhoAhasAaAchestAtubeAconnectedAtoAsuctionAandAaAwaterAs
ealAdrainageAsystem.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAindicatesAtoAtheAnurseAthatAtheAchestAtubeAisAfunctioning
Aproperly?A-AcorrectAanswersFluctuationAofAtheAfluidAlevelAwithinAtheAwaterAsealAchamber
nurseAisAmonitoringAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAchestAtubeAinAplaceAconnectedAtoAwallAsuctionAdueAtoArightAsid
edApneumothorax.ATheAclientAcomplainsAofAchestAburning.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheA
nurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswersrepositionAtheAclient
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAhasAaAthree-
AchamberAclosedAchestAtubeAsystem.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAafterAnotic
ingAaAriseAinAtheAwaterAsealAchamberAwithAclientAinspiration?A-
AcorrectAanswerscontinueAtoAmonitorAtheAclient
AAnurseAisAobservingAtheAclosedAchestAdrainageAsystemAofAaAclientAwhoAisA24AhrApostAthoracotomy.ATh
eAnurseAnotesAslow,AsteadyAbubblingAinAtheAsuctionAcontrolAchamber.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAs
houldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswersContinueAtoAmonitorAclient'sArespiratoryAstatus
AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwhoAwillAundergoAabdominalAsurgeryAinA2Ahr.ATheAclientAreportsAbeingAne
rvousAaboutAtheAsurgery,AlastAhadAfoodAandAfluidsAatA2330AtheApreviousAevening,AandAsignedAtheAsurgi
calAconsentA2AdaysAago.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAappropriateAnursingAactionAregardingAtheseAfindi
ngs?A-AcorrectAanswersDocumentAtheAfindingsAinAtheAclient'sAmedicalArecord.
AAnurseAinAtheApost-
anesthesiaAcareAunitAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisApostoperativeAfollowingAaAthoracotomyAandAlobecto
my.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingApostoperativeAassessmentsAshouldAtheAnurseAgiveAhighestApriorityAto?A-
AcorrectAanswersArterialAbloodAgases.
TheAeffectivenessAofAoxygenationAisAmonitoredAusingApulseAoximetryAandAarterialAbloodAgases.
A
AAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAfollowingAaAbronchoscopy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfindingsAshouldAtheAn
urseAreportAtoAtheAprovider?A-AcorrectAanswersBronchospasms
BronchospasmsAcanAindicateAtheAclientAisAhavingAdifficultyAmaintainingAaApatentAairway.
Blood-
tingedAsputum,AaAdry,AnonproductiveAcough,AandAaAsoreAthroatAareAexpectedAfindingsAfollowingAaAbro
nchoscopy.
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAisAscheduledAforAaAthoracentesis.APriorAtoAtheAprocedure,AwhichAofAt
heAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-
AcorrectAanswersPositionAtheAclientAupright,AleaningAoverAtheAbedsideAtable.
PositioningAtheAclientAinAanAuprightAposition,AbentAoverAtheAbedsideAtable,AwidensAtheAintercostalAspa
ceAforAtheAproviderAtoAaccessAtheApleuralAfluid.