AFSB 152 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour. Answer: c. maintain the
clients affected extremity in extension
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a
prescription for
crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the
client is adapting to
their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the
meals for us
b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them to their
appointments
,anymore. Answer: a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping
for groceries and cooking the meals for us
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the
following assessment
findings should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is
experiencing
dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP. Answer: d. Decreased BP
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem
and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The
nurse should
anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside. Answer: a. Desmopressin
◉ A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently
started therapy with
,an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the
following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time". Answer: a. your cough may
require that you stop or change your medication
◉ A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports
Raynaud's disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as
a potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch. Answer: d. Using a nicotine
transdermal patch
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device
and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and
tachycardia. Which
, of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter. Answer: d. Clamp the catheter
◉ A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes
reddened areas
over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. Which of the
following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Turn and reposition the client every 4 hr
b. Apply an occlusive dressing
c. Support bony prominences with pillows
d. Massage the reddened areas three times a day. Answer: c. Support
bony prominences with pillows
◉ A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has
multiple sclerosis.
Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role
changes
COMPLETE QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac
catheterization. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Keep the client on bed rest for 24 hours
b. Limit the client's fluid intake to 1 l per day
c. Maintain the client's affected extremity in extension
d. Change the client's dressing every 8 hour. Answer: c. maintain the
clients affected extremity in extension
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a
prescription for
crutches. Which of the following client statements indicates that the
client is adapting to
their role change?
a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and
cooking the
meals for us
b. These crutches will make it impossible to care for my child
c. I feel bad that I have to ask my partner to keep the house clean
d. Its going to be difficult to tell my parents I cant take them to their
appointments
,anymore. Answer: a. I will need to have my partner take over shopping
for groceries and cooking the meals for us
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has gastroenteritis. Which of the
following assessment
findings should the nurse recognize as an indication that the client is
experiencing
dehydration?
a. Pitting, dependent edema
b. Distended jugular veins
c. Increased BP
d. Decreased BP. Answer: d. Decreased BP
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion of the brainstem
and reports thirst.
The client's urinary output was 4,000 ml over the past 24 hour. The
nurse should
anticipate a prescription for which of the following IV medication?
a. Desmopressin
b. Epinephrine
c. Furosemide
d. Nitroprusside. Answer: a. Desmopressin
◉ A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently
started therapy with
,an ACE inhibitor and reports a nagging dry cough. Which of the
following responses by
the nurse is appropriate?
a. "your cough may require that you stop or change your medication"
b. "Increasing your daily fluid intake may eliminate your cough"
c. "sucking on lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough"
d. You cough should go away in time". Answer: a. your cough may
require that you stop or change your medication
◉ A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports
Raynaud's disease.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as
a potential
trigger for exacerbations
of Raynaud's?
a. Eating a strict vegetarian diet
b. A history of herpes zoster
c. Taking amiodipine for hypertension
d. Using a nicotine transdermal patch. Answer: d. Using a nicotine
transdermal patch
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who has a central venous access device
and notes the
tubing has become disconnected. The client develops dyspnea and
tachycardia. Which
, of the following
actions should the nurse take first?
a. Perform an ECG
b. Obtain ABG values
c. Turn the client to his left side
d. Clamp the catheter. Answer: d. Clamp the catheter
◉ A nurse is completing an assessment of an older adult client and notes
reddened areas
over the bony prominences, but the client's skin is intact. Which of the
following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Turn and reposition the client every 4 hr
b. Apply an occlusive dressing
c. Support bony prominences with pillows
d. Massage the reddened areas three times a day. Answer: c. Support
bony prominences with pillows
◉ A home health nurse is making an initial visit to a client who has
multiple sclerosis.
Which of the following actions is the priority for the nurse to take?
a. Discuss recommendations for eating and swallowing techniques
b. List strategies for family coping when dealing with possible role
changes
