PN Fundamentals Online Practice 2024 A with NGN Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers.
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A patient tells the nurse, "My bowel movement looks like butter." Which health problem should
the nurse consider is occurring with this patient?
a. Salmonellosis
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Celiac disease
d...
PN Fundamentals Online Practice 2024 A
with NGN Exam Questions With 100%
Verified Answers.
A patient tells the nurse, "My bowel movement looks like butter." Which health problem should
the nurse consider is occurring with this patient?
a. Salmonellosis
b. Cystic fibrosis
c. Celiac disease
d. Large bowel cancer - answer✔Cystic fibrosis
A nurse is preparing to collect data from a client for a health assessment. Which of the following
should the nurse take?
a. provide privacy for the client
b. keep the lights at dim level
c. expose half of the body at a time
d. encourage the client's friend to remain in the room - answer✔Provide privacy for the client
The nurse should promote a therapeutic environment by providing privacy while data is being
collected for a health assessment.
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?
a. volunteer at the local food pantry
b. attend an exercise program
d. support environmental conservation - answer✔Attend an exercise program
When using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the nurse should determine that the priority activity is
to fulfill the client's physiological needs for activity. Therefore, the nurse should recommend
exercise and help the client select a suitable exercise program.
-According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, volunteering at the local food pantry helps fulfill the
client's self-esteem needs. Therefore, another activity is the priority.
-According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, finding an enjoyable hobby helps fulfill the client's
self-esteem needs. Therefore, another activity is the priority.
-According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, supporting environmental conservation helps fulfill
the client's self-actualization needs. Therefore, another activity is the priority.
A nurse is moving a client in up bed with the assistance of a second nurse. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. stand facing the center of the bed at the client's side
b. place feet apart with the foot nearest the head of the client's bed in front of the other foot
c. keep knees and hips straight while bending a the waist toward the client
d. encourage the client to keep their legs straight and remain still - answer✔Place feet apart with
the foot nearest the head of the client's bed in front of the other foot
Placing the feet apart provides a wide base of support, which improves balance. Additionally, a
forward-backward stance enables the nurse to shift their weight as the client moves up in bed.
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?
a. "I don't understand why everyone is so worried about me"
b. "I don't know if I'll ever find someone who wants to marry me"
c. "When I look at myself in the mirror, I don't know if I can go on"
d. I feel like the doctor pressure me into having the mastectomy - answer✔When I look at myself
in the mirror, I don't know if I can go on
This statement shows sadness and a decreased initiative. The greatest risk to this client is injury
from suicidal ideation. Therefore, the priority action is for the nurse to immediately contact the
client's provider regarding this statement.
A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has aphasia following a stroke. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse use to assist the client with communication?
a. provide an artificial voice box
b. avoid using facial gestures
c. speak to the client in a louder voice
d. ask the client close-ended questions - answer✔Ask the client close-ended questions
Clients who have aphasia can have difficulty forming words. Therefore, the nurse should ask the
client questions that can be answered with a "yes" or "no" because the client can respond to these
close-ended questions by shaking or nodding their head.
A nurse is taking notes of client information on a piece of paper while receiving report. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to dispose of paper?
a. obscure the client's name with a marker prior to disposal
b. place the paper in a trash can at the nurses' station
c. shred the paper in a secure container
d. secure the paper in the nurse's personal locker - answer✔Shred the paper in a secure container
The nurse should shred any written information in a secure container after use to protect the
client's privacy and adhere to HIPAA guidelines.
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?
a. nasal cannula
b. simple face mask
c. venturi mask
d. nonrebreather mask - answer✔Nonrebreather mask
A nonrebreather mask provides the highest percentage of oxygen concentration without
intubation and mechanical ventilation.
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a positive throat culture for
streptococci. Which of the following intervention should the nurse recommend to be included in
the plan of care?
a. place the client in a room with another client who has pharyngitis
b. ensure that the client wears a surgical mask during transportation throughout the facility
c. limit the client's room visitors to visitations of 30 min
d. provide the client with negative-pressure airflow of six air exchanges per hour -
answer✔Ensure that the client wears a surgical mask during transportation throughout the
facility
Streptococcal pharyngitis requires droplet precautions. The nurse should instruct the client to
wear a surgical mask when outside of the room to prevent the spread of infection. Staff should
make every attempt to limit the client's movement outside of the room.
-Many organisms can cause pharyngitis; therefore, the nurse should only place the client in a
room with another client who has a positive throat culture for streptococci to prevent bacterial
transmission.
-There are no restrictions on the time visitors may spend with a client who has a positive throat
culture for streptococci.
-The nurse should provide a room with negative-pressure airflow for clients who require airborne
precautions.
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