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1) A nurse has just received 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 ANSWERS D
2) A client with congestive heart failure is having difficulty breathing. Before leaving the room
the nurse ensures the client has an over-bed 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 ANSWERS D
3) 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) A response to a change in the client's condition - CORRECT ANSWERS D
4) 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).
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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 ANSWERS C
5) A client seen in an urgent care clinic is complaining of abdominal pain and believes that the
food eaten the previous evening was tainted. 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 physician 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 ANSWERS A
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
1) A nurse has just received 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 ANSWERS D
2) A client with congestive heart failure is having difficulty breathing. Before leaving the room
the nurse ensures the client has an over-bed 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 ANSWERS D
3) 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) A response to a change in the client's condition - CORRECT ANSWERS D
4) 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).
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100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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 ANSWERS C
5) A client seen in an urgent care clinic is complaining of abdominal pain and believes that the
food eaten the previous evening was tainted. 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 physician 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 ANSWERS A
