Questions and Correct Answers Graded A+/
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation following an
amniocentesis. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following
complications?
A. Vomiting
B. Hypertension
C. Epigastric pain
D. Contractions
Ans: D. Contractions
Quiz 2. A nurse is providing teaching to an older client about methods to promote
nighttime sleep. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Stay in bed at least 1hr if unable to fall asleep
B. Take 1 hr nap during the day
C. Perform exercise prior to bed
D. Eat a light snack before bedtime
,Ans: D. Eat a light snack before bedtime
Quiz 3. A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who becomes unconscious
and whose monitor displays ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take first after determining the client does not have a
palpable pulse?
A. Assess heart sounds
B. Defibrillate
C. Establish IV access
D. Administer epinephrine
Ans: B. Defibrillate
Quiz 4. A nurse is admitting a client who is 1 week postpartum and reports
excessive vaginal bleeding. The nurse does not speak the same language as the
client. The client's partner and 10-year old child are accompanying her. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to gather the client's admission data?
A. Have the client's child translate
B. Allow the partner to translate
C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
D. Ask a nursing student who speaks the same language as the client to translate
Ans: C. Request a female interpreter through the facility
,Quiz 5. A nurse is caring for a client who is febrile. To reduce the clients fever, the
nurse applies a cooling blanket. Which of the following findings indicates the
client is having an adverse reaction to the cooling?
A. Flushing
B. Tachycardia
C. Restlessness
D. Shivering
Ans: D. Shivering (hypothermic)
Quiz 6. A nurse is caring for a client who has deep vein thrombosis of the left
lower extremity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Exhibit)
a. Position the client with the affected extremity lower than the heart
b. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
c. Administer acetaminophen
d. Massage the affected extremity every 4 hr
Ans: b. Withhold heparin IV infusion PTT- 30-40 seconds; x2 if on heparin
Quiz A nurse is reviewing assessment data from several clients. For which of the
following
clients should the nurse recommend referral to a dietitian?
, a. An older adult client who has a BMI of 24
b. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
c. An older adult client who has presbyopia
d. A client who has an albumin level of 3.7 g/dL
Ans: b. A client who has a nonhealing leg ulcer
Quiz 9. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a chronic
kidney disease and is
receiving hemodialysis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the
teaching?
a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
b. Take magnesium hydroxide for indigestion
c. Drink at least 3 L of fluid daily.
d. Consume foods high in potassium
Ans: a. Eat 1 g/kg of protein per day
Quiz 12. A nurse is caring for a client who is on bed rest. The nurse should
recognize that which of
the following findings is a complication of immobility?
a. Decreased serum calcium levels