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PRACTICE 2020 A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving telemetry. which of the
following ECG findings should the nurse report to the charge nurse?
Answer: PR interval 0.24 seconds.
◉ A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from four clients.
which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for
treatment?
Answer: a client who is experiencing shortness of breath after taking
amoxicillin.
◉ A nurse is assisting with the transfer of a client to a long term care
facility. the nurse should review which of the following sections of the
electronic medical record to locate information about the clients personal
health insurance?
Answer: admission sheet.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a
lumbar punture. which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
Answer: you should increase your fluid intake after this procedure.
,◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching about puberty with a group of
prepubescent female clients. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: you will likely gain weight before you start to get taller.
◉ A nurse is assisting with a discussion about STI's with a group of
adolescents at a health fair. which of the following statements should the
nurse make?
Answer: an infection with gonorrhea may result in infertility.
◉ A nurse in a providers office is caring for client who is at 34 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
anticipate providing to the client?
Answer: monitor your blood pressure using your right arm daily.
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 875 mg PO every 12
hours. The amount available is amoxicillin oral suspension 400 mg/5mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
Answer: 11.
◉ A nurse is collecting data from a client who has chronic hepatitis. In
which of the following locations should the nurse expect the client to
point to indicate hepatic tenderness?
Answer: B.
,◉ A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving lactated ringers 500
mL over 4 hr. the drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10gtt/mL. The
nurse should check that the manual IV infusion is delivered at how many
gtt/min?
Answer: 21.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoarthritis.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer: apply capsaicin cream four times a day.
◉ A nurse is reviewing a client's medication record and notices that a
double dose of oral digoxin was administered 1 hr ago. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: ANS: Obtain a set of the client's vital signs
RAT: The first action the nurse should take when using the nursing
process is to collect data from the client. Digoxin can cause bradycardia.
By obtaining the client's vital signs, the nurse can identify the need for
intervention
◉ A nurse is instructing an assistive personnel (AP) about caring for a
client who has hepatitis A and is incontinent of stool. Which of the
following infection control precautions should the nurse instruct the AP
to use?
Answer: ANS: Contact
, RAT: Hepatitis A is spread by the fecal-oral route. Standard precautions
are usually sufficient to prevent the spread of infection. However, if the
client who has hepatitis A is also incontinent of stool, then contact
precautions are indicated
◉ A nurse is assisting with the transfer of a client to a long-term care
facility. The nurse should review which of the following sections of the
electronic health record to locate information about the client's personal
health insurance?
Answer: ANS: Admission sheet
RAT: The nurse will find client data, such as date of birth, occupation,
and the client's source of health insurance, on the client's admission
sheet
◉ A nurse is inspecting the skin of a newborn. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Answer: ANS: Generalized petechiae
RAT: Petechiae are an expected finding over the presenting part of the
newborn, such as on the forehead in a brow presentation, and also
anywhere on the head of the newborns who has a nuchal cord, which is
an umbilical cord around the neck. However, petechiae all over the
newborn's body can indicate infection or a decreased platelet count and
should be reported to the provider
PRACTICE 2020 A QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving telemetry. which of the
following ECG findings should the nurse report to the charge nurse?
Answer: PR interval 0.24 seconds.
◉ A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting data from four clients.
which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for
treatment?
Answer: a client who is experiencing shortness of breath after taking
amoxicillin.
◉ A nurse is assisting with the transfer of a client to a long term care
facility. the nurse should review which of the following sections of the
electronic medical record to locate information about the clients personal
health insurance?
Answer: admission sheet.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is scheduled for a
lumbar punture. which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
Answer: you should increase your fluid intake after this procedure.
,◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching about puberty with a group of
prepubescent female clients. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching?
Answer: you will likely gain weight before you start to get taller.
◉ A nurse is assisting with a discussion about STI's with a group of
adolescents at a health fair. which of the following statements should the
nurse make?
Answer: an infection with gonorrhea may result in infertility.
◉ A nurse in a providers office is caring for client who is at 34 weeks of
gestation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
anticipate providing to the client?
Answer: monitor your blood pressure using your right arm daily.
◉ A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 875 mg PO every 12
hours. The amount available is amoxicillin oral suspension 400 mg/5mL.
How many mL should the nurse administer per dose?
Answer: 11.
◉ A nurse is collecting data from a client who has chronic hepatitis. In
which of the following locations should the nurse expect the client to
point to indicate hepatic tenderness?
Answer: B.
,◉ A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving lactated ringers 500
mL over 4 hr. the drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10gtt/mL. The
nurse should check that the manual IV infusion is delivered at how many
gtt/min?
Answer: 21.
◉ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has osteoarthritis.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Answer: apply capsaicin cream four times a day.
◉ A nurse is reviewing a client's medication record and notices that a
double dose of oral digoxin was administered 1 hr ago. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer: ANS: Obtain a set of the client's vital signs
RAT: The first action the nurse should take when using the nursing
process is to collect data from the client. Digoxin can cause bradycardia.
By obtaining the client's vital signs, the nurse can identify the need for
intervention
◉ A nurse is instructing an assistive personnel (AP) about caring for a
client who has hepatitis A and is incontinent of stool. Which of the
following infection control precautions should the nurse instruct the AP
to use?
Answer: ANS: Contact
, RAT: Hepatitis A is spread by the fecal-oral route. Standard precautions
are usually sufficient to prevent the spread of infection. However, if the
client who has hepatitis A is also incontinent of stool, then contact
precautions are indicated
◉ A nurse is assisting with the transfer of a client to a long-term care
facility. The nurse should review which of the following sections of the
electronic health record to locate information about the client's personal
health insurance?
Answer: ANS: Admission sheet
RAT: The nurse will find client data, such as date of birth, occupation,
and the client's source of health insurance, on the client's admission
sheet
◉ A nurse is inspecting the skin of a newborn. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Answer: ANS: Generalized petechiae
RAT: Petechiae are an expected finding over the presenting part of the
newborn, such as on the forehead in a brow presentation, and also
anywhere on the head of the newborns who has a nuchal cord, which is
an umbilical cord around the neck. However, petechiae all over the
newborn's body can indicate infection or a decreased platelet count and
should be reported to the provider
