KAPLAN PREDICTOR A EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The |nurse |cares |for |a |client |diagnosed |with |superficial |partial |thickness |burn. |The |nurse |
should |assign |the |client |to |a |room |with |which |client?
A. |A |client |diagnosed |with |Cushing's |Syndrome.
B. |A |client |Diagnosed |with |cellulitis |of |the |left |leg.
C. |A |Client |diagnosed |with |acute |peritonsillar |abscess.
D.A |client |diagnosed |with |acute |pelvic |inflammatory |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |A |
client |diagnosed |with |Cushing's |Syndrome.
The |nurse |observes |client |care |on |a |geriatric |unit. |The |nurse |should |intervene |in |which |
situation?
a. |A |student |nurse |assist |the |client |out |of |bed |toward |the |clients |strong |side.
b. |A |student |nurse |assist |the |client |to |sit |on |the |side |of |the |bed |by |lifting |the |client's |
shoulders |and |swinging |the |client's |legs |over |the |edge |of |the |bed.
c. |A |student |nurse |assists |the |client |to |stand |from |a |sitting |position |by |grasping |the |client's |
elbows.
d. |Two |student |nurses |use |a |draw |sheet |to |turn |a |client |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |A |
student |nurse |assists |the |client |to |stand |from |a |sitting |position |by |grasping |the |client's |elbows.
The |nurse |evaluates |the |results |of |the |client's |purified |protein |derivative |(PPD) |2 |½ |days |after |
the |injection. |The |nurse |noted |the |induration |is |4 |mm. |which |action |by |the |nurse |is |most |
appropriate?
a. |Inform |the |client |the |results |are |negative
b. |Obtain |the |names |of |the |client's |closest |contacts.
c. |Determine |the |HIV |status |of |the |client.
,d. |Wait |and |additional |24 |hours |to |read |the |results. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Inform |the |
client |the |results |are |negative
The |nurse |cores |for |the |client |with |a |history |of |schizophrenia. |The |nurse |expects |to |note |
which |speech |pattern?
a. |Repetition |of |the |words |used |by |the |nurse.
b. |Rapid, |coherent |conversation |about |unrelated |topics.
c. |Immediately |answering |questions |appropriately.
d. |Slow, |purposeful |answers |to |the |nurses |questions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Repetition |of |
the |words |used |by |the |nurse.
The |nurse |cares |for |a |6-month-old |infant. |The |parents |report |that |the |infant |had |severe |
diarrhea |for |twelve |hours. |The |nurse |anticipates |which |finding?
a. |Normal |skin |elasticity.
b. |Depresses |anterior |fontanel.
c. |Pale |yellow |urine.
d. |Absent |bowel |sounds. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Depresses |anterior |fontanel.
The |nurse |cares |for |a |client |receiving |hydrocodone |every |6 |hours |prn |for |pain. |The |client |
reports |pain |at |1600. |The |nurse |notes |that |the |hydrocodone |was |last |administered |at
1200, |and |the |nurse |proceeds |to |administer |hydromorphone |at |1615. |After |discovering |the |
error, |how |should |the |nurse |record |the |occurrence?
a. |"Wrong |pain |tablet |given |early. |Client |will |be |monitored |closely. |Asleep |now."
b. |"Hydromorphone |given |instead |of |hydrocodone. |Nursing |supervisor |aware |of |error."
c. |Hydrocodone |tablet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |"Hydromorphone |given |at |1615; |health |care
|provider |notified. |B/P122/80,RR16."
,The |male |client |asks |the |nurse, |"Why |am |I |experiencing |erectile |dysfunction |(ED)?" |The |nurse |
reviews |the |client's |medications. |The |nurse |recognizes |that |which |classification |increases |the |
risk |for |ED?
a. |Non-steroidal |anti-inflammatory |drugs.
b. |Antihypertensive |medications.
c. |Anticoagulant |medications.
d. |Histamine |H2 |inhibitors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Antihypertensive |medications.
The |nurse |in |the |hospital |cafeteria |overhears |two |nursing |assistive |personnel |(NAP) |discuss |the
|client's |condition. |What |is |the |PRIORITY |action |for |the |nurse |to |take?
a. |Change |the |topic |of |the |conversation.
b. |Report |the |employees |to |their |nurse |manager.
c. |Inform |the |employees |about |patient |confidentiality |and |the |client's |right |to |privacy.
d. |Meet |with |the |employees |at |the |end |of |the |shift |and |tell |them |not |to |discuss |clients |in |a |
public |place. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Inform |the |employees |about |patient |confidentiality |
and |the |client's |right |to |privacy.
The |nurse |cares |for |a |client |diagnosed |with |dehydration. |The |plan |of |care |indicates |the |client |
is |to |drink |two |ounces |of |fluid |every |hour. |The |nurse |determines |the |goal |is |met |if |which |is |
recorded |on |the |intake |and |output |(I&O) |sheet |for |an |eight-hour |shift?
a. |360 |ml
b. |160 |ml
c. |480 |ml
d. |240 |ml |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |480 |ml
1 |oz=30 |ml; |60 |oz*8= |480 |ml
, The |nurse |and |LPN/LVN |care |for |clients |on |a |medical-surgical |unit. |The |RN |should |delegate |
which |activity |to |the |LPN/LVN?
a. |Follow |up |on |the |client's |report |of |chest |and |back |itching |two |hours |after |starting |a |patient |
controlled |analgesia |pump.
b. |Provide |instruction |for |the |client |receiving |the |first |nicotine |patch. |
c. |Inform |the |health |care |provider |of |the |client's |history |of |peptic |ulcer |disease |prior |to |
administration |of |streptokinase.
d. |Take |the |blood |pressure |and |heart |rate |before |admin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Take |the |
blood |pressure |and |heart |rate |before |administration |of |enalapril.
The |nurses |care |for |the |client |diagnosed |with |tuberculosis. |Before |discontinuing |airborne |
precautions, |the |nurse |must |confirm |which?
a. |The |tuberculin |skin |test |is |negative
b. |No |acid-fast |bacteria |are |in |the |sputum.
c. |The |client |has |received |anti-tuberculin |medication |for |three |days.
d. |The |client's |temperature |has |returned |to |normal. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |No |acid-fast |
bacteria |are |in |the |sputum.
The |nurse |cares |for |the |client |at |28 |weeks |gestation |diagnosed |with |a |complete |placenta |
previa. |The |nurse |determines |discharge |teaching |is |effective |if |the |client |makes |which |
statement |to |her |husband?
a. |I |can |go |back |to |work |tomorrow |on |a |part-time |basis
b. |I'm |sorry |to |tell |you |we |can't |have |sexual |relations
c. |I |will |still |be |able |to |have |a |vaginal |birth
d. |I |have |to |come |back |in |48 |hours |for |a |vaginal |exam |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |I'm |sorry |to |
tell |you |we |can't |have |sexual |relations
CORRECT ANSWERS
The |nurse |cares |for |a |client |diagnosed |with |superficial |partial |thickness |burn. |The |nurse |
should |assign |the |client |to |a |room |with |which |client?
A. |A |client |diagnosed |with |Cushing's |Syndrome.
B. |A |client |Diagnosed |with |cellulitis |of |the |left |leg.
C. |A |Client |diagnosed |with |acute |peritonsillar |abscess.
D.A |client |diagnosed |with |acute |pelvic |inflammatory |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |A |
client |diagnosed |with |Cushing's |Syndrome.
The |nurse |observes |client |care |on |a |geriatric |unit. |The |nurse |should |intervene |in |which |
situation?
a. |A |student |nurse |assist |the |client |out |of |bed |toward |the |clients |strong |side.
b. |A |student |nurse |assist |the |client |to |sit |on |the |side |of |the |bed |by |lifting |the |client's |
shoulders |and |swinging |the |client's |legs |over |the |edge |of |the |bed.
c. |A |student |nurse |assists |the |client |to |stand |from |a |sitting |position |by |grasping |the |client's |
elbows.
d. |Two |student |nurses |use |a |draw |sheet |to |turn |a |client |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |A |
student |nurse |assists |the |client |to |stand |from |a |sitting |position |by |grasping |the |client's |elbows.
The |nurse |evaluates |the |results |of |the |client's |purified |protein |derivative |(PPD) |2 |½ |days |after |
the |injection. |The |nurse |noted |the |induration |is |4 |mm. |which |action |by |the |nurse |is |most |
appropriate?
a. |Inform |the |client |the |results |are |negative
b. |Obtain |the |names |of |the |client's |closest |contacts.
c. |Determine |the |HIV |status |of |the |client.
,d. |Wait |and |additional |24 |hours |to |read |the |results. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Inform |the |
client |the |results |are |negative
The |nurse |cores |for |the |client |with |a |history |of |schizophrenia. |The |nurse |expects |to |note |
which |speech |pattern?
a. |Repetition |of |the |words |used |by |the |nurse.
b. |Rapid, |coherent |conversation |about |unrelated |topics.
c. |Immediately |answering |questions |appropriately.
d. |Slow, |purposeful |answers |to |the |nurses |questions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Repetition |of |
the |words |used |by |the |nurse.
The |nurse |cares |for |a |6-month-old |infant. |The |parents |report |that |the |infant |had |severe |
diarrhea |for |twelve |hours. |The |nurse |anticipates |which |finding?
a. |Normal |skin |elasticity.
b. |Depresses |anterior |fontanel.
c. |Pale |yellow |urine.
d. |Absent |bowel |sounds. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Depresses |anterior |fontanel.
The |nurse |cares |for |a |client |receiving |hydrocodone |every |6 |hours |prn |for |pain. |The |client |
reports |pain |at |1600. |The |nurse |notes |that |the |hydrocodone |was |last |administered |at
1200, |and |the |nurse |proceeds |to |administer |hydromorphone |at |1615. |After |discovering |the |
error, |how |should |the |nurse |record |the |occurrence?
a. |"Wrong |pain |tablet |given |early. |Client |will |be |monitored |closely. |Asleep |now."
b. |"Hydromorphone |given |instead |of |hydrocodone. |Nursing |supervisor |aware |of |error."
c. |Hydrocodone |tablet |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |"Hydromorphone |given |at |1615; |health |care
|provider |notified. |B/P122/80,RR16."
,The |male |client |asks |the |nurse, |"Why |am |I |experiencing |erectile |dysfunction |(ED)?" |The |nurse |
reviews |the |client's |medications. |The |nurse |recognizes |that |which |classification |increases |the |
risk |for |ED?
a. |Non-steroidal |anti-inflammatory |drugs.
b. |Antihypertensive |medications.
c. |Anticoagulant |medications.
d. |Histamine |H2 |inhibitors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Antihypertensive |medications.
The |nurse |in |the |hospital |cafeteria |overhears |two |nursing |assistive |personnel |(NAP) |discuss |the
|client's |condition. |What |is |the |PRIORITY |action |for |the |nurse |to |take?
a. |Change |the |topic |of |the |conversation.
b. |Report |the |employees |to |their |nurse |manager.
c. |Inform |the |employees |about |patient |confidentiality |and |the |client's |right |to |privacy.
d. |Meet |with |the |employees |at |the |end |of |the |shift |and |tell |them |not |to |discuss |clients |in |a |
public |place. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Inform |the |employees |about |patient |confidentiality |
and |the |client's |right |to |privacy.
The |nurse |cares |for |a |client |diagnosed |with |dehydration. |The |plan |of |care |indicates |the |client |
is |to |drink |two |ounces |of |fluid |every |hour. |The |nurse |determines |the |goal |is |met |if |which |is |
recorded |on |the |intake |and |output |(I&O) |sheet |for |an |eight-hour |shift?
a. |360 |ml
b. |160 |ml
c. |480 |ml
d. |240 |ml |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |480 |ml
1 |oz=30 |ml; |60 |oz*8= |480 |ml
, The |nurse |and |LPN/LVN |care |for |clients |on |a |medical-surgical |unit. |The |RN |should |delegate |
which |activity |to |the |LPN/LVN?
a. |Follow |up |on |the |client's |report |of |chest |and |back |itching |two |hours |after |starting |a |patient |
controlled |analgesia |pump.
b. |Provide |instruction |for |the |client |receiving |the |first |nicotine |patch. |
c. |Inform |the |health |care |provider |of |the |client's |history |of |peptic |ulcer |disease |prior |to |
administration |of |streptokinase.
d. |Take |the |blood |pressure |and |heart |rate |before |admin |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Take |the |
blood |pressure |and |heart |rate |before |administration |of |enalapril.
The |nurses |care |for |the |client |diagnosed |with |tuberculosis. |Before |discontinuing |airborne |
precautions, |the |nurse |must |confirm |which?
a. |The |tuberculin |skin |test |is |negative
b. |No |acid-fast |bacteria |are |in |the |sputum.
c. |The |client |has |received |anti-tuberculin |medication |for |three |days.
d. |The |client's |temperature |has |returned |to |normal. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |No |acid-fast |
bacteria |are |in |the |sputum.
The |nurse |cares |for |the |client |at |28 |weeks |gestation |diagnosed |with |a |complete |placenta |
previa. |The |nurse |determines |discharge |teaching |is |effective |if |the |client |makes |which |
statement |to |her |husband?
a. |I |can |go |back |to |work |tomorrow |on |a |part-time |basis
b. |I'm |sorry |to |tell |you |we |can't |have |sexual |relations
c. |I |will |still |be |able |to |have |a |vaginal |birth
d. |I |have |to |come |back |in |48 |hours |for |a |vaginal |exam |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |I'm |sorry |to |
tell |you |we |can't |have |sexual |relations
