VERSION B 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM
EACH EXAM CONTAINS 125
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT RATED
A+ DETAILED ANSWERS
Theknursekiskassessingkakclientkwithkacutekpancreatitis.kWhichkfindingkrequireskthekmostkimmediat
ekinterventionkbyktheknurse?
A.k
Thekclient'skamylaseklevelkiskthreektimeskhigherkthanktheknormalklevel.
B.
k
Thekclientkhaskakcarpalkspasmkwhenktakingkakbloodkpressure.
C.
k
Onkak1ktok10kscale,kthekclientktellsktheknursekthatkherkepigastrickpainkiskatk7.
D.
k
Thekclientkstateskthatkshekwillkcontinuektokdrinkkalcoholkafterkgoingkhome.k-kCORRECTkANSWERSkB
Theknursekiskassessingkakclientkwithkacutekpancreatitis.kWhichkfindingkrequireskthekmostkimmediat
ekinterventionkbyktheknurse?
Rationale:AkpositivekTrousseauksignkindicateskhypocalcemiakandkalwayskrequireskfurtherkassessme
ntkandkintervention,kregardlesskofkthekcausek(40%ktok75%kofkthosekwithkacutekpancreatitiskexperie
ncekhypocalcemia,kwhichkcankhavekserious,ksystemickeffects).kAkkeykdiagnostickfindingkofkpancreati
tiskiskserumkamylasekandklipaseklevelskthatkarektwoktokfivektimeskhigherkthanktheknormalkvalue.kSev
erekboringkpainkiskankexpectedksymptomkforkthiskdiagnosis,kbutkdealingkwithkthekhypocalcemiakiskak
prioritykoverkadministeringkankanalgesic.kLong-
termkplanningkandkteachingkdoknotkhavektheksamekimmediatekimportancekaskakpositivekTrousseauk
sign.
Ak55-year-
oldkmalekclientkhaskbeenkadmittedktokthekhospitalkwithkakmedicalkdiagnosiskofkchronickobstructivek
,pulmonarykdiseasek(COPD).kWhichkriskkfactorkiskthekmostksignificantkinkthekdevelopmentkofkthiskcli
ent'skCOPD?
A.
Thekclient'skfatherkwaskdiagnosedkwithkCOPDkinkhisk50s.
B.
k
Akclosekfamilykmemberkcontractedktuberculosisklastkyear.
C.
k
Thekclientksmokeskonektoktwokpackskofkcigaretteskperkday.
D.
k
Thekclientkhaskbeenk40kpoundskoverweightkfork15kyears.k-kCORRECTkANSWERSkC
Rationale:Smoking,kconsideredktokbekakmodifiablekriskkfactor,kiskthekmostksignificantkriskkfactorkfork
thekdevelopmentkofkCOPD.kThekexactkmechanismkofkgenetickandkhereditarykimplicationskforkthekd
evelopmentkofkCOPDkiskstillkunderkinvestigation,kalthoughkexposurektoksimilarkpredisposingkfactors
k(e.g.,ksmokingkorkinhalingksecondhandksmoke)kmaykincreasektheklikelihoodkofkCOPDkincidencekam
ongkfamilykmembers.kOptionskBkandkDkdoknotkexceedkthekriskskassociatedkwithkcigaretteksmokingki
nkthekdevelopmentkofkCOPD.
Inkassessingkakclientkdiagnosedkwithkprimarykaldosteronism,ktheknursekexpectsktheklaboratoryktestk
resultsktokindicatekakdecreasedkserumklevelkofkwhichksubstance?
A.
Sodium
B.
k
Phosphate
C.
k
Potassium
D.
k
Glucosek-kCORRECTkANSWERSkC
,Rationale:Clientskwithkprimarykaldosteronismkexhibitkakprofoundkdeclinekinkserumklevelskofkpotass
ium;khypokalemia;khypertensionkiskthekmostkprominentkandkuniversalksign.kThekserumksodiumklev
elkisknormalkorkelevated,kdependingkonkthekamountkofkwaterkresorbedkwithktheksodium.kOptionkBki
skinfluencedkbykparathyroidkhormonek(PTH).kOptionkDkisknotkaffectedkbykprimarykaldosteronism.
TheknursekiskcompletingkankadmissionkinterviewkforkakclientkwithkParkinsonkdisease.kWhichkquesti
onkwillkprovidekadditionalkinformationkaboutkmanifestationskthatkthekclientkisklikelyktokexperience?
A.
"Havekyoukeverkexperiencedkanykparalysiskofkyourkarmskorklegs?"
B.
k
"Dokyoukhavekfrequentkblackoutkspells?"
C.
k
"Havekyoukeverkbeenkfrozenkinkonekspot,kunablektokmove?"
D.
k
"Dokyoukhavekheadaches,kespeciallykoneskwithkthrobbingkpain?"k-kCORRECTkANSWERSkC
Rationale:ClientskwithkParkinsonkdiseasekfrequentlykexperiencekdifficultykinkinitiating,kmaintaining
,kandkperformingkmotorkactivities.kTheykmaykevenkexperiencekbeingkrootedktokthekspotkandkunable
ktokmove.kParkinsonkdiseasekdoesknotktypicallykcausekoptionkA,kB,korkD.
Clientkcensuskiskoftenkusedktokdeterminekstaffingkneeds.kWhichkmethodkofkobtainingkcensuskdeter
minationkforkakparticularkunitkprovideskthekbestkformulakforkdeterminingklong-
rangekstaffingkpatterns?
A.
Midnightkcensus
B.
k
Oncomingkshiftkcensus
C.
k
Averagekdailykcensus
, D.
k
Hourlykcensusk-kCORRECTkANSWERSkC
Rationale:Ankaveragekdailykcensuskiskdeterminedkbyktrendkdatakandktakeskintokaccountkseasonalka
ndkdailykfluctuations,ksokitkiskthekbestkmethodkforkdeterminingkstaffingkneeds.kOptionskAkandkBkpro
videkdatakatkakcertainkpointkinktime,kandkthatkdatakcouldkchangekquickly.kItkiskunrealisticktokexpectkt
okobtainkankhourlykcensus,kandksuchkdatakwouldkonlykprovidekinformationkaboutkakcertainkpointkink
time.
Akmalekclientkhaskjustkundergonekaklaryngectomykandkhaskakcuffedktracheostomyktubekinkplace.kW
henkinitiatingkbolusktubekfeedingskpostoperatively,kwhenkshouldktheknursekinflatekthekcuff?
A.
Immediatelykafterkfeeding
B.
k
Justkpriorktoktubekfeeding
C.
k
Continuouskinflationkiskrequired
D.
k
Inflationkisknotkrequiredk-kCORRECTkANSWERSkB
Rationale:Thekcuffkshouldkbekinflatedkbeforekthekfeedingktokblockkthektracheakandkpreventkfoodkfr
omkenteringkifkoralkfeedingskarekstartedkwhilekakcuffedktracheostomyktubekiskinkplace.kItkshouldkre
mainkinflatedkthroughoutkthekfeedingktokpreventkaspirationkofkfoodkintokthekrespiratoryksystem.kO
ptionskAkandkDkplacekthekclientkatkriskkforkaspiration.kOptionkCkplaceskthekclientkatkriskkforktrachealk
wallknecrosis.
Akclientkwithkaknasogastricktubekattachedktoklowksuctionkstateskthatkshekisknauseated.kTheknursekas
sesseskthatktherekhaskbeenknokdrainagekthroughktheknasogastricktubekinktheklastk2khours.kWhichkac
tionkshouldktheknursektakekfirst?
A.
Irrigatektheknasogastricktubekwithksterileknormalksaline.