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Question 1 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

A client arrives at a hurricane disaster medical area seeking treatment for diarrhea, Which source of contamination should the nurse consider when interviewing the client about exposure?

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Question 2 of 25Multiple-Select / Select All That Apply (SATA)
A client with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is receiving a continuous intravenous heparin infusion. The client now has tarry, black diarrhea and reports abdominal pain. Which actions should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

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Question 3 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is interviewing a client with schizophrenia. Which client behavior requires immediate intervention?

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Question 4 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
An unresponsive victim of a diving accident is brought to the emergency department where it is determined that immediate surgery is required to save the client's life. The client is accompanied by a close friend, but no family members are available. Which action should the nurse take first?

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Question 5 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
While changing a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the site. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should note which of the client's laboratory values?

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Question 6 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
Two weeks after returning home from traveling, a client presents to the clinic with conjunctivitis and describes a recent loss in the ability to taste and smell. The nurse obtains a nasal swab to test for COVID 19. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

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Question 7 of 25Multiple-Select / Select All That Apply (SATA)

The adult child of an older adult client who has Parkinson's disease, calls the clinic and reports that the client has been confused for the past week. What action(s) should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

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Question 8 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

A 2-year-old is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a history of several days of rhinitis and now exhibits a productive barking cough and difficulty breathing.

Which additional finding should alert the nurse that the child is experiencing respiratory distress?

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Question 9 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
An older client with osteoarthritis reports increasing pain and stiffness in the right knee and asks how to reduce these symptoms. In responding to the client, the nurse recognizes what pathology as the cause of the symptoms?

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Question 10 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of coronary artery disease who reports waking up with a sudden onset of viselike chest pressure. The client reports that the pain decreases at rest but continues to feel a constant mid-chest pressure. After obtaining the client's vital signs, which action should the nurse take next?

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Question 11 of 25Calculation / Fill-in-the-Blank (Numeric)

An client who weighs 160 pounds receives a prescription for gentamicin 5 mg/kg/day intravenously in divided doses every 8 hours. How many mg should the nurse administer with each dose?

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Question 12 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus about managing care at home. Which information verbalized by the client indicates understanding?

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Question 13 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
While the nurse is admitting a client with partial thickness burns to the upper extremities, chest, and abdomen, the client experiences difficulty swallowing. The client is drooling and anxious. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

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Question 14 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is providing dietary education to a client in end stage kidney failure who requires dialysis three times a week. Which information is important for the nurse to include about the client's daily diet?

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Question 15 of 25Multiple-Select / Select All That Apply (SATA)

A client newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus suddenly becomes confused and weak.

Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

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Question 16 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
A client who was admitted with rapid atrial flutter is receiving amiodarone 1 mg/minute via a peripheral IV infusion in the left hand. The unlicensed assistive personal (UAP) reports to the nurse that the client's heart rate is 90 beats/minute and blood pressure is 110/50 mm Hg. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

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Question 17 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) smokes two packs of cigarettes per day and is admitted to the hospital for a respiratory infection. The client reports difficulty controlling respiratory distress at home when using the rescue inhaler.

Which comment from the client indicates to the nurse that the client is not using the inhaler properly

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Question 18 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

The nurse on the medical-surgical unit is receiving a transfer report from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse for a client who had an exploratory laparotomy. The PACU nurse provides the following information: "1,000 mL 0.9% sodium chloride is infusing at 125 mL/hr into the left wrist with 600 mL remaining.

Ondansetron 4 mg IV every 8 hours is prescribed for nausea. The last dose was administered at 0700. The client is currently describing pain at a level 2 on a 0 to 10 pain scale. The client has a prescription for hydromorphone 1 mg IV every 2 hours PRN for pain. The last dose was administered at 1000."

Which additional information should the PACU nurse report?

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Question 19 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
Which client should the charge nurse on the oncology unit assign to an RN, rather than a practical nurse (PN)?

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Question 20 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

A parent brings their 2-month-old infant to the clinic to receive the recommended primary vaccines.

Which instruction should the nurse provide the parent about care of the infant after the injections?

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Question 21 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

While caring for a client after a small bowel resection, the nurse is informed that the client has a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

To reduce the risk of recurrence of the MRSA in the postoperative wound, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

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Question 22 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

A client is admitted to the mental health unit for feelings of depression secondary to a positive HIV report. To provide a safe milieu for this client, which action should the nurse take?

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Question 23 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is working on an infectious disease unit. Which client should be assigned to a room with negative airflow, while requiring personnel to use a particulate respirator mask, and requiring staff to observe airborne, as well as standard precautions?

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Question 24 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice

A female client is taking alendronate, a bisphosphonate, for postmenopausal osteoporosis. The client tells the nurse that she is experiencing jaw pain. How should the nurse respond?

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Question 25 of 25Single-Select Multiple Choice
The nurse is preparing a community outreach program on primary disease prevention. Which topic should the nurse plan to include in this event?

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