N432 Test 2: Priority Questions with accurate answers
The 46-year-old client in a women's health clinic tells the nurse "I wake
up at night sweating." Which statement is the nurse's best response?
a. "You might want to drink soy milk every day."
b. "Take calcium pills to prevent osteoporosis."
c. "Are you having trouble with vaginal dryness."
d. "It will help if you sleep under a fan at night." Ans✓✓✓ a
The administrative supervisor is staffing the hospital's medical surgical
units during an ice storm and has received many calls from staff
members who are unable to get to the hospital. Which intervention
should the supervisor implement first?
a. inform the client nursing officer
b. notify the on-duty staff to stay
c. call staff members who live close to the facility
d. implement the emergency disaster protocol Ans✓✓✓ b
The charge nurse is making assignments on a surgical unit. Which client
should be assigned to the least experienced nurse?
a. the client who had a vaginal hysterectomy and still has an indwelling
catheter
, b. the client who has an open cholecystectomy and has gray drainage in
the tube
c. the client who had a hip replacement and states something popped
while walking
d. the client who had a Whipple procedure and reports being thirsty all
the time Ans✓✓✓ a
The charge nurse of a post surgical unit observes a new graduate telling
the elderly client's visitor not to push the client's patient-controlled
analgesia (PCA) pump button. Which action should the charge nurse
implement?
a. encourage the visitor to push the button for the client
b. ask the nurse to step into the hallway to discuss the situation
c. discuss the hospital protocol for the use of PCA pumps
d. continue to perform the charge nurse's other duties Ans✓✓✓ d
The home health nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with COPD.
Which client problem is priority?
a. activity intolerance
b. altered coping
c. impaired gas exchange
d. self-care deficit Ans✓✓✓ c
The 46-year-old client in a women's health clinic tells the nurse "I wake
up at night sweating." Which statement is the nurse's best response?
a. "You might want to drink soy milk every day."
b. "Take calcium pills to prevent osteoporosis."
c. "Are you having trouble with vaginal dryness."
d. "It will help if you sleep under a fan at night." Ans✓✓✓ a
The administrative supervisor is staffing the hospital's medical surgical
units during an ice storm and has received many calls from staff
members who are unable to get to the hospital. Which intervention
should the supervisor implement first?
a. inform the client nursing officer
b. notify the on-duty staff to stay
c. call staff members who live close to the facility
d. implement the emergency disaster protocol Ans✓✓✓ b
The charge nurse is making assignments on a surgical unit. Which client
should be assigned to the least experienced nurse?
a. the client who had a vaginal hysterectomy and still has an indwelling
catheter
, b. the client who has an open cholecystectomy and has gray drainage in
the tube
c. the client who had a hip replacement and states something popped
while walking
d. the client who had a Whipple procedure and reports being thirsty all
the time Ans✓✓✓ a
The charge nurse of a post surgical unit observes a new graduate telling
the elderly client's visitor not to push the client's patient-controlled
analgesia (PCA) pump button. Which action should the charge nurse
implement?
a. encourage the visitor to push the button for the client
b. ask the nurse to step into the hallway to discuss the situation
c. discuss the hospital protocol for the use of PCA pumps
d. continue to perform the charge nurse's other duties Ans✓✓✓ d
The home health nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with COPD.
Which client problem is priority?
a. activity intolerance
b. altered coping
c. impaired gas exchange
d. self-care deficit Ans✓✓✓ c
