NSG 280 Priority Test Questions and Answers Rated A
A nurse receives report about assigned clients at the nurse plan to take first? - ANSWER -
the start of the shift. Which of the following Determine what the client knows about managing
clients should the nurse plan to see first? - diabetes
ANSWER -A client who experienced a
cesarean birth 4 hours ago and reports pain
A nurse is planning care for a client who has
anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which
A nurse on a surgical unit is caring for a group of of the following client goals a priority? -
clients. Which of the following is the priority ANSWER -Gain 2 pounds of weight per
action of the nurse? - ANSWER -Assessing week
a client who experiences unilateral calf pain
when ambulating
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to
four clients. The nurse should administer
A nurse in the emergency department is triaging medications to which of the following clients first?
clients following a mass casualty event. The - ANSWER -A client who has renal failure, a
nurse should identify which of the following serum potassium level of 5.8/mEq/L, and is
clients as emergent? - ANSWER -A client prescribed sodium polystyrene sulfonate
who has a punctured femoral artery
A nurse is assessing four clients on a medical-
A nurse is assessing a client who is being surgical unit. Which of the following clients should
admitted from the PACU following an abdominal the nurse care for first? - ANSWER -A client
hysterectomy. Which of the following who has a cast on the left leg and reports
assessments is the nurse's priority? - numbness and paresthesia.
ANSWER -Oxygen saturation
Following a tornado, a nurse is determining which
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has of the clients assigned to her care can be
macrosomia and whose mother has diabetes discharged to free up beds for injured clients.
mellitus. The nurse should recognize which of Which of the following clients should the nurse
the following newborn complications as the recommend for discharge? - ANSWER -A
priority focus of care? - ANSWER - young adult client who has Crohn' disease and is
Hypoglycemia 1 day preoperative for an ileostomy
A nurse caring for a client who is vomiting. Which A nurse has received change of shift report and
of the following actions should the nurse take is delegating tasks to an AP. The nurse should
first? - ANSWER -Prevent the client from tell the AP to complete which of the following
aspirating tasks first? - ANSWER -Perform blood
glucose monitoring of a client who has a
prescription for short-acting insulin prior to
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client breakfast
who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following actions should
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A nurse receives report about assigned clients at the nurse plan to take first? - ANSWER -
the start of the shift. Which of the following Determine what the client knows about managing
clients should the nurse plan to see first? - diabetes
ANSWER -A client who experienced a
cesarean birth 4 hours ago and reports pain
A nurse is planning care for a client who has
anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which
A nurse on a surgical unit is caring for a group of of the following client goals a priority? -
clients. Which of the following is the priority ANSWER -Gain 2 pounds of weight per
action of the nurse? - ANSWER -Assessing week
a client who experiences unilateral calf pain
when ambulating
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to
four clients. The nurse should administer
A nurse in the emergency department is triaging medications to which of the following clients first?
clients following a mass casualty event. The - ANSWER -A client who has renal failure, a
nurse should identify which of the following serum potassium level of 5.8/mEq/L, and is
clients as emergent? - ANSWER -A client prescribed sodium polystyrene sulfonate
who has a punctured femoral artery
A nurse is assessing four clients on a medical-
A nurse is assessing a client who is being surgical unit. Which of the following clients should
admitted from the PACU following an abdominal the nurse care for first? - ANSWER -A client
hysterectomy. Which of the following who has a cast on the left leg and reports
assessments is the nurse's priority? - numbness and paresthesia.
ANSWER -Oxygen saturation
Following a tornado, a nurse is determining which
A nurse is caring for a newborn who has of the clients assigned to her care can be
macrosomia and whose mother has diabetes discharged to free up beds for injured clients.
mellitus. The nurse should recognize which of Which of the following clients should the nurse
the following newborn complications as the recommend for discharge? - ANSWER -A
priority focus of care? - ANSWER - young adult client who has Crohn' disease and is
Hypoglycemia 1 day preoperative for an ileostomy
A nurse caring for a client who is vomiting. Which A nurse has received change of shift report and
of the following actions should the nurse take is delegating tasks to an AP. The nurse should
first? - ANSWER -Prevent the client from tell the AP to complete which of the following
aspirating tasks first? - ANSWER -Perform blood
glucose monitoring of a client who has a
prescription for short-acting insulin prior to
A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client breakfast
who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes
mellitus. Which of the following actions should
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