PNC Exam 4 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
When moving a client up in bed with the assistance of another caregiver, the nurse should: -
CORRECT ANSWER - have the client fold the arms across the chest.
The nurse is providing care for a 2-year-old girl with a chronic respiratory disease present since
birth. Which of the following would be of least help in working effectively with the parents? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Expect parents to perform procedures precisely as taught.
What is one of the registered nurse's primary roles in the administration of general anesthetic? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Assessing the client's status during recovery from anesthetic
The physician is attending to a 72-year-old client with a malignant brain tumor. Family members
report that the client rarely sleeps and frequently reports seeing things that are not real. Which
intervention is an appropriate request for the hospice nurse to suggest to the physician? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Add haloperidol to the client's treatment plan.
A client is experiencing difficulty swallowing a large oral tablet. What action by the nurse would
be most appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Check to determine whether the drug can
be crushed or mixed with food
The nurse has recently been promoted to nurse manager on a pediatric unit and has decided to
accept input from staff regarding changes they would like to see on the unit. Which type of
leadership style is the nurse embodying? - CORRECT ANSWER - Democratic
The nurse who works on a postpartum floor is mentoring a new graduate. She informs the new
nurse that a postpartum assessment of the mother includes which assessments? Select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWER - • vital signs of mother
• pain level
• head-to-toe assessment
, The nurse manager who asks staff members to give suggestions on how to improve collaboration
between nurses and physicians is exhibiting what style of leadership? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Democratic
The nurse is working in the emergency department when a physician asks for help as the client is
performing a Romberg test. In which position would the nurse stand to be most helpful? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse would stand laterally to the client, opposite side to
where the physician is standing.
The nurse on a busy acute care floor identifies that several clients with heart failure are being
readmitted within 2 weeks of discharge. Which step in performance improvement is the nurse
demonstrating? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovering a problem
A nurse is providing care for a child diagnosed with beta-thalassemia who is receiving a blood
transfusion. The child reports being bored and asks to go to the playroom. What is the bestaction
for the nurse to take? - CORRECT ANSWER - Have a child-life specialist find an
appropriate activity to occupy the child during the transfusion.
The nurse notices that there is no vitamin K administration recorded on a newborn's medical
record upon arrival to the newborn nursery. What would be the nurse's first action? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Call the Labor and Delivery nurse who cared for the newborn to inquire about
why the medication was not documented.
The RN is working with hospital administrators to transform care at their facility. Which nursing
competency will be critical for the nurse to utilize? - CORRECT ANSWER - Work
effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
Two new nurses are requesting the same preceptor for unit orientation. Both new nurses have
been very vocal about being unhappy if they do not receive their choice of preceptor. Which
illustrates the nurses using a compromise approach to conflict resolution? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The nurses agree to have the preceptor precept one nurse at the beginning of
the orientation and the other at the end.
and CORRECT Answers
When moving a client up in bed with the assistance of another caregiver, the nurse should: -
CORRECT ANSWER - have the client fold the arms across the chest.
The nurse is providing care for a 2-year-old girl with a chronic respiratory disease present since
birth. Which of the following would be of least help in working effectively with the parents? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Expect parents to perform procedures precisely as taught.
What is one of the registered nurse's primary roles in the administration of general anesthetic? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Assessing the client's status during recovery from anesthetic
The physician is attending to a 72-year-old client with a malignant brain tumor. Family members
report that the client rarely sleeps and frequently reports seeing things that are not real. Which
intervention is an appropriate request for the hospice nurse to suggest to the physician? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Add haloperidol to the client's treatment plan.
A client is experiencing difficulty swallowing a large oral tablet. What action by the nurse would
be most appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Check to determine whether the drug can
be crushed or mixed with food
The nurse has recently been promoted to nurse manager on a pediatric unit and has decided to
accept input from staff regarding changes they would like to see on the unit. Which type of
leadership style is the nurse embodying? - CORRECT ANSWER - Democratic
The nurse who works on a postpartum floor is mentoring a new graduate. She informs the new
nurse that a postpartum assessment of the mother includes which assessments? Select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWER - • vital signs of mother
• pain level
• head-to-toe assessment
, The nurse manager who asks staff members to give suggestions on how to improve collaboration
between nurses and physicians is exhibiting what style of leadership? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Democratic
The nurse is working in the emergency department when a physician asks for help as the client is
performing a Romberg test. In which position would the nurse stand to be most helpful? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The nurse would stand laterally to the client, opposite side to
where the physician is standing.
The nurse on a busy acute care floor identifies that several clients with heart failure are being
readmitted within 2 weeks of discharge. Which step in performance improvement is the nurse
demonstrating? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovering a problem
A nurse is providing care for a child diagnosed with beta-thalassemia who is receiving a blood
transfusion. The child reports being bored and asks to go to the playroom. What is the bestaction
for the nurse to take? - CORRECT ANSWER - Have a child-life specialist find an
appropriate activity to occupy the child during the transfusion.
The nurse notices that there is no vitamin K administration recorded on a newborn's medical
record upon arrival to the newborn nursery. What would be the nurse's first action? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Call the Labor and Delivery nurse who cared for the newborn to inquire about
why the medication was not documented.
The RN is working with hospital administrators to transform care at their facility. Which nursing
competency will be critical for the nurse to utilize? - CORRECT ANSWER - Work
effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
Two new nurses are requesting the same preceptor for unit orientation. Both new nurses have
been very vocal about being unhappy if they do not receive their choice of preceptor. Which
illustrates the nurses using a compromise approach to conflict resolution? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The nurses agree to have the preceptor precept one nurse at the beginning of
the orientation and the other at the end.
