Apea Predictor Exam 300 + Test Bank Questions
A Licensed Practical Nurse (Lpn) Is Assigned To Care For All Of These Clients. Which Client Should The Nurse Assess First?
A Client Who Is Drowsy After Falling Out A Third Story Window
A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is assigned to care for all of t...
A Licensed Practical Nurse (Lpn) Is Assigned To Care For
All Of These Clients. Which Client Should The Nurse Assess
First?
A Client Who Is Drowsy After Falling Out A Third Story
Window
, A licensed practical nurse (LPN) is assigned to care for all of these clients.
Which client should the nurse assess first?
a. A client who is eight-hours postoperative after a hip replacement.
b. A client who is drowsy after falling out a third story window.
c. A client who is four hours post-colonoscopy and polyp removal.
d. A client who is dysphasic after a transient ischemic attack. - CORRECT
ANSWER-b. A client who is drowsy after falling out a third story window.
According to the American Diabetes Association, the newest standard for
determining the presence of diabetes mellitus based on fasting plasma sugar level
is a vlaue equal to or greater than:
A. 100 mg/dl
B. 126 mg/dl
C. 140 mg/dl
D. 180 mg/dl - CORRECT ANSWER-B. 126 mg/dl
Which of these clients is at the highest risk of developing osteoporosis?
a. An obese African-American adolescent who does not exercise.
b. A pregnant Asian client who is a vegetarian.
c. A middle-aged Native-American male who is quadriplegic.
d. A thin, elderly Caucasian female who lives alone. - CORRECT ANSWER-d.
A thin, elderly Caucasian female who lives alone.
A nurse is obtaining the health history of a client who is admitted for surgical
repair of an inguinal hernia. Which of these factors should the nurse recognize as
having the greatest impact on the outcome of the surgery?
a. The client takes several acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) tablets daily for knee pain.
b. The client drinks one glass of beer every evening with dinner.
c. The client had a knee replacement six months prior to this admission.
d. The client is allergic to all penicillin-type antibiotics. - CORRECT
ANSWER-a. The client takes several acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) tablets daily
for knee pain.
A 75-year-old client who is newly admitted to a long-term care facility has all
these nursing diagnoses. Which one is the priority?
a. Risk of injury.
b. Anxiety.
c. Sleep pattern disturbance.
d. Chronic. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Risk of injury.
A 12-month-old child is playing with the father. Which of these behaviors
indicates that the child is demonstrating object permanence?
a. The child transfers a toy to the other hand when given another one.
b. The child returns a block to the same spot on the table.
, c. The child looks for a toy that the father has hidden under the table.
d. The child recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out. -
CORRECT ANSWER-c. The child looks for a toy that the father has hidden
under the table.
A gray or white ring present around the peripheral iris - ✔✔✔ANSWERarcus senilis
A loss of the central sulcus of the prostate on DRE is a sign of what? - ✔✔✔ANSWERBPH
A male patient presents to your clinic with a lump in his breast. How should we work this up? -
✔✔✔ANSWERclinical breast exam, mammogram, AND ultrasound
A positive "drop arm" test is a sign of what? - ✔✔✔ANSWERtorn rotator cuff
A woman who gets the MMR vaccine should wait at least __________ before getting pregnant. -
✔✔✔ANSWER4 weeks
ACEIs can cause what electrolyte abnormality? - ✔✔✔ANSWERhyperkalemia
, After exposure to HIV, when will the patient seroconvert and become positive? -
✔✔✔ANSWER3 months
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