NUR 212 EXAM 2 STUDY QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS CORRECT ALREADY
GRADED A+
A postoperative client prescribed pain medication every 4 to 6 hours is requesting medication
every 6 hours. At 4 hours the client's pain level is 8 on a rating scale of 1 to 10. The nurse
decides to give the pain medication now. What does this nurse's action exemplify?
A) Meeting a client goal
B) Time management skills
C) Prioritizing the client's care
D) Responding to a change in the client's condition - correct answer ✔✔D
A nurse receives a shift report and is preparing to care for clients assigned on a medical-surgical
unit. Which client should the nurse plan to assess first?
A) The client who needs assistance with activities of daily living
B) The client who needs help ambulating to the bathroom
C) The client with a pain rating of 3/10
D) The client experiencing shortness of breath - correct answer ✔✔D
A client with congestive heart failure (CHF) is having difficulty breathing. Before leaving the
room, the nurse ensures the client has an overbed table to lean on when awake if needed to
ease breathing. Which technique did the nurse use to make this decision?
A) Delegating a task
B) Priority setting
C) Conflict resolution
D) Critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔D
,The nurse is assigned two clients. One client needs postoperative teaching in preparation for
discharge, and the other client with pneumonia has a PaCO2 of 85. Why does the nurse decide
to see the client with pneumonia first?
A) The nurse can delegate postoperative teaching to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
B) The client with pneumonia needs more care than the client needing postoperative teaching.
C) The client with pneumonia may be experiencing respiratory distress.
D) The room of the client with pneumonia is closer than that of the client needing postoperative
teaching. - correct answer ✔✔C
The urgent care clinic nurse is treating a client who is experiencing abdominal pain. The client
states, "I think I ate tainted food last night." What should the nurse do after the client states
that the food was tainted?
A) Ask the client open-ended questions to further assess the situation.
B) Tell the client the healthcare provider does not need to assess the client.
C) Call an ambulance before assessing the client any further.
D) Advise the client to take an antacid. - correct answer ✔✔A
A client with aspiration pneumonia is diaphoretic, pale, and taking gasping breaths. Which is the
priority nursing action?
A) Notify the healthcare provider.
B) Complete a thorough cardiopulmonary assessment.
C) Administer 10 L of oxygen per face mask.
D) Reposition the client to help with breathing. - correct answer ✔✔B
The home health nurse is visiting a client who is 2 weeks postoperative from a coronary artery
bypass surgery. The client has lost 10 pounds, is continuing to experience pain, and is not
eating. What should be the nurse's next action?
A) Examine the current interventions for pain relief.
, B) Refer the client to social services.
C) Contact Meals on Wheels so that the client will eat.
D) Revise the goals in the current plan of care. - correct answer ✔✔A
The nurse is caring for an older adult client with decreased energy who needs to get up to
prevent the development of pressure ulcers. The client is unable to ambulate and wants to be
alone. What should the nurse do?
A) Notify the healthcare provider of the client's noncompliance.
B) Leave the client alone until ready to get out of bed.
C) Gain knowledge about the client from family to gain compliance.
D) Proceed to get help to get the client out of bed. - correct answer ✔✔C
The nurse is caring for an older school-age client who is sleeping when the menu choices for
dinner are brought to the room. Which intervention should the nurse use to meet the dietary
needs of this client?
A) Wake the child to choose a meal for dinner.
B) Order chicken nuggets because most children like this meal.
C) Ask the dietary worker to come back later.
D) Ask the parents to bring dinner from home for the client. - correct answer ✔✔C
A client asks the student nurse to explain the pathophysiology of diabetes. The student nurse
does not know the answer to this question. What should the student respond to the client?
A) "I do not know, but I will find out."
B) "You'll have to ask the doctor that question."
C) "Why do you need to know that?"
D) "I do not know." - correct answer ✔✔A
& ANSWERS CORRECT ALREADY
GRADED A+
A postoperative client prescribed pain medication every 4 to 6 hours is requesting medication
every 6 hours. At 4 hours the client's pain level is 8 on a rating scale of 1 to 10. The nurse
decides to give the pain medication now. What does this nurse's action exemplify?
A) Meeting a client goal
B) Time management skills
C) Prioritizing the client's care
D) Responding to a change in the client's condition - correct answer ✔✔D
A nurse receives a shift report and is preparing to care for clients assigned on a medical-surgical
unit. Which client should the nurse plan to assess first?
A) The client who needs assistance with activities of daily living
B) The client who needs help ambulating to the bathroom
C) The client with a pain rating of 3/10
D) The client experiencing shortness of breath - correct answer ✔✔D
A client with congestive heart failure (CHF) is having difficulty breathing. Before leaving the
room, the nurse ensures the client has an overbed table to lean on when awake if needed to
ease breathing. Which technique did the nurse use to make this decision?
A) Delegating a task
B) Priority setting
C) Conflict resolution
D) Critical thinking - correct answer ✔✔D
,The nurse is assigned two clients. One client needs postoperative teaching in preparation for
discharge, and the other client with pneumonia has a PaCO2 of 85. Why does the nurse decide
to see the client with pneumonia first?
A) The nurse can delegate postoperative teaching to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
B) The client with pneumonia needs more care than the client needing postoperative teaching.
C) The client with pneumonia may be experiencing respiratory distress.
D) The room of the client with pneumonia is closer than that of the client needing postoperative
teaching. - correct answer ✔✔C
The urgent care clinic nurse is treating a client who is experiencing abdominal pain. The client
states, "I think I ate tainted food last night." What should the nurse do after the client states
that the food was tainted?
A) Ask the client open-ended questions to further assess the situation.
B) Tell the client the healthcare provider does not need to assess the client.
C) Call an ambulance before assessing the client any further.
D) Advise the client to take an antacid. - correct answer ✔✔A
A client with aspiration pneumonia is diaphoretic, pale, and taking gasping breaths. Which is the
priority nursing action?
A) Notify the healthcare provider.
B) Complete a thorough cardiopulmonary assessment.
C) Administer 10 L of oxygen per face mask.
D) Reposition the client to help with breathing. - correct answer ✔✔B
The home health nurse is visiting a client who is 2 weeks postoperative from a coronary artery
bypass surgery. The client has lost 10 pounds, is continuing to experience pain, and is not
eating. What should be the nurse's next action?
A) Examine the current interventions for pain relief.
, B) Refer the client to social services.
C) Contact Meals on Wheels so that the client will eat.
D) Revise the goals in the current plan of care. - correct answer ✔✔A
The nurse is caring for an older adult client with decreased energy who needs to get up to
prevent the development of pressure ulcers. The client is unable to ambulate and wants to be
alone. What should the nurse do?
A) Notify the healthcare provider of the client's noncompliance.
B) Leave the client alone until ready to get out of bed.
C) Gain knowledge about the client from family to gain compliance.
D) Proceed to get help to get the client out of bed. - correct answer ✔✔C
The nurse is caring for an older school-age client who is sleeping when the menu choices for
dinner are brought to the room. Which intervention should the nurse use to meet the dietary
needs of this client?
A) Wake the child to choose a meal for dinner.
B) Order chicken nuggets because most children like this meal.
C) Ask the dietary worker to come back later.
D) Ask the parents to bring dinner from home for the client. - correct answer ✔✔C
A client asks the student nurse to explain the pathophysiology of diabetes. The student nurse
does not know the answer to this question. What should the student respond to the client?
A) "I do not know, but I will find out."
B) "You'll have to ask the doctor that question."
C) "Why do you need to know that?"
D) "I do not know." - correct answer ✔✔A
