PREDICTOR FROM A EXAM WITH
QUESTION AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
(2024-2025) QUALITY GRADED.
,A client asks the nurse if it is safe to take a glucosamine supplement. The nurse should assess
for
which of the following potential contraindications?
A. Shellfish allergy
B. History of smoking
C. Cardiac dysrhythmia
D. Family history of malignant hyperthermia - correct answer-Shellfish allergy
A nurse is providing grief couseling for the parents of a school-age child whose sibling recently
died.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. Try to suppress your grief when your child is present
B. Avoid discussing the funeral when your child is around
C. Bring the child to the funeral service before visitors arrive
D. School-age children tend to view death as a temporary form of sleep - correct answer-Bring
the child to the funeral service before visitors arrive
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has schizophrenia and is starting therapy
with clozapine. Which of the following is the highest priority for the client to report to the
provider?
A. Blurred vision
B. Dry mouth
C. Fever
D. Constipation - correct answer-Fever
,A nurse is caring for a client who received 2 units of packed RBCs 12 hr ago. Which of the
following
findings should indicate to the nurse the treatment was effective?
Hct 36%
Hgb 15 g/dL
Platelets 10,000/mm3
RBC count 4.1 million/mm3 - correct answer-Hgb 15 g/dL
A nurse is caring for the guardian of an adolescent who was killed in a motor-vehicle crash. The
guardian
states, "I never should have let them take the car. It's all my fault!" Which of the following
responses should the
nurse make?
"You had no way of knowing this would happen."
"Why do you feel this is your fault?"
"You appear to be feeling overwhelmed."
"I know how you feel; I also lost a child." - correct answer-You appear to be feeling
overwhelmed."
A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted client. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse
plan to take first? (Click on the "Exhibit" button for additional information about the client.
There are three tabs
that contain separate categories of data.) Exhibit 2
History and Physical
Demographic Data
, Age: 56
Sex: Male
Admitting Diagnosis: Acute pancreatitis Pain level of 8 on a scale from 0 to 10 Skin appears
jaundiced
History of alcohol use disorder
a. Initiate an IV access for the client.
b. Administer pain medication to the client.
c. Send the client to radiology for a CT scan.
d. Insert an NG tube for the client - correct answer-Initiate an IV access for the clientA client
who has a diagnosis of complete placenta previa is admitted to the labor and delivery suite
at 36 weeks gestation with contractions 5 min in frequency and 1 min in duration. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Rupture the amniotic sac
B. Medicate the client for pain
C. Prepare the client for a cesarean section
D. Perform a vaginal exam - correct answer-Prepare the client for a cesarean section
A nurse enters a client's room and finds the client lying on the floor in a puddle of water. Which
of
the following statements should the nurse document in an incident report?
A. Client fell out of bed because an assistive personnel left the rails of the bed down
B. Client's roommate thinks the client is confused and fell when getting out of bed
C. Client appears to have slipped in water but reports no injuries