COMP PREDICTOR B EXAM FOR 2023/2024
COMPLETE SOLUTION 100% VERIFIED
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A charge nurse is providing an educational session about infection control for a group of
staff nurses. Which statement by a staff nurse indicates understanding of isolation
precautions?
A) "Droplet precautions should be initiated for a client who tests positive for measles."
B) "A client who requires airborne precautions should be placed in a negative-pressure
airflow room."
C) "Airborne precautions should be initiated for a client who has Clostridium difficile."
D) "A clients who is immunocompromised should be placed in a negative-pressure
airflow room." - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B) "A client who requires airborne precautions should be
placed in a negative-pressure airflow room."
The nurse should initiate airborne precautions, rather than droplet precautions, for a
client who has measles.
A charge nurse notices that one of the nurses on her shift frequently violates unit
policies by taking an extended amount of time for her break. Which statement should
the charge nurse make to address this conflict?
A) "I would like to talk to you about the unit policies regarding break time."
B) "If you continue to take a long lunch break, I will have to report this to the nurse
manager."
C) "Have you thought about how your extended lunch breaks affect the other members
of our team?"
D) "Did you inform the other members of your team about when you left and returned
from break?" - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A) "I would like to talk to you about the unit policies
regarding break time."
A client is receiving IV fluids at 150 mL/hr. Which finding indicates the client is
experiencing fluid overload?
A) Oliguria
B) Bradycardia
C) Dyspnea
D) Poor skin turgor - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C) Dyspnea
A community health nurse is providing teaching about home safety with a group of
elderly clients. Which statement should the nurse make?
,A) "Unplug your appliances by grasping the cord and pulling it straight from the outlet."
B) "Set your water heater temperature at 130 degrees Fahrenheit."
C) "Use throw rugs in high-traffic areas to partially cover wood floors."
D) "Have grab bars installed around your bathtub and toilet." - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D) "Have
grab bars installed around your bathtub and toilet."
A home health nurse is assessing a 2-week-old newborn who had a birth weight of 3.64
kg (8 lb) and is being breastfed. Which finding indicates effective breastfeeding?
A) The newborn nurses every 4 hr during the day and sleeps through the night.
B) The newborn has six to eight wet diapers per day.
C) The newborn's current weight is 3.18 kg (7 lb).
D) The newborn has sticky greenish stools. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B) The newborn has six to
eight wet diapers per day.
A home health nurse is evaluating a school-age child with cystic fibrosis. The nurse
should indicate a request for a high-frequency chest compression vest in response to
which parent statement?
A) "My child doesn't like to sit still for nebulizer treatments."
B) "I think that my child has been running a fever over the last couple of days."
C) "My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion therapy."
D) "I am concerned about my child's future participation in team sports." -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..C) "My child has only a small amount of mucus after percussion
therapy."
A hospice nurse is consulting with a patient and her family about receiving home
services. Which statement should the nurse identify as an indication that the family
understands home hospice care?
A) "We can expect the hospice nurse to provide support for us after our mother's death."
B) "A hospice nurse will come to the house each time our mother needs pain
medication."
C) "Now that my mother is receiving hospice services, we will not be able to get respite
care."
D) "Hospice care focuses on arranging treatment that will prolong our mother's life." -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..A) "We can expect the hospice nurse to provide support for us after our
mother's death."
A nurse administers an incorrect dose of a med to a client. The nurse recognizes the
error immediately and completes an incident report. Which fact related to the incident
should the nurse document in the client's medical record?
A) Completion of the incident report
B) Time the medication was given
C) Reason for the medication error
D) Notification of the pharmacist - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B) Time the medication was given
A nurse at a mental health clinic is caring for 4 clients. Which client is using dissociation
as a defense mechanism?
,A) A client forgets to buy her partner a birthday gift after a disagreement.
B) A client who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it happened to
someone else.
C) A client who is shorter than average is verbally assertive with his co-workers.
D) A client states that she did not get a job promotion because the boss does not like
her. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B) A client who was abused as a child describes the abuse as if it
happened to someone else.
The nurse should recognize that this client is using dissociation because he is
separating painful events from his conscious mind and is describing the events as if
they happened to another person.
A nurse at an urgent care clinic is assessing a patient with impaired vision in 1 eye.
Which report from the patient should indicate to the nurse that the client has a detached
retina?
A) Halos around lights
B) Floating dark spots
C) Pain in the affected eye
D) Cloudy vision - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B) Floating dark spots
A nurse educator is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about the need to
complete an incident report. Which example should the nurse include as a reportable
incident and an indication for completing a report?
A) A nurse has had two unsuccessful attempts at starting a new IV line on a client.
B) Two visitors are heard arguing at the nurses' station.
C) A client refuses to take his prescribed antibiotic medication.
D) A nurse administered a medication via the wrong route. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D) A nurse
administered a medication via the wrong route.
A nurse enters a client's room and sees smoke coming from a small fire in the trash
can. What should the nurse do first?
A) Remove the client from the room.
B) Activate the fire alarm.
C) Close the door to the client's room.
D) Extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A) Remove the client from
the room.
A nurse has received report on 4 patients. Which patient should the nurse intervene to
prevent a potential food and medication interaction?
A) A client who is receiving verapamil and has a continuous infusion of total parenteral
nutrition (TPN)
B) A client who is taking phenytoin and is requesting a milkshake
C) A client who is receiving a diet high in potassium-rich foods and furosemide by
mouth
, D) A client who is receiving an MAOI and is requesting a cheeseburger for dinner -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..D) A client who is receiving an MAOI and is requesting a cheeseburger
for dinner
A nurse has received report on 4 patients. Which should the nurse assess first?
A) A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bowel sounds
B) A client who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose level of 105 mg/dL
C) A client who has heart failure and 2+ pitting edema
D) A client who is receiving maintenance IV fluids and needs a new IV catheter -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..A) A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bowel
sounds
A nurse in a mental health clinic is assessing a client who has a history of seeking
counseling for relationship problems. The client shows the nurse multiple superficial
self-inflicted lacerations on the forearms. These behaviors are characteristics of which
personality disorder?
A) Borderline
B) Antisocial
C) Histrionic
D) Paranoid - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A) Borderline
The nurse should recognize that clients who have borderline personality disorder are
unstable emotionally, have troubled interpersonal relationships, and often engage in
harmful behaviors such as cutting, substance use, and suicidal thoughts.
A nurse in a peds clinic is assessing the reflexes of an infant who is 1 week old. Which
image demonstrates correct procedure to elicit the palmar grasp reflex? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..The nurse should elicit the palmar reflex by touching the palms of the
infant's hands near the base of the digits, causing flexion of the fingers.
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing an adolescent who has been taking ibuprofen
for 6 months to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which question should the nurse ask to
assess for an adverse effect of this med?
A) "Have you suffered with muscle stiffness?"
B) "Have you had any stomach pain or bloody stools?"
C) "Have you experienced a dry cough?"
D) "Have you noticed an increase in urine output?" - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B) "Have you had
any stomach pain or bloody stools?"
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for an 19-month old toddler who has a blood lead
level of 3. Which action should the nurse take?
A) Schedule chelation therapy.
B) Contact the poison control center.
C) Recommend rescreening in 1 year.
D) Refer the family to social services. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..C) Recommend rescreening in 1
year.
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