RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment as part of a client's comprehensive physical
examination. Which of the following is the final step the nurse should perform?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Percussion
D. Inspection - (answer) ANS: A
A nurse is caring for a client who has a newly created colostomy. The client's partner tells the nurse that
the client refuses to look at the stoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Transfer the client to a rehabilitation facility for instruction about self-management of the colostomy.
B. Instruct the client's partner to assume care of the colostomy for the client.
C. Suggest the client join a support group for people who have colostomies.
D. Encourage the client and partner to avoid expressing negative feelings about the colostomy. -
(answer) ANS: C
A charge nurse in a newborn nursery is providing information to a group of nurses about risk factors for
hypoglycemia. Which of the following risk factors should the charge nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Prematurity
B. Maternal diabetes
C. Thrombocytopenia
D. Hypothermia
E. Anemia - (answer) A. Prematurity
B. Maternal diabetes
D. Hypothermia
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypernatremia. Which of the following IV solutions should the
nurse plan to administer?
,RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A. 3% sodium chloride
B. 0.9% sodium chloride
C. 0.45% sodium chloride
D. Lactated Ringer's - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse is assessing a client who has a brain tumor and is receiving palliative care. Which of the
following findings indicates the nurse should administer pain medication?
A. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
B. Constricted pupils
C. Restlessness
D. Mottled skin - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse is caring for an infant who has coarctation of the aorta. Which of the following should the nurse
identify as an expected finding?
A. Frequent nosebleeds
B. Weak femoral pulses
C. Upper extremity hypotension
D. Increased intracranial pressure - (answer) ANS: B
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine intravenously. Which of the following findings
indicates the client is experiencing morphine toxicity?
A. Prolonged QT interval
B. Bradypnea
C. Fluid retention
D. Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes - (answer) ANS: B
,RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider?
A. The client has an oxygen saturation level of 96% after oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula was applied.
B. The client has a wound dressing saturated with sanguinous drainage after it was reinforced.
C. The client reports a pain level of 2 on a 0 to 10 scale after administration of pain medication.
D. The client has a urine output of 50 mL/hr after removal of the indwelling urinary catheter. - (answer)
ANS: B
A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following findings should
indicate to the nurse that the client's condition is improving?
A. The client experiences self-doubt when making decisions.
B. The client can express angry feelings.
C. The client exhibits a flat affect.
D. The client looks down when speaking to others. - (answer) ANS: B
A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure following a traumatic brain injury.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe.
B. Provide a quiet environment for the client.
C. Maintain the head of the bed at a 30 degree angle.
D. Obtain client vital signs every 8 hr.
E. Administer stool softeners to the client - (answer) B. Provide a quiet environment for the client.
C. Maintain the head of the bed at a 30 degree angle.
E. Administer stool softeners to the client
, RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is taking warfarin. Which of the following
laboratory tests determines if the dose of medication is within the recommended target range?
A. INR
B. Factor VIll
C. Bleeding time
D. aPTT - (answer) ANS: A
A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of a child who has varicella. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Your child can return to school after a negative titer result."
B. "Your child can return to school 24 hours after beginning antibiotics."
C. "Your child can return to school once the lesions have crusted over."
D. "Your child can return to school once the fever has subsided." - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse at a community health clinic is planning care for an adolescent who recently learned that she is
pregnant and is concerned about her ability to afford and care for her baby. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Advise the adolescent to place the newborn for adoption.
B. Contact the adolescent's parent for assistance.
C. Assist the adolescent in applying for Medicaid.
D. Refer the adolescent to a local mental health clinic. - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse has been assigned to an internal disaster drill team and is triaging clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse classify with a green tag?
A. A client who has full-thickness burns over the lower extremities
B. A client who has an open compound fracture of the humerus
DETAILED ANSWERS
A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment as part of a client's comprehensive physical
examination. Which of the following is the final step the nurse should perform?
A. Palpation
B. Auscultation
C. Percussion
D. Inspection - (answer) ANS: A
A nurse is caring for a client who has a newly created colostomy. The client's partner tells the nurse that
the client refuses to look at the stoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Transfer the client to a rehabilitation facility for instruction about self-management of the colostomy.
B. Instruct the client's partner to assume care of the colostomy for the client.
C. Suggest the client join a support group for people who have colostomies.
D. Encourage the client and partner to avoid expressing negative feelings about the colostomy. -
(answer) ANS: C
A charge nurse in a newborn nursery is providing information to a group of nurses about risk factors for
hypoglycemia. Which of the following risk factors should the charge nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Prematurity
B. Maternal diabetes
C. Thrombocytopenia
D. Hypothermia
E. Anemia - (answer) A. Prematurity
B. Maternal diabetes
D. Hypothermia
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypernatremia. Which of the following IV solutions should the
nurse plan to administer?
,RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
A. 3% sodium chloride
B. 0.9% sodium chloride
C. 0.45% sodium chloride
D. Lactated Ringer's - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse is assessing a client who has a brain tumor and is receiving palliative care. Which of the
following findings indicates the nurse should administer pain medication?
A. Cheyne-Stokes respirations
B. Constricted pupils
C. Restlessness
D. Mottled skin - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse is caring for an infant who has coarctation of the aorta. Which of the following should the nurse
identify as an expected finding?
A. Frequent nosebleeds
B. Weak femoral pulses
C. Upper extremity hypotension
D. Increased intracranial pressure - (answer) ANS: B
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving morphine intravenously. Which of the following findings
indicates the client is experiencing morphine toxicity?
A. Prolonged QT interval
B. Bradypnea
C. Fluid retention
D. Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes - (answer) ANS: B
,RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postoperative. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider?
A. The client has an oxygen saturation level of 96% after oxygen 2 L/min via nasal cannula was applied.
B. The client has a wound dressing saturated with sanguinous drainage after it was reinforced.
C. The client reports a pain level of 2 on a 0 to 10 scale after administration of pain medication.
D. The client has a urine output of 50 mL/hr after removal of the indwelling urinary catheter. - (answer)
ANS: B
A nurse is caring for a client who has major depressive disorder. Which of the following findings should
indicate to the nurse that the client's condition is improving?
A. The client experiences self-doubt when making decisions.
B. The client can express angry feelings.
C. The client exhibits a flat affect.
D. The client looks down when speaking to others. - (answer) ANS: B
A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure following a traumatic brain injury.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe.
B. Provide a quiet environment for the client.
C. Maintain the head of the bed at a 30 degree angle.
D. Obtain client vital signs every 8 hr.
E. Administer stool softeners to the client - (answer) B. Provide a quiet environment for the client.
C. Maintain the head of the bed at a 30 degree angle.
E. Administer stool softeners to the client
, RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2023 NEWEST VERSION ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is taking warfarin. Which of the following
laboratory tests determines if the dose of medication is within the recommended target range?
A. INR
B. Factor VIll
C. Bleeding time
D. aPTT - (answer) ANS: A
A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of a child who has varicella. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Your child can return to school after a negative titer result."
B. "Your child can return to school 24 hours after beginning antibiotics."
C. "Your child can return to school once the lesions have crusted over."
D. "Your child can return to school once the fever has subsided." - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse at a community health clinic is planning care for an adolescent who recently learned that she is
pregnant and is concerned about her ability to afford and care for her baby. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Advise the adolescent to place the newborn for adoption.
B. Contact the adolescent's parent for assistance.
C. Assist the adolescent in applying for Medicaid.
D. Refer the adolescent to a local mental health clinic. - (answer) ANS: C
A nurse has been assigned to an internal disaster drill team and is triaging clients. Which of the
following clients should the nurse classify with a green tag?
A. A client who has full-thickness burns over the lower extremities
B. A client who has an open compound fracture of the humerus
