PN2 Exam 1 with correct answers
Which client statement indicates a good understanding regarding antibiotic therapy
for recurrent urinary tract infections? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Even if I feel
completely well, I should take the medication until it is gone.
The female client's urinalysis shows all the following results. Which does the nurse
document as abnormal? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ketones bodies present
A client just experienced an episode of reflux with regurgitation. What assessment by
the nurse is the priority? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Auscultate the lungs for
crackles
1. A client scheduled for intravenous urography (another term for pyelography...an X-
ray technique for producing an image of the renal pelvis and urinary tract by the
introduction of a radiopaque fluid.) informs the nurse of the following allergies.
Which one does the nurse report to the health care provider immediately? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Seafood
1. A client with severe bacterial cystitis is prescribed cefadroxil (Duricef) and
phenazopyridine (Pyridium). What statement by the client indicates an accurate
understanding of these medications? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. An orange color
in my urine won't alarm me.
1. Which question best assisting the nurse in assessing a client with acute diarrhea? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Have you traveled outside the country recently?
, 1. The nurse is caring for a client with an umbilical hernia who reports increased
abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The nurse notes high-pitched bowel sounds.
Which conclusion does the nurse draw from these assessment findings? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. Bowel obstruction; client should be placed on NPO status.
1. The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from abdominal surgery.
When auscultation the client's abdomen, the nurse does not hear any bowel sounds.
Which is the nurse's best action? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Document the
finding.
1. A client's urinalysis results show a protein level of 1.8 mg/dl. Which action by the
nurse is best? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Inform the health care provider
1. The client is scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which statement indicates that the client
needs additional teaching about the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. I will
take my Coumadin with a sip of water tomorrow morning.
1. After teaching a patient who is being treated for dehydration, a nurse assesses the
patient's understanding. Which statement indicates that the patient correctly
understood the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. I will weigh myself each
morning before I eat or drink.
1. A nurse is assessing patients on a medical-surgical unit. Which adult patient does
the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for insensible water loss? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. Anxious patient who has tachypnea
1. After teaching a patient who is prescribed a restricted sodium diet, a nurse assesses
the patient's understanding. Which food choice for lunch indicates that the patient
Which client statement indicates a good understanding regarding antibiotic therapy
for recurrent urinary tract infections? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Even if I feel
completely well, I should take the medication until it is gone.
The female client's urinalysis shows all the following results. Which does the nurse
document as abnormal? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ketones bodies present
A client just experienced an episode of reflux with regurgitation. What assessment by
the nurse is the priority? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Auscultate the lungs for
crackles
1. A client scheduled for intravenous urography (another term for pyelography...an X-
ray technique for producing an image of the renal pelvis and urinary tract by the
introduction of a radiopaque fluid.) informs the nurse of the following allergies.
Which one does the nurse report to the health care provider immediately? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Seafood
1. A client with severe bacterial cystitis is prescribed cefadroxil (Duricef) and
phenazopyridine (Pyridium). What statement by the client indicates an accurate
understanding of these medications? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. An orange color
in my urine won't alarm me.
1. Which question best assisting the nurse in assessing a client with acute diarrhea? -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Have you traveled outside the country recently?
, 1. The nurse is caring for a client with an umbilical hernia who reports increased
abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The nurse notes high-pitched bowel sounds.
Which conclusion does the nurse draw from these assessment findings? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. Bowel obstruction; client should be placed on NPO status.
1. The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from abdominal surgery.
When auscultation the client's abdomen, the nurse does not hear any bowel sounds.
Which is the nurse's best action? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Document the
finding.
1. A client's urinalysis results show a protein level of 1.8 mg/dl. Which action by the
nurse is best? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Inform the health care provider
1. The client is scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which statement indicates that the client
needs additional teaching about the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. I will
take my Coumadin with a sip of water tomorrow morning.
1. After teaching a patient who is being treated for dehydration, a nurse assesses the
patient's understanding. Which statement indicates that the patient correctly
understood the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. I will weigh myself each
morning before I eat or drink.
1. A nurse is assessing patients on a medical-surgical unit. Which adult patient does
the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for insensible water loss? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. Anxious patient who has tachypnea
1. After teaching a patient who is prescribed a restricted sodium diet, a nurse assesses
the patient's understanding. Which food choice for lunch indicates that the patient
