KAPLAN PREDICTOR NEWEST COMBINED VERSION
A,B,C EXAM WITH NGN FORMAT ALL COMPLETE
400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Question: An older client diagnosed with emphysema is admitted to the psychiatric unit for
treatment of bipolar disorder. The client receives oxygen per nasal cannula. The client expresses
concern to the nurse that someone will come in and change the amount of oxygen the client is
receiving. INITIALLY, the nurse should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER✔✔Place a
sign above the patients bed stating that the oxygen level is not to be changed.
Question: A teenager has a positive home pregnancy test and comes to the prenatal clinic. The
girl is uncertain of the date of her last menstrual period. The nurse palpates the uterine fundus
midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. Which statement by the nurse is BEST?
- ANSWER✔✔"You are 16 weeks pregnant. Lets talk about what that means."
Question: A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with complaints of fatigue, inability to
concentrate, lack of appetite, and repetitive thoughts. The client is reluctant to take the
prescribed medications, fearing that they are harmful. After the nurse gives the client the
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medication, the nurse should take which of the following actions? - ANSWER✔✔Instruct the
client to open her mouth and move her tongue up and down and to each side while the nurse
looks inside
Question: The nurse assesses a patient 72 hours after a total joint replacement of the right hip.
Which finding requires an intervention by the nurse? - ANSWER✔✔The patients legs are
internally rotated
Question: A client newly diagnosed with Meniere's disease plans a trip to an amusement park
with the family. The client asks the clinic nurse which of the following rides is best. The nurse
should suggest which of the following rides? - ANSWER✔✔Train
Question: . A client is discharged from the hospital after coronary bypass (CABG) surgery 3 days
ago. During discharge teaching, the client asks the nurse "When can I resume sexual intercourse
with my wife?" it is best for the nurse to make which of the following statements? -
ANSWER✔✔You can resume sexual activity when you are able to walk one block without chest
pain or discomfort
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Question: A woman complains to the nurse about the care provided to her husband by the
nursing staff the previous night. Initially, the nurse should take which of the following actions -
ANSWER✔✔Ask the wife to voice her expectations about a solution to the problem
Question: A patient is restrained bodily by the nursing team. The hands of the nurse assigned
to hold down the patients leg should be placed in which of the following positions? -
ANSWER✔✔One hand directly above the patient's knee and the other hand directly above the
patient's ankle
Question: The nurse in the community mental health center works with a client who is
diagnosed with depression. Cognitive therapy is initiated. The nurse should take which of the
following actions? - ANSWER✔✔Help the client to identify the source of his depression
Question: The nurse plans to perform a physical assessment of a young adult who has been
deaf since birth. Although the client indicates using sign language, no interpreter is available.
The nurse should take which action? - ANSWER✔✔Write out each question, and ask the client
to write out each answer
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Q:The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of ipratropium (Atrovent).
Which statement if made by the client to the nurse, indicates teaching is effective? -
ANSWER✔✔"I should use this medicine to prevent asthma attacks."
Question: An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI procedure.
Which of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, should be reported to the
technician before the test? - ANSWER✔✔I had a knee replacement 5 years ago
Question: The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn: axillary
temperature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations irregular at 48/minute, black sticky
stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is most important for the nurse to take which action? -
ANSWER✔✔Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket
Question: A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. The
nurse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time at 4PM. It is MOST important for the
nurse to take which of the following actions? - ANSWER✔✔Offer pain medication to the patient
at 3:30 pm.
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