N432 Test 2: Priority Questions With
Complete Solutions
The 46-year-old client in a women's health clinic
tells the nurse "I wake up at night sweating." Which
statement is the nurse's best response?
a. "You might want to drink soy milk every day."
b. "Take calcium pills to prevent osteoporosis."
c. "Are you having trouble with vaginal dryness."
d. "It will help if you sleep under a fan at night."
Correct Answers a
The administrative supervisor is staffing the
hospital's medical surgical units during an ice
storm and has received many calls from staff
members who are unable to get to the hospital.
Which intervention should the supervisor
implement first?
a. inform the client nursing officer
b. notify the on-duty staff to stay
c. call staff members who live close to the facility
d. implement the emergency disaster protocol
Correct Answers b
The charge nurse is making assignments on a
surgical unit. Which client should be assigned to
the least experienced nurse?
, a. the client who had a vaginal hysterectomy and
still has an indwelling catheter
b. the client who has an open cholecystectomy and
has gray drainage in the tube
c. the client who had a hip replacement and states
something popped while walking
d. the client who had a Whipple procedure and
reports being thirsty all the time Correct Answers
a
The charge nurse of a post surgical unit observes a
new graduate telling the elderly client's visitor not
to push the client's patient-controlled analgesia
(PCA) pump button. Which action should the
charge nurse implement?
a. encourage the visitor to push the button for the
client
b. ask the nurse to step into the hallway to discuss
the situation
c. discuss the hospital protocol for the use of PCA
pumps
d. continue to perform the charge nurse's other
duties Correct Answers d
The home health nurse is caring for a client
diagnosed with COPD. Which client problem is
priority?
a. activity intolerance
Complete Solutions
The 46-year-old client in a women's health clinic
tells the nurse "I wake up at night sweating." Which
statement is the nurse's best response?
a. "You might want to drink soy milk every day."
b. "Take calcium pills to prevent osteoporosis."
c. "Are you having trouble with vaginal dryness."
d. "It will help if you sleep under a fan at night."
Correct Answers a
The administrative supervisor is staffing the
hospital's medical surgical units during an ice
storm and has received many calls from staff
members who are unable to get to the hospital.
Which intervention should the supervisor
implement first?
a. inform the client nursing officer
b. notify the on-duty staff to stay
c. call staff members who live close to the facility
d. implement the emergency disaster protocol
Correct Answers b
The charge nurse is making assignments on a
surgical unit. Which client should be assigned to
the least experienced nurse?
, a. the client who had a vaginal hysterectomy and
still has an indwelling catheter
b. the client who has an open cholecystectomy and
has gray drainage in the tube
c. the client who had a hip replacement and states
something popped while walking
d. the client who had a Whipple procedure and
reports being thirsty all the time Correct Answers
a
The charge nurse of a post surgical unit observes a
new graduate telling the elderly client's visitor not
to push the client's patient-controlled analgesia
(PCA) pump button. Which action should the
charge nurse implement?
a. encourage the visitor to push the button for the
client
b. ask the nurse to step into the hallway to discuss
the situation
c. discuss the hospital protocol for the use of PCA
pumps
d. continue to perform the charge nurse's other
duties Correct Answers d
The home health nurse is caring for a client
diagnosed with COPD. Which client problem is
priority?
a. activity intolerance
