1. The registered nurse is making assignments for the day. Which
client should be assigned to the pregnant nurse?
❍ A. The client with HIV
❍ B. The client with a radium implant for cervical cancer
❍ C. The client with RSV (respiratory synctial virus)
❍ D. The client with cytomegalovirus
2. The nurse is planning room assignments for the day. Which client
should be assigned to a private room if only one is available?
❍ A. The client with methicillin resistant-staphylococcus
aureas (MRSA)
❍ B. The client with diabetes
❍ C. The client with pancreatitis
❍ D. The client with Addison’s disease
3. The doctor accidentally cuts the bowel during surgery. As a result
of this action, the client develops an infection and suffers brain
damage. The doctor can be charged with:
❍ A. Negligence
❍ B. Tort
❍ C. Assault
❍ D. Malpractice
4. Which assignment should not be performed by the nursing assis-
tant?
❍ A. Feeding the client
❍ B. Bathing the client
❍ C. Obtaining a stool
❍ D. Administering a fleet enema
5. The mother calls the clinic to report that her newborn has a rash
on his forehead and face. Which action is most appropriate?
❍ A. Tell the mother to wash the face with soap and apply
powder.
❍ B. Tell her that 30% of newborns have a rash that will go
away by one month of life.
❍ C. Report the rash to the doctor immediately.
❍ D. Ask the mother if anyone else in the family has had a
rash in the last six months.
6. Which nurse should not be assigned to care for the client with a
radium implant for vaginal cancer?
❍ A. The LPN who is six months postpartum
❍ B. The RN who is pregnant
, ❍ C. The RN who is allergic to iodine
❍ D. The RN with a three-year-old at home
7. Which information should be reported to the state Board of
Nursing?
❍ A. The facility fails to provide literature in both Spanish
and English.
❍ B. The narcotic count has been incorrect on the unit for
the past three days.
❍ C. The client fails to receive an itemized account of his
bills and services received during his hospital stay.
❍ D. The nursing assistant assigned to the client with hepa-
titis fails to feed the client and give the bath.
8. The nurse is suspected of charting medication administration that
he did not give. After talking to the nurse, the charge nurse
should:
❍ A. Call the Board of Nursing.
❍ B. File a formal reprimand.
❍ C. Terminate the nurse.
❍ D. Charge the nurse with a tort.
9. The home health nurse is planning for the day’s visits. Which
client should be seen first?
❍ A. The 78-year-old who had a gastrectomy three weeks
ago and has a PEG tube
❍ B. The five-month-old discharged one week ago with
pneumonia who is being treated with amoxicillin liquid
suspension
❍ C. The 50-year-old with MRSA being treated with
Vancomycin via a PICC line
❍ D. The 30-year-old with an exacerbation of multiple scle-
rosis being treated with cortisone via a centrally
placed venous catheter
10. The emergency room is flooded with clients injured in a tornado.
Which clients can be assigned to share a room in the emergency
department during the disaster?
❍ A. A client having auditory hallucinations and the client
with ulcerative colitis
❍ B. The client who is pregnant and the client with a
broken arm
❍ C. A child who is cyanotic with severe dypsnea and a
client with a frontal head injury
❍ D. The client who arrives with a large puncture wound to
the abdomen and the client with chest pain
11. Before administering eardrops to a toddler, the nurse should rec-
ognize that it is essential to consider which of the following?
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