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Client pain tolerance
Hematocrit levels and vital signs
Skin care interventions
Anatomy and body planes
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Top 32 Nursing Competitive Exam Questions and Answers Pdf
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1.Which one of the following four clients is most likely to tolerate pain best?
A. a client with rheumatoid arthritis
B. a client who has terminal cancer in stage 1 of grief
C. an athlete having a knee surgery to prolong his career
D. a client who has a migraine headache
Ans: C
2. The nurse notices that the client has a hematocrit of 70 percent. This level of hematocrit will most likely affect
the
vital signs in which of the following ways?
A. The blood pressure will be elevated.
B. The pulse will be low.
C. Temperature will be elevated.
D. Blood pressure will be low.
Ans: A
3. When a client's skin is dry, which of the following nursing interventions would be most helpful?
A. Limit bathing to once or twice a week.
B. Bathing is daily, but no soap is used.
C. Bathing daily with mineral oil added to the water.
D. Bathing with lotion instead of water.
Ans: A
4. When reading an autopsy report, the nurse encounters the term "mid-sagittal plane." This nurse understands
that
this means the body was viewed using a plane that matched which of the following descriptions?
A. This plane cuts the body horizontally.
B. This plane divides the body into front and back portions.
C. The body is separated into left and right equal portions.
D. The body is divided using an X across the chest.
Ans: C
, 5. Which of the following words represents the basic unit of all life and is the simplest structure that possesses all
the characteristics of life: organization, metabolism, responsiveness, homeostasis, growth, and reproduction?
A. the cell
B. a gene
C. a chromosome
D. the organelles
Ans: A
6. When charting in the client's record or chart, the nurse most needs to do which one of the following things?
A. Date and sign each entry.
B. Chart every two hours.
C. Use ballpoint pen and not pencil.
D. Cross out errors so others can't read them.
Ans: A
7. Which of the following statements is an OBRA regulation that the nurse must keep in mind when considering
applying a restraint to a client?
A. Apply physical restraints as a first-choice intervention in fall prevention.
B. The physician's order for restraints must be time limited.
C. Verbal or telephone orders for restraints must be signed within 72 hours.
D. Restraints cannot be applied if a family member objects.
Ans: B
8. The nurse is checking the placement of a nasogastric tube prior to giving medication and a feeding. Which of
the following is the preferred and most accurate method of testing?
A. Insert 5 to 20 mm of air into the tube while listening over the stomach with a stethoscope.
B. Aspirate 20 to 30 ml of gastrointestinal secretions and test the pH.
C. Insert 15 to 20 cc of water into the stomach and listen with the stethoscope.
D. Place an open end of the tube into a glass of water and check for bubbles.
Ans: B
9. When giving a client a diagnosis of acute pain, the nurse "using NANDA diagnostic categories" will use this
diagnosis only when the pain last no longer than which of the following lengths of time?
A. 3 days
B. 2 weeks
C. 1 month
D. 6 months
Ans: D
10. The nurse is taking the client's blood pressure. The physician asks for the pulse pressure. To obtain the pulse
pressure, the nurse will have to do which of the following things?
A. Obtain a pulse-pressure machine.
B. Subtract the diastolic blood pressure from the systolic.
C. Subtract the systolic blood pressure from the diastolic.
D. Take client's apical pulse and subtract it from systolic.
Ans: B
11. The skin produces and absorbs which of the following vitamins in conjunction with the ultraviolet rays of the
Sun,
which activate this particular vitamin's precursor present in the skin?
A. vitamin D
B. vitamin C
C. vitamin E
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