1 KPLAN RN EXIT EXAM 2024 NEWEST REAL EXAM
DETAILED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A | study to pass
A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the
client's arrival, the nurse should ensure that the client's bed is in which position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers - ANSWER- Fowlers
The nurse is taking the blood pressure measurement of a client with Parkinson's
disease. Which information in the client's admission assessment is relevant to the
nurse's plan for taking the blood pressure reading? (Select all the apply)
A. Frequent syncope
B. Occasional nocturia
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
E. Frequent drooling - ANSWER- A. Frequent syncope
,
, While caring for a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage
at the wound. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should
review which of the client's laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - ANSWER- B. Culture for sensitive organisms
A preschool-aged boy is admitted to the pediatric unit following successful resuscitation
from a near-drowning incident. While providing care to the child, the nurse begins
talking with his preadolescent brother who rescued the child from the swimming pool
and initiated resuscitation. The nurse notices the older boy becomes withdrawn when
asked about what happened. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Develop a water safety teaching plan for the family
B. Ask the older brother how he felt during the incident
C. Tell the older brother that he seems depressed
D. Commend the older brother for his heroic actions - ANSWER- B. Ask the older
brother how he felt during the incident
A male client with cirrhosis has jaundice and pruritus. He tells the nurse that he has
been soaking in hot baths at night with no relief of his discomfort. Which action should
the nurse take?
A. Encourage the client to use cooler water and apply calamine lotion after soaking
B. Obtain a PRN prescription for an analgesic that the client can use for symptom relief
C. Suggest that the client take brief showers and apply oil-based lotion after showering
D. Explain that the symptoms are caused by liver damage and cannot be relieved -
ANSWER- A. Encourage the client to use cooler water and apply calamine lotion after
soaking
An older client with a long history of coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension
(HTN), and heart failure (HF) arrives in the Emergency Department (ED) in respiratory
distress. The healthcare provider prescribes furosemide IV. Which therapeutic response
to furosemide should the nurse expected in the client with acute HF?
A. Increased cardiac contractility
DETAILED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A | study to pass
A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the
client's arrival, the nurse should ensure that the client's bed is in which position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers - ANSWER- Fowlers
The nurse is taking the blood pressure measurement of a client with Parkinson's
disease. Which information in the client's admission assessment is relevant to the
nurse's plan for taking the blood pressure reading? (Select all the apply)
A. Frequent syncope
B. Occasional nocturia
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
E. Frequent drooling - ANSWER- A. Frequent syncope
,
, While caring for a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage
at the wound. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should
review which of the client's laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - ANSWER- B. Culture for sensitive organisms
A preschool-aged boy is admitted to the pediatric unit following successful resuscitation
from a near-drowning incident. While providing care to the child, the nurse begins
talking with his preadolescent brother who rescued the child from the swimming pool
and initiated resuscitation. The nurse notices the older boy becomes withdrawn when
asked about what happened. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Develop a water safety teaching plan for the family
B. Ask the older brother how he felt during the incident
C. Tell the older brother that he seems depressed
D. Commend the older brother for his heroic actions - ANSWER- B. Ask the older
brother how he felt during the incident
A male client with cirrhosis has jaundice and pruritus. He tells the nurse that he has
been soaking in hot baths at night with no relief of his discomfort. Which action should
the nurse take?
A. Encourage the client to use cooler water and apply calamine lotion after soaking
B. Obtain a PRN prescription for an analgesic that the client can use for symptom relief
C. Suggest that the client take brief showers and apply oil-based lotion after showering
D. Explain that the symptoms are caused by liver damage and cannot be relieved -
ANSWER- A. Encourage the client to use cooler water and apply calamine lotion after
soaking
An older client with a long history of coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension
(HTN), and heart failure (HF) arrives in the Emergency Department (ED) in respiratory
distress. The healthcare provider prescribes furosemide IV. Which therapeutic response
to furosemide should the nurse expected in the client with acute HF?
A. Increased cardiac contractility
