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EXAM 2025/ 2026 LATEST!!! QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100%
CORRECT
Weight-bearing exercises
Weight bearing exercises are essential for maintaining bone mass, which helps to
prevent osteoporosis. - ANSWER A nurse is teaching an older adult
client who is at risk for osteoporosis about beginning a program of regular physical
activity. Which of the following types of activity should the nurse recommend?
Walking briskly
Riding a bicycle
Performing isometric exercises
Engaging in high-impact aerobics
Ambulating a client who is postoperative
Ambulating a client is within the range of function of an AP. The nurse can
delegate tasks to the AP that do not require special skills, assessment, or teaching. -
ANSWER A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive
personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate?
Ambulating a client who is postoperative
Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client
Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client
Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic
,8mL/hr - ANSWER A nurse is preparing a heparin infusion for a client
who was admitted to the facility with deep-vein thrombosis. The prescription
reads: 25,000 units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL to infuse at 800
units/hr. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? (Round the
ANSWER to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use
a trailing zero.)
A client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day
A client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day is at an increased risk for
hypertension. - ANSWER A community health nurse is checking blood
pressures for a group of clients at a community health screening. Which of the
following clients is at an increased risk for hypertension?
A client who is 52 years old
A client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day
A client who walks for 30 min every day
A client who drinks one glass of wine three times per week
Medication dose
In the prescription, the medication dose is not complete. The number 0.25 should
be followed by a unit of measurement, such as mg, to clarify the amount the nurse
should administer. - ANSWER A nurse is reviewing a client's medication
prescription that reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following
components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the provider?
Medication name
Route of administration
Medication dose
Frequency of administration
, Select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen.
The nurse should select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen to
prevent hypoxemia and trauma to the mucosa. - ANSWER A nurse is
reviewing protocol in preparation for suctioning secretions from a client who has a
new tracheostomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Use a resuscitation bag with 80% oxygen prior to the procedure.
Select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen.
Place the end of the suction catheter in water-soluble lubricant.
Adjust the wall suction apparatus to a pressure of 170 mm Hg.
A client who is unaware of her recent cancer diagnosis asks the nurse if she has
cancer, and the nurse responds affirmatively.
Following the ethical principle of veracity, the nurse must tell the truth at all times
and never deceive others. - ANSWER A nurse is caring for a group of
clients on a medical-surgical unit. In which of the following situations does the
nurse demonstrate the ethical principle of veracity?
A client who is unaware of her recent cancer diagnosis asks the nurse if she has
cancer, and the nurse responds affirmatively.
A client who has a prescription for a nasogastric tube refuses it, and the nurse
complies with the client's wishes.
A client who has a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order has a cardiac arrest, and the
nurse does not perform CPR despite requests from the client's family.
A client who is about to undergo a painful procedure receives pain medication 30
min before the procedure that the nurse previously promised to administer.
Assist the client to a left side-lying position with the right knee flexed is correct.
The nurse should place the client in a left side-lying position with the right knee
flexed prior to administering an enema. Because the provider prescribed a
cleansing enema for the client, the nurse should prepare the client for the
procedure.
Prepare the client for a chest x-ray is incorrect. A chest x-ray is typically
performed for a client who has an impairment of the upper thorax or lungs, not the
EXAM 2025/ 2026 LATEST!!! QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100%
CORRECT
Weight-bearing exercises
Weight bearing exercises are essential for maintaining bone mass, which helps to
prevent osteoporosis. - ANSWER A nurse is teaching an older adult
client who is at risk for osteoporosis about beginning a program of regular physical
activity. Which of the following types of activity should the nurse recommend?
Walking briskly
Riding a bicycle
Performing isometric exercises
Engaging in high-impact aerobics
Ambulating a client who is postoperative
Ambulating a client is within the range of function of an AP. The nurse can
delegate tasks to the AP that do not require special skills, assessment, or teaching. -
ANSWER A nurse is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive
personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate?
Ambulating a client who is postoperative
Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client
Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client
Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic
,8mL/hr - ANSWER A nurse is preparing a heparin infusion for a client
who was admitted to the facility with deep-vein thrombosis. The prescription
reads: 25,000 units of heparin in 0.9% sodium chloride 250 mL to infuse at 800
units/hr. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump? (Round the
ANSWER to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use
a trailing zero.)
A client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day
A client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day is at an increased risk for
hypertension. - ANSWER A community health nurse is checking blood
pressures for a group of clients at a community health screening. Which of the
following clients is at an increased risk for hypertension?
A client who is 52 years old
A client who smokes one pack of cigarettes each day
A client who walks for 30 min every day
A client who drinks one glass of wine three times per week
Medication dose
In the prescription, the medication dose is not complete. The number 0.25 should
be followed by a unit of measurement, such as mg, to clarify the amount the nurse
should administer. - ANSWER A nurse is reviewing a client's medication
prescription that reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following
components of the prescription should the nurse verify with the provider?
Medication name
Route of administration
Medication dose
Frequency of administration
, Select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen.
The nurse should select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen to
prevent hypoxemia and trauma to the mucosa. - ANSWER A nurse is
reviewing protocol in preparation for suctioning secretions from a client who has a
new tracheostomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Use a resuscitation bag with 80% oxygen prior to the procedure.
Select a suction catheter that is half the size of the lumen.
Place the end of the suction catheter in water-soluble lubricant.
Adjust the wall suction apparatus to a pressure of 170 mm Hg.
A client who is unaware of her recent cancer diagnosis asks the nurse if she has
cancer, and the nurse responds affirmatively.
Following the ethical principle of veracity, the nurse must tell the truth at all times
and never deceive others. - ANSWER A nurse is caring for a group of
clients on a medical-surgical unit. In which of the following situations does the
nurse demonstrate the ethical principle of veracity?
A client who is unaware of her recent cancer diagnosis asks the nurse if she has
cancer, and the nurse responds affirmatively.
A client who has a prescription for a nasogastric tube refuses it, and the nurse
complies with the client's wishes.
A client who has a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order has a cardiac arrest, and the
nurse does not perform CPR despite requests from the client's family.
A client who is about to undergo a painful procedure receives pain medication 30
min before the procedure that the nurse previously promised to administer.
Assist the client to a left side-lying position with the right knee flexed is correct.
The nurse should place the client in a left side-lying position with the right knee
flexed prior to administering an enema. Because the provider prescribed a
cleansing enema for the client, the nurse should prepare the client for the
procedure.
Prepare the client for a chest x-ray is incorrect. A chest x-ray is typically
performed for a client who has an impairment of the upper thorax or lungs, not the
