PREDICTOR FORM A EXAM
A 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?
C. Prepare the client for a cesarean section - 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?
D. Client found lying on the floor near the bedside table - Client found lying on the floor
near the bedside table
A charge nurse on a pediatric unit is making assignments for a float nurse from the
medical unit.
Which of the following clients is appropriate to assign to the float nurse?
A. A 10-year-old client who has pneumonia and is receiving respiratory treatments - A
10-year-old client who has pneumonia and is receiving respiratory treatments
A nurse is preparing to administer vancomycin to a client who has an infected wound.
The nurse
should plan to monitor for which of the following adverse reactions?
B. Ototoxicity - Ototoxicity
A nurse is assessing an infant who has water intoxication. Which of the following
findings should the
nurse expect?
,A. Generalized edema - Generalized edema
A home health nurse is conducting an initial home visit for a client who has terminal
breast cancer.
The client has two school-age children and a limited support system. Which of the
following is the
priority nursing action?
A. Inform the client of available community resources - Inform the client of available
community resources
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who has a nasal fracture.
Which of the
following findings should cause the nurse to suspect a skull fracture?
A. Clear fluid drainage from the nares - Clear fluid drainage from the nares
A nurse in an urgent care clinic is collecting admission history from a client who is at 16
weeks of
gestation and has bacterial vaginosis. The nurse should recognize that which of the
following clinical
findings are associated with this infection?
A. Profuse milky white discharge - Profuse milky white discharge
A nurse is discussing the z-track administration of hydroxyzine with a newly licensed
nurse. Which
of the following statements indicates the newly licensed nurse understands the purpose
of the
technique?
B. This technique decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration - This technique
decreases the risk of subcutaneous infiltration
10. A nurse is caring for a full-term newborn immediately following birth. Which of the
following
actions should the nurse take first?
,D. Dry the newborn - Dry the newborn
A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis. Which of the
following
should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
D. Clients who have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood - Clients who
have a history of viral hepatitis are unable to donate blood
A nurse in a residential mental health facility is planning care for a new client who has
obsessive
compulsive disorder. Which of the following is appropriate for the nurse to include in the
plan of care?
B. Gradually decrease the time allowed for ritualistic behavior - Gradually decrease the
time allowed for ritualistic behavior
A nurse is assessing an adult male who has a BMI of 20. The nurse should identify that
the client's
BMI falls within which of the following categories?
A. Healthy weight - Healthy weight
A nurse is caring for a client who is nulliparous and in the first stage of labor. The last
internal
assessment revealed 100% cervical effacement with 5 cm of dilation. At the end of the
last
contraction, the nurse observes a large gush of fluid coming out of the client's perineal
area. Which of
the following is a priority action by the nurse?
C. Check the FHR - Check the FHR
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the
following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
, C. Monitor the client for 1 hr after meals - Monitor the client for 1 hr after meals
A nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client who has risk factors for
development of skin
cancer. The nurse should understand that a suspicious lesion is
A. Asymmetric, with variegated coloring - Asymmetric, with variegated coloring
A nurse is assessing a client's internal eye structures with an ophthalmoscope. Which of
the
following actions should the nurse take?
C. Dim the lights in the room prior to the examination - Dim the lights in the room prior to
the examination
A nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse irrigate a client's wound. Which of the
following
actions should the nurse identify as an indication that the newly licensed nurse
understands wound
irrigation?
D. Irrigates the wound from the top to the bottom - Irrigates the wound from the top to
the bottom
A nurse is planning care for a child who has increased intracranial pressure with a
decrease in level of consciousness. Which of the following interventions should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
A. Perform active range-of-motion exercises
B. Maintain the head at a midline position
C. Suction the airway frequently
D. Perform neurological checks every 4 hrs - Maintain the head at a midline position
A nurse notices smoke coming from a client's room and discovers a fire in the
wastebasket. After moving the client to safety, which of the followings is the priority
action?