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MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. A patient with acute shortness of breath is admitted to the hospital. Which action should the 
nurse take during the initial assessment of the patient? 
a. Ask the patient to lie down to complete a full physical assessment. 
b. Briefly ask specific questions about this episode of respiratory distress. 
c. Complete the admission database to check for allergies before treatment. 
d. Delay the physical assessment to first complete pulmonary function tests. 
ANS: B 
When a patien...
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. After the insertion of an arteriovenous graft (AVG) in the right forearm, a patient complains of 
pain and coldness of the right fingers. Which action should the nurse take? 
a. Teach the patient about normal AVG function. 
b. Remind the patient to take a daily low-dose aspirin tablet. 
c. Report the patient’s symptoms to the health care provider. 
d. Elevate the patient’s arm on pillows to above the heart level. 
ANS: C 
The patient’s complaints suggest the development...
1. Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted 
with Clostridium difficile? 
a. Teach the patient about proper food storage. 
b. Order a diet without dairy products for the patient. 
c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. 
d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. 
ANS: C 
Because C. difficile is highly contagious, the patient should be placed in a private room, and 
contact precautions should be used. There...
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. The nurse teaches a patient about discharge instructions after a rhinoplasty. Which statement, 
if made by the patient, indicates that the teaching was successful? 
a. “My nose will look normal after 24 to 48 hours.” 
b. “I can take 800 mg ibuprofen every 6 hours for pain.” 
c. “I will remove and reapply the nasal packing every day.” 
d. “I will elevate my head for 48 hours to minimize swelling.” 
ANS: D 
Maintaining the head in an elevated position will decre...
1. The nurse teaches a patient with chronic bronchitis about a new prescription for Advair 
Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol). Which action by the patient would indicate to 
the nurse that teaching about medication administration has been successful? 
a. The patient shakes the device before use. 
b. The patient rapidly inhales the medication. 
c. The patient attaches a spacer to the Diskus. 
d. The patient performs huff coughing after inhalation. 
ANS: B 
The patient should inhale the...
1. A 78-kg patient with septic shock has a pulse rate of 120 beats/min with low central venous 
pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure. Urine output has been 30 mL/hr for the past 3 
hours. Which order by the health care provider should the nurse question? 
a. Administer furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. 
b. Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr. 
c. Give hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef) 100 mg IV. 
d. Titrate norepinephrine to keep systolic blood pressure (BP) above 90 mm Hg. 
ANS: A 
Furos...
1. When assessing a patient who spilled hot oil on the right leg and foot, the nurse notes dry, 
pale, and hard skin. The patient states that the burn is not painful. What term would the nurse 
use to document the burn depth? 
a. First-degree skin destruction 
b. Full-thickness skin destruction 
c. Deep partial-thickness skin destruction 
d. Superficial partial-thickness skin destruction 
ANS: B 
With full-thickness skin destruction, the appearance is pale and dry or leathery, and the area is 
p...
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. Which information will the nurse teach seniors at a community recreation center about ways 
to prevent fractures? 
a. Tack down scatter rugs in the home. 
b. Expect most falls to happen outside the home. 
c. Buy shoes that provide good support and are comfortable to wear. 
d. Get instruction in range-of-motion exercises from a physical therapist. 
ANS: C 
Comfortable shoes with good support will help decrease the risk for falls. Scatter rugs should 
be eliminated, not just ta...
1. A young adult contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric) phase of 
the patient’s illness, the nurse would expect serologic testing to reveal 
a. antibody to hepatitis D (anti-HDV). 
b. hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). 
c. anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG). 
d. anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM). 
ANS: D 
Hepatitis A is transmitted through the oral-fecal route, and antibody to HAV IgM appears 
during the acute phase of ...
MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. Which action will the nurse in the hypertension clinic take to obtain an accurate baseline 
blood pressure (BP) for a new patient? 
a. Deflate the BP cuff at a rate of 5 to 10 mm Hg per second. 
b. Have the patient sit in a chair with the feet flat on the floor. 
c. Assist the patient to the supine position for BP measurements. 
d. Obtain two BP readings in the dominant arm and average the results. 
ANS: B 
The patient should be seated with the feet flat on the floor. The BP ...