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1. The nurse is teaching a client with anemia who is newly prescribed ferrous sulfate.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. “lt’s normal for this medication to make your stools black.”
B. “Drinking orange juice with this medication will reduce its absorption.”
C. “To prevent nausea, you can take this medication with calcium carbonate.”
D. “Increase absorption of this medication by taking it with your largest meal of the day.”
2. The nurse is performing discharge teaching for a hospitalized client who is scheduled for discharge. The client states, “I do not have money to get these prescriptions.”
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Discuss alternative, more affordable medication options with the client.
B. Contact the client’s family members to see if they can assist financially.
C. Contact a social worker to discuss possible resources available for the client.
D. Provide the client with a list of outpatient resources and continue the discharge process
3. The nurse is teaching the client with a broken ankle how to ambulate with crutches.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. “Fully extend your elbows when you hold the crutches.”
B. “Put your weight on your underarms instead of your hands.”
C. “Adjust the crutches so your underarms rest on the padded tops of the crutches.”
D. “When ambulating, extend the crutches and injured leg forward together, followed by the uninjured leg.”
4. The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 2-year-old client who is febrile and newly admitted with suspected croup. The nurse observes that the client is speaking with a muffled voice.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Take an oral temperature.
B. Administer dextromethorphan.
C. Notify the health care provider.
D. Collect a respiratory throat culture.
5. The nurse is screening clients for those at risk for hypoglycemia.
At highest risk for hypoglycemia is the client who
A. has type 2 diabetes and takes metformin
B. has rheumatoid arthritis and takes prednisone
C. has type 1 diabetes and takes scheduled insulin
D. has pancreatitis, is NPO, and is receiving lV fluids
6. The telemetry nurse is monitoring the following clients’ telemetry waveforms at the nurses’ station.
Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first?
A.
B.
C.
D.
7. The nurse is planning care for a client who is ambulatory and has incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) affecting the groin and perineum.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. Apply topical corticosteroids to areas for relief of itching
B. Use antibacterial soap and hot water to clean the perineum.
C. Place warm, damp compresses on the groin and perineum.
D. Apply barrier cream to affected areas after incontinence care.
8. The nurse is observing a new nurse caring for a 7-year-old client with varicella zoster.
Which of the following actions by the new nurse would require follow-up by the supervising nurse?
A. Prepares to administer aspirin as needed to treat the child’s fever
B. Teaches the child to apply pressure to the skin instead of scratching
C. Provides daily baths followed by application of topical calamine lotion
D. Places the child on standard, airborne, and contact isolation precautions
9. The nurse is caring for a 2-day-old infant with a suspected congenital heart defect.
Which of the following findings should receive highest priority?
A. Grade l systolic murmur
B. Weight loss of 5% since birth
C. Periodic apnea lasting 8 seconds
D. 1+ femoral pulses, 3+ brachial pulses
10. The charge nurse is conducting a fall-risk assessment on admitted clients.
At highest risk for falls is the client who
A. takes bumetanide for pulmonary edema
B. takes rivaroxaban for a pulmonary embolism
C. wears hearing aids for age-related hearing loss
D. has a saline-locked venous access device (VAD) in place
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