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Questions with Correct Answers &
Rationales | Proctor Nursing Exam
Prep Guide for RN Students
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash
<<<correct answer>>>a
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential
legal issues involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the
following situations is an example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria
with visitors
present.
,C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility.
<<<correct answer>>>c
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who
has a respiratory infection. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum. <<<correct answer>>>b
A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence <<<correct answer>>>a
A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with a
client who has a new stoma. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma "
,b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
d. "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of
contents"
e. expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" <<<correct
answer>>>a, b, c, d
A nurse is preparing to obtain informed consent from a client who
speaks a different language than the nurse. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. "Request that an assistive personnel interpret the information for the
client"
b. "Use proper medical terms when giving information to the client"
c. "Offer written information in the client's language"
d. "Avoid using gestures when speaking to the client" <<<correct
answer>>>c
A nurse is teaching a client about home care equipment. Which of the
following information should the nurse include in the teaching? (select
all that apply)
a. "Avoid using wool blankets when receiving oxygen"
b. check the O2 delivery rate at least once a day
, c. align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the
prescribed flow rate
d. "Keep the oxygen delivery system 0.6 m (2 feet) from any heat
source"
e. "Lay the oxygen tank flat when storing" <<<correct answer>>>a, b, c
A nurse is planning care for a client who reports insomnia. Which of the
following actions should the nurse perform shortly before bedtime?
a. Provide a late supper.
b. Offer a wet washcloth for the client to wash her face
c. Perform range-of-motion exercises
d. Prepare hot cocoa or tea for the client <<<correct answer>>>a
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving a change-of-shift report
for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see
first?
a. A client who has acute abdominal pain of 4 on a scale from 0 to 10
b. A client who has pneumonia and an oxygen saturation of 96%
c. A client who has new onset of dyspnea 24hr after a total hip
arthroplasty •
d. A client who
has a urinary tract infection and low-grade fever <<<correct
answer>>>c
Questions with Correct Answers &
Rationales | Proctor Nursing Exam
Prep Guide for RN Students
A nurse is providing oral care for a client who is unconscious. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client in a side-lying position.
B. Brush the clients teeth daily
C. Apply mineral oil to the client's lips
D. Rinse the client's mouth with an alcohol-based mouthwash
<<<correct answer>>>a
A nurse is collaborating with a risk management team about potential
legal issues involving client care. The nurse should identify which of the
following situations is an example of negligence?
A. A nurse administers a medication without first identifying the client.
B. An assistive personnel discusses client care in the facility cafeteria
with visitors
present.
,C. A nurse begins a blood transfusion without obtaining consent.
D. An assistive personnel prevents a client from leaving the facility.
<<<correct answer>>>c
A nurse is collecting a sputum specimen for culture from a client who
has a respiratory infection. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
A. Wear sterile gloves when collecting the specimen.
B. Offer the client oral hygiene after the collection
C. Collect the specimen in the evening.
D Collect 1 ml of sputum. <<<correct answer>>>b
A nurse is assessing an older client. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
a. Decreased sense of balanced
b. Increased nighttime sleeping
c. Heightened sense of pain
d. Nighttime urinary incontinence <<<correct answer>>>a
A nurse is completing discharge teaching about ostomy care with a
client who has a new stoma. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in the teaching? (select all that apply)
a. "Cut the opening of the pouch 1⁄8 of an inch larger than the stoma "
,b. "Place a piece a gauze over the stoma while changing the pouch"
c. "Use povidone-iodine to clean around the stoma"
d. "Empty the ostomy pouch when it becomes one-third full of
contents"
e. expect the stoma to turn a purple-blue color as its heals" <<<correct
answer>>>a, b, c, d
A nurse is preparing to obtain informed consent from a client who
speaks a different language than the nurse. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a. "Request that an assistive personnel interpret the information for the
client"
b. "Use proper medical terms when giving information to the client"
c. "Offer written information in the client's language"
d. "Avoid using gestures when speaking to the client" <<<correct
answer>>>c
A nurse is teaching a client about home care equipment. Which of the
following information should the nurse include in the teaching? (select
all that apply)
a. "Avoid using wool blankets when receiving oxygen"
b. check the O2 delivery rate at least once a day
, c. align the middle of the ball in the flow meter with the line of the
prescribed flow rate
d. "Keep the oxygen delivery system 0.6 m (2 feet) from any heat
source"
e. "Lay the oxygen tank flat when storing" <<<correct answer>>>a, b, c
A nurse is planning care for a client who reports insomnia. Which of the
following actions should the nurse perform shortly before bedtime?
a. Provide a late supper.
b. Offer a wet washcloth for the client to wash her face
c. Perform range-of-motion exercises
d. Prepare hot cocoa or tea for the client <<<correct answer>>>a
A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is receiving a change-of-shift report
for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see
first?
a. A client who has acute abdominal pain of 4 on a scale from 0 to 10
b. A client who has pneumonia and an oxygen saturation of 96%
c. A client who has new onset of dyspnea 24hr after a total hip
arthroplasty •
d. A client who
has a urinary tract infection and low-grade fever <<<correct
answer>>>c
