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PN FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE PRACTICE 2024 A EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PN FUNDAMENTALS ONLINE PRACTICE2024 A EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
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A nurse in a provider's clinic is caring for a client who has heart failure. The nurse is
evaluating the client's understanding of the teaching.
Select the 3 client statements that indicate an understanding of the teaching. -
Answer-"I know to call my doctor if I gain 3 pounds or more in 2 days"
"I am eating fewer potato chips and more fruit for snacks"
"I am limiting my sodium intake to 2 grams daily"
A nurse is assisting with admitting a client to a health care facility. A nurse is assisting in
the care of a client who is being placed on transmission-based precautions. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take when caring for this client?
Select all that apply. - Answer--Wear an N95 mask when caring for the client
-Place a trash can for soiled linens inside the client's room
-Place the client in a negative airflow room
-Perform hand hygiene before leaving the client's room
A nurse is caring for a client who had a spinal cord injury and has paraplegia. Click to
highlight the findings below that that require intervention by the nurse. - Answer--
Passive range-of-motion exercises to lower extremities performed once daily
-Plantar flexion contractures noted bilaterally
-Left heel has 1.3 cm x 1.3 cm (0.5 in x 0.5 in) area of Non blanchable erythema; skin is
intact
Assisting With the Care of a Client Who Reports an Extended Period of Constipation.
Based on the client's clinical findings, which of the following actions should the nurse
take? - Answer--Assist the client to a left side-lying position with the right knee flexed
-Administer a cleansing enema
-Auscultate the client's bowel sounds
-Perform a manual digital examination of the client's rectum
A nurse is caring for a client in a medical-surgical unit. After reviewing the findings,
which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
Select the 3 actions that the nurse should plan to take. - Answer--Administer analgesic
prior to planned activities
-Assist the client to dangle their legs at the bedside prior to standing
-Delegate the application of sequential compression devices to assistive personnel
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Click to
highlight the findings the nurse should report to the provider. - Answer--Urinary output
-Reported pain level
, -Vital signs
A nurse is assisting in the care of a client. When prioritizing care for the client, the nurse
should first - Answer--first, plan a turning and positioning schedule
-second, apply a hydrocolloid dressing to the client's sacrum
-third, request a prescription for a pressure redistribution bed
A nurse is assisting with caring for a female client who has a newly placed ileostomy.
Complete the following sentence by using the lists of options. The nurse should first
address the___________ followed by the ______________ - Answer--Color of the
stoma
-Skin condition around the stoma
A client who has advanced cancer tells the nurse that they have a difficult time talking to
anyone about the illness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
encourage therapeutic communication? - Answer-Let the client know that, as their
nurse, they are available and willing to listen
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who has active tuberculosis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Answer-Assign the client to a
negative pressure airflow room
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for oxygen at 7 L/min via
simple face mask. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to ensure client
safety? - Answer-Attach a humidifier to the base of the flow meter.
A nurse is preparing to administer oxygen to a client who has heart failure and is having
severe difficulty breathing. Which of the following oxygen delivery equipment should the
nurse select to provide the highest concentration of oxygen to the client? - Answer-
Nonrebreather mask
A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report to the provider? - Answer-The client reports urinary
incontinence.
A nurse is caring for a client who has recently undergone a total bilateral mastectomy.
Which of the following statements by the client requires immediate action by the nurse?
- Answer-"When I look at myself in the mirror, I don't know if I can go on."
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intermittent enteral feedings. Which of the
following is the first action the nurse should take? - Answer-Measure the client's gastric
residual before each feeding.
A nurse is using Maslow's hierarchy of needs in assisting with discharge planning for a
client. Which of the following activities should the nurse recommend as the priority for
this client? - Answer-Attend an exercise program.
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