2023FORM A,B&C VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE
PREDICTOR 2024
1.26A26nurse26is26caring26for26a26client26who26is26taking26alprazolam.26Which26of2
6the26following26prescriptions
should26the26nurse26clarify26with26the26provider?
A. Digoxin
B. Lorazepam
C. Atomoxetine
D. Ceftriaxon26-26ANSWER-B.26Lorazepam
2.26A26nurse26is26assessing26a26client26who26is26postoperative26following26ab
dominal26surgery.26The26client
states26"I26feel26like26my26incision26ripped26open"26the26nurse26notes26dehisce
nce26of26the26incision.26which
of26the26following26actions26should26the26nurse26take?
A. Extend26the26client's26legs26above26heart26level
B. Place26the26client26in26low26fowlers26position.
C. Instruct26the26client26to26perform26the26Valsalva26maneuver
D. Apply26a26dry26gauze26dressing26to26the26incision.26-26ANSWER-
B.26Place26the26client26in26low26fowlers26position.
3.26A26nurse26is26caring26for26a26client26who26is26receiving26radiation26therap
y26through26a26sealed26implant.
,Which26of26the26following26actions26should26the26nurse26take?26-26ANSWER-
Wear26a26lead26apron26when26providing26care26for26the26client.
4.26A26nurse26is26inserting26an26IV26catheter26for26a26client26who26requires26fluid26
replacement.26Which26of26the
following26actions26should26the26nurse26take?
A. Apply26the26tourniquet2615cm26(626in)26above26the26insertion26site
B. Check26for26pulsation26at26sited26proximal26to26the26tourniquet
C. Anchor26the26vein26by26stretching26the26skin262.526cm26(126in)26proximal
26to26the26insertion26site
D. Wipe26the26skin26dry26before26inserting26the26catheter26-26ANSWER-
A.26Apply26the26tourniquet2615cm26(626in)26above26the26insertion26site
5.26A26nurse26is26administering26medications26to26a26client26who26has26dysph
agia26and26a26new26prescription
for26divalproex26sodium26extended-
release26tablets.26Which26of26the26following26actions26should26the
nurse26take?26-26ANSWER-Administer26the26medication26with26applesauce
6.26A26nurse26is26completing26a26dietary26assessment26for26a26client26who26is2
6Jewish26and26observes26kosher
dietary26practices.26Which26of26the26following26behaviors26would26the26nurs
e26expect26to26fine?
,A. Leavened26bread26maybe26eaten26during26Passover.
B. Shellfish26is26commonly26consumed26in26the26diet.
C. Meat26and26dairy26products26are26eaten26separately.
D. Fasting26from26meat26occurs26during26Hanukkah26-26ANSWER-
C.26Meat26and26dairy26products26are26eaten26separately.
7.26A26nurse26is26assessing26a26client26who26has26minor26injuries26follo
wing26a26motor-vehicle26crash26and
appears26agitated26and26apprehensive.26The26nurse26identifies26that26the26cli
ent26is26in26the26arm26stage26of
general26adaptation26syndrome26and26should26expect26which26of26the26following
26findings.26-26ANSWER-Tachycardia
8.26A26nurse26is26caring26for26a26client26who26has26a26femur26fracture26and26is2
6on26bedrest26with26Buck's26extension
traction.26which26of26the26following26actions26should26the26nurse26take?2
6-26ANSWER-
A.26Inspect26the26client's26skin26under26the26device26every26826hours
9.26A26charge26nurse26is26creating26assignments26for26the26next26shift26for26se
veral26nurses26and26one26of26them26is
pregnant.26Which26of26the26following26clients26should26the26charge26nurse26
assign26to26a26nurse26who26is26not
pregnant?
, A. A2660-year-old26client26who26is26recovering26from26shingles
B. A2620-year-old26client26who26is26HIV26positive
C. A2640-year-old26client26who26is26suspected26of26having26tuberculosis
D. An2680-year-
old26client26who26has26alcoholic26pancreatitis26and26is26being26treated26f
or26impetigo26-26ANSWER-A.26A2660-year-
old26client26who26is26recovering26from26shingles
10.26A26nurse26is26caring26for26a26client26who26has26a26partial26laryngectomy26
and26is26receiving26continuous
internal26feeding26at266526ml/hr26through26a26gastrostomy26tube.26which26of26the2
6following26findings
requires26immediate26intervention26by26the26nurse?
A. The26gastric26residual26volume26is2625026mL26following26two26ho
urs26of26infusion.
B. The26client26is26lying26in26a26supine26position.
C. The26infusion26pump26for26administering26continuous26feeding26is26turned26of
f.
D. Interior26feeding26bag26and26tubing26are26not26dated26-26ANSWER-
B.26The26client26is26lying26in26a26supine26position.
1.26A26nurse26is26teaching26a26client26about26smoking26cessation.26Which26of26the
26following26client
statements26should26the26nurse26identify26as26an26understanding26of26the26teachin
g?
A. If26I26stop26abruptly26I26cannot26use26a26nicotine26replacement.