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    COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION NURSE LICENSURE NOV. 2008

    NURSING PRACTICE I SET A

    NURSING PRACTICE I FOUNDATION OF NURSING PRACTICE

    GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

    1. This test booklet contains 100 test questions.

    2. Read INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINEES printed on your answer sheet.3. Shade only one (1) box for each question on your answer sheets. Two or more boxes shaded will invalidate your answer.

    4. AVOID ERASURES.5. This is PRC property. Unauthorized possession, reproduction, and/or sale of this test is punishable by law. Per RA 8981.

    INSTRUCTIONS:

    1. Detach one (1) answer sheet from the bottom of your Examinee ID/Answer Sheet Set.2. Write the subject title Nursing Practice I on the box provided.3. Shade Set Box A on your answer sheet if your test booklet is Set A; Set Box B if your test booklet is Set B.

    SITUATION: The nurse needs to understand that Basic health practices and health promotion is an essential part of nursing and one of the most

    important responsibilities of a nurse. The nurse should prioritize teaching, health promotion and primary prevention more than anything else.

    1. If you are going to modify your lifestyle, it should begin in:

    A. Have an active lifestyle, exercising regularly

    B. Avoiding environmental pollutants

    C.Recognizing the impact of unhealthy habits

    D. Lessening visits in some fast food restaurants and limiting junk foods

    2. All of these are some behavior modification to the management of stress. EXCEPT:

    A. Progressive muscle relaxation C. Spiritual Meditation

    B.Pharmacotherapy D. Guided Imagery

    3. Basic to progressive muscle relaxation is:

    A. Focusing on an image to relax C. Use of industrial equipment

    B.Relaxing muscles from tension D. Stopping disturbing thoughts

    4. A type of massage that involves a smooth, long and circular stroke used in the abdomen of a client during labor is called:

    A. Petrissage C. Tapotement

    B. Touch Therapy D. Effleurage

    5. If you are going to assess an incision, you know that which of the following is a sign of inflammation?

    A. There is a clear and yellow drainage C. Red and warm incisionB. Pallor around the incision D. Brown exudates at incision site

    SITUATION: You are recently appointed as a chief nurse in a 100 bed hospital in Manila. As a chief nurse, knowledge of the managerial

    process is essential.

    6. One of the first things that you did was objective writing, formulating goals and philosophy of nursing service. This is an element of which

    managerial process phase?

    A. Planning B. Controlling C. Directing D. Organizing

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    7. You also come up with the organizational structure defining the role and function of the different nursing positions and line-up the position

    with qualified people. This is included in which element of the managerial process?

    A. Monitoring B. Evaluation C. Organizing D. Planning

    8. After a week, you and the management committee assess the regulatory measures taken and correct whatever discrepancies are found. This is

    part of which element of administration:

    A. Monitoring B. Organizing C. Controlling D. Planning

    9. Controlling or Evaluation is best defined as:

    A. A continuing process of seeing that performance meets goals and targets

    B. Obtaining commitment of members to do better

    C. Informing personnel how well and how much improvement has been made

    D. Follow-up of activities that have been studied

    10. Which of the following are the two most important skills that a manager should possess?

    1. Skills in decision making 2. Skills in planning

    3. Skills in communication 4. Skills in Auditing

    A. 1 & 3 B. 1 & 4 C. 1 & 2 D. 2 & 4

    SITUATION: Measurement of Vital signs is necessary skill a nurse should possess. Remember that taking Vital signs is one of the most

    common routine activities that an entry level nurse will do in practice.

    11. When taking the oral temperature of a client who smoke or drink hot or cold fluids, it is necessary that the nurse should wait for how many

    minutes?

    A. 15 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 5 minutes D. 1 hour

    12. When taking the blood pressure, the nurse should properly wait for a period of time when the client has just arrived to the health center. How

    many minutes should a nurse wait before taking the blood pressure of this client?

    A. 15 minutes B. 30 minutes C. 5 minutes D. 1 hour

    13. The nurse knows that he should pump the cuff of the sphygmomanometer above:

    A. 15 mmHg based on the Palpatory systolic BP

    B. 15 mmHg based on the Auscultatory systolic BP

    C. 30 mmHg based on the Palpatory systolic BP

    D. 30 mmHg based on the Auscultatory systolic BP

    14. The nurse should warp the BP Cuff evenly around the clients arm ensuring that it is well place approximately:

    A. 1 cm above the antecubital space C. 4 cm above the antecubital space

    B. 1 inch above the antecubital space D. 2 inches above the antecubital space

    15. In taking the blood pressure of an obese client, the nurse used an ordinary size cuff and therefore an error will most likely occur. The nurse

    knows that if this is the case, The Blood Pressure will be:

    A. False high B. False low C. Undetermined D. Normal

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    SITUATION: The human body is a complex system of interrelated cells, tissues and organs that performs vital functions necessary to sustain

    life. Knowledge of basic anatomy is essential to understand how well our body adapts to the demands of life.

    16. What gland secretes the human growth hormone or the somatotropin?

    A. Hypothalamus C. Anterior pituitary gland

    B. Posterior Pituitary Gland D. Liver

    17. The gland responsible for synthesizing and producing vasopressin or anti-diuretic hormone is the:

    A. Hypothalamus C. Anterior pituitary gland

    B. Posterior Pituitary Gland D. Pancreas

    18. RAAS or the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism produces which effect in the body?

    A. Vasodilation and increase sodium and water reabsorption

    B. Vasoconstriction and decrease sodium and water reabsorption

    C. Vasodilation and decrease sodium and water resabsorption

    D. Vasoconstriction and increase sodium and water reabsoprtion

    19. Hematopoiesis in a full grown adult occurs mainly in the:

    A. Red bone marrow C. Yellow bone marrow

    B. Liver D. Spleen

    20. The respiratory center, which controls respiration, is located in the:

    A. Medulla Oblongata C. Hypothalamus

    B. Pons Varolii D. Lungs and Diaphragm

    SITUATION: Collaboration with the members of the healthcare team is an essential part of nursing practice.

    21. If a client is concerned that he cannot pay the bill in due time, he will need a prompt referral to which department?

    A. Physician B. Library C. Social Service D. DSWD

    22. Agatha has breast cancer and is going through chemotherapy. She was referred by the Oncology nurse to a self-help group of clients withcancer to:

    A. Have an emotional support C. For financial benefitsB. Be part of a research experiment D. For legal benefits

    23. The nurse should be aware the dietary department is also an important department in the collaborative team. Patient needing special

    instructions in their diets are referred to which of the following member of the collaborative team?

    A. The physician C. The nutritionist

    B. The dietician D. The pathologist

    24. When collaborating with other health team members, the best description of Nurse Julies role is:

    A. Encourages the clients involvement in his careB. Shares and implements orders of the health team to ensure quality care

    C. She listens to the individual views of the team membersD. Helps client set goals of care and discharge

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    25. Nurse Julie is successful in collaborating with health team members about the care of Mr. Santos. This is because she has the followingcompetencies:

    A. Communication, trust, and decision making

    B. Conflict management, trust, negotiationC. Negotiation, decision makingD. Mutual respect, negotiation and trust

    SITUATION: At the OPD, Miss Jean R.N assisted in the Physical examination of one patient for Paracentesis, Lumbar tap and Thoracentesis.

    26. What instruction should the nurse include prior to paracentesis?

    A.Ask the client to drinkB. Ask the client to void

    C. Ask the client to be positioned on the unaffected sideD. Ask the client to be positioned on the affected side

    27. What is the position of the client prior to lumbar puncture?

    A. Quasifetal, flexed position C. Prone positionB. Jacknife position D. Sidelying, on the unaffected side

    28. Prior to Thoracentesis, the patient is placed on what position?

    A. Orthopneic position C. Dorsal recumbent positionB. Prone position D. Lithotomy position

    29. Prior to paracentesis, The client is asked to void first to:

    A. Test urine C. Prevent puncture of the bladder

    B. Prevent discomfort D. Prevent puncture of the uterus

    30. In lumbar puncture, The flexed position of the patient is to:

    A. Achieve comfort C. Relax musclesB. Provide wide exposure of the back D. Widen the vertebral space

    SITUATION: You are a nurse assigned for nutrition education class in your barangay. The following questions deals with teaching clients with

    regards to improving their health through health promotion.

    31. Mr. Rodriguez asks you what is the normal allowable salt intake in a day. Your best response to Rodriguez is:

    A. 1 teaspoon of salt a day with iodine and sprinkle of monosodium glutamateB. 5 grams of salt a day or 1 teaspoon of salt a day

    C. 1 tablespoon of salt with some fish sauce and soy sauceD. 1 teaspoon of salt with no fish sauce and soy sauce

    32. You would educate Mr. Rodriguez with regards to lowering his salt intake using which of the following instruction EXCEPT:

    A. Eat foods with little or no salt addedB. Limit table salt but condiments is advisable

    C. Minimize the intake of tocino, longanisa and other processed foodsD. Use spices, fruits, vegetables and herbs instead

    33. Which of the following is the best method of teaching young mothers with regards to nutrition education?

    A. Diets limited in salt and fat C. Commercial preparation of dishesB. Harmful effects of drugs and alcohol intake D. Cooking demonstration and meal planning

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    34. The cure of cancer would depend on:

    A. Knowing the warning signs of cancerB. Early detection and early treatment

    C. Utilization of alternative medicineD. Performing Testicular self examination regularly

    35. In health education, which of the following is a role of the Nurse?

    A. Focusing on programs on drug rehabilitation and smoking cessationB. Educate as many people about warning signs of non-communicable diseases

    C. Monitoring client with hypertensionD. Reporting cases of TB, Leprosy, AIDS and other communicable diseases

    SITUATION: Aling Aida. 42 years old. is waiting for her doctors appointment at the clinic where you work.

    36. You are to interview her as an initial nursing action so that you can.

    A. Document important data in her client records for health team to read.

    B. Gather data about her lifestyle, health needs, lifestyle, health needs and problems to

    develop plan of care

    C. provide solutions to her immediate health concern

    D. identify the most appropriate nurse diagnosis for her heath problem

    37. During the interview, Aida experiences a sharp abdominal pain on the right side of her abdomen. She further tells you that an hour ago, she

    ate fatty food and this had happened many times before. You will record this as:

    A. Client complains of intermittent abdominal pain an hour alter eating fatty foods

    B. After eating fatty food the client experienced severe abdominal pain

    C. Client claims to have sharp abdominal pains after eating fatty food unrelieved by pain

    medication

    D. Client reported sharp abdominal pain on the right upper quadrant of abdomen an hour after

    ingestion of fatty foods.

    38. Aida tells you that she has been on a high protein / high fat / low carbohydrate diet order to lose weight and that she has successfully lost 8 lbs

    during the past two weeks. In planning a healthy balanced diet for her, you will:

    A. Encourage her to eat well-balanced diet with a variety of food from the major food groups

    and take plenty of fluids.

    B. Ask her to shift to a macrobiotic diet rich in complex carbohydrates.

    C. Encourage her to cleanse her body toxins by changing a vegetarian diet with regular exercise.

    D. Encourage her to eat a high carbohydrate, low protein diet and low fat diet.

    39. You learn that Aida drinks 5-8 cups o coffee a day plus cola drinks. Because she is in her pre-menopausal years, the nurse instructs her to

    decrease consumption of coffee and cola preparation because:

    A. These products increase calcium loss from the bones

    B. These products have stimulant effect n the body

    C. these products encourage increase in sugar consumption

    D. these products are addicting

    40. Health education plan for Aida stresses prevention of NCD or Non-communicable diseases that are influenced by lifestyle. These include the

    following EXCEPT:

    A. Cancer B. Osteoporosis C. IDDM D. Cardiovascular diseases

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    SITUATION: Due to rapid changes in technology, lifestyle of human beings evolved. This lead to the development and evolution of health care

    services to meet the new demands of the society and nation in general.

    41. At present, government hospitals are expected to offer comprehensive health services to include illness prevention and health promotion. In

    which of the following unit of services are these services integrated?

    A. Wellness center C. Rehabilitation Center

    B. Intensive Care unit D. newborn screening unit

    42. Which of the following is the MOST recent government initiative to help subsidize the cost of health services for both the employed and the

    unemployed?

    A. National Health Insurance Act C. Medicare Act

    B. Workers Compensation Act D. Magna Carta for Public Health Workers

    43. The top ten morbidity cases in the Phil. Include TB, diarrhea among children to name a few. Many of these conditions are preventable and

    have implications are preventable and have implications in the development of which nursing competencies?

    A. Execution of nsg. procedure and technique C. Administration of treatment and medication

    B. Therapeutic use of self D. Health education

    44. The cost of hospitalization is getting more expensive and unaffordable to many of our people. These facts will MOST LIKELY bring aboutdevelopment in which of the following?

    A. Acute services C. Home care services

    B. Managed care services D. Advance practice nursing

    45. Which of the following latest trend has expanded health services based on prepaid fees with emphasis on health promotion and illness

    prevention?

    A. Government Insurance Plan C. Health Maintenance Organization

    B. Preferred Provider Organization D. Private Insurance Plan

    SITUATION: Safe nursing practice involves an understanding of the law.

    46. In the Philippines, this law is:

    A. The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 or R.A. 9173

    B. the Philippine Nursing Act of 1991 or R.A. 7164

    C. IRR or Resolution 425 of 2003

    D. Republic Act No. 8981

    47. The Philippine Nursing Act delineates the scope of nursing. It specifies that independent practicing nurse is responsible for:

    A. Health promotion and prevention of illness

    B. Administration of written prescription for treatment and therapies

    C. Rehabilitative aspect of care

    D. Collaborating with other healthcare providers for health restoration and alleviation of

    suffering

    48. Standards of care provide the legal basis for evaluation of nursing practice or malpractice. Its functions include all EXCEPT:

    A. Used by nurse experts to define what appropriate nursing practice is in a given situation

    B. Used to measure or evaluate nursing conduct to determine if the nurse acted reasonably as

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    any prudent nurse would under similar circumstances

    C. Used to delineate the scope, function and role of the nurse

    D. Use to measure or evaluate the conduct of nurse specialists who are certified in their own

    specialty fields

    49. As a standard in ethics, this represents an understanding and agreement to respect another persons right to decide a course his or her own

    destiny:

    A. Autonomy C. BeneficenceB. justice D. Nonmalifecence

    50. The Code of Ethics refers to standards of behavior or ideals of conduct. The ability to answer for and stand by ones action refers to:

    A. Accountability C. Advocacy

    B. Veracity

    D. Responsibility

    SITUATION: An understanding of the factors influencing the health care delivery system will enable nurses to adjust to change, create better

    ways of providing nursing care and develop new nursing roles.

    51. Wellness clinics and health education activities have been integrated in government hospitals to render appropriate services. Which of the

    following purposes LEAST helps clients in cases of these health promotion activities?

    A. Maintain maximum functions C. Promote health habits

    B. Reduce the costs of health care D. Identify disease symptoms

    52. With regards to illness prevention activities as part of nursing care, which of the following will help clients MOST?

    A. Maintain maximum function

    B. Reduce risk factor

    C. Promote habits related to health care

    D. Manage stress

    53. By experience, which of the following nursing goals are MOST often overlooked by nurses and other members of the hospital team in the

    care of their clients in the hospital?

    A. Illness prevention C. Diagnosis and treatment

    B. Health promotion D. Rehabilitation of patients

    54. Which of the following health care agencies is usually family-centered, relatively recent in popularity and oftentimes focuses on maintenance

    of comfort and satisfactory lifestyle of clients in the terminal phase of illness?

    A. Non-government organization C. Community health center

    B. Hospice D. Support group

    55. Which of the following is NOT a legally binding document but nonetheless very important in the care of all patients in any setting?

    A. Bill of rights as provided in the Philippine Constitution

    B. Scope of nursing practice as defined in R.A. 9173

    C. Patients Bill of Rights (as adopted by American Nurses Association)

    D. Board of Nursing resolution adopting the Code of Ethics

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    SITUATION: A nurse follows the nursing process to organize and deliver nursing care. Use of the process allows the nurse to integrate elementsof critical thinking to make judgments and take actions based on reasons. The following questions will test your knowledge regarding the nursing

    process.

    56. One aspect of implementation related to drug therapy is:

    A. Developing a content outline. C. Establishing outcome criteria

    B. Documenting drugs given. D. Setting realistic client goals

    57. The nurse is providing care for a client who underwent mitral valve replacement. The best example of a measurable client outcome goal is to:

    A. Change his own dressing.

    B. Walk in the hallway.

    C. Walk from his room to the end of the hall and back before discharge.

    D. Eat a special diet.

    58. Which client characteristic would be an example of noncompliance?

    A. Undesired drug action C. Failure to progress

    B. Multiple questions D. Resolved symptoms

    59. A client is placed on a low-sodium (500 mg/day) diet. Which client statement indicates that the nurse's nutrition teaching plan has beeneffective?

    A. "I can still eat a ham-and-cheese sandwich with potato chips for lunch."

    B. "I chose broiled chicken with a baked potato for dinner."

    C. "I chose a tossed salad with sardines and oil and vinegar dressing for lunch."

    D. "I'm glad I can still have chicken bouillon soup."

    60. When developing a plan of care for an older adult, the nurse should consider which challenges faced by clients in this age-group?

    A. Selecting vocation, becoming financially independent, and managing a home

    B. Developing leisure activities, preparing for retirement, and resolving empty-nest crisis

    C. Managing a home, developing leisure activities, and preparing for retirement

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    D. Adjusting to retirement, deaths of family members, and decreased physical strength

    61. A client is scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia. The night before surgery, the client tells the nurse, "I can't wait to have breakfasttomorrow." Based on this statement, the nurse should formulate which nursing diagnosis?

    A. Deficient knowledge related to food restrictions associated with anesthesia

    B. Fear related to surgery

    C. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to upcoming surgery

    D. Ineffective individual coping related to the stress of surgery

    62. Each morning, the nurse-manager assigns clients and additional tasks for the staff nurses to complete that day. During the shift, a crisisdevelops and one staff nurse doesn't complete the additional tasks. The next day, the nurse-manager reprimands this nurse. When the nurse

    tries to explain, the nurse-manager interrupts, saying that the tasks should have been completed anyway. Which leadership style is the nurse-manager exhibiting?

    A. Democratic B. Permissive C. Laissez-faire D. Authoritarian

    63. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the client with acute pancreatitis?

    A. Deficient fluid volume C. Decreased cardiac output

    B. Excessive fluid volume D. Ineffective tissue perfusion

    64. A client with shock brought on by hemorrhage has a temperature of 97.6 F (36.4 C), a heart rate of 140 beats/minute, a respiratory rate of28 breaths/minute, and a blood pressure of 60/30 mm Hg. For this client, the nurse should question which physician order?

    A. "Monitor urine output every hour."

    B. "Infuse I.V. fluids at 83 ml/hour."

    C. "Administer oxygen by nasal cannula at 3 L/minute."

    D. "Draw samples for hemoglobin and hematocrit every 6 hours."

    65. When caring for a client, the nurse must determine whether the client has achieved the goals established in the plan of care. The nursedetermines goal achievement during which step of the nursing process?

    A. Evaluation B. Planning C. Implementation D. Assessment

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    66. During the planning step of the nursing process, the nurse performs which activity?

    A. Records data C. Collects data

    B. Develops goals of care D. Carries out interventions

    67. When documenting information in a client's medical record, the nurse should:

    A. Erase any errors.

    B. Use a #2 pencil.

    C. Leave one line blank before each new entry.

    D. End each entry with the nurse's signature and title

    68. When performing an assessment, the nurse identifies the following signs and symptoms: impaired coordination, decreased muscle strength,

    limited range of motion, and reluctance to move. These signs and symptoms indicate which nursing diagnosis?

    A. Health-seeking behavior C. Disturbed sensory perception

    B. Impaired mobility D. Deficient knowledge

    69. Which source of information helps the nurse formulate nursing diagnoses for a specific client?

    A. Research articles C. Outcome criteria

    B. Essential assessment data D. Admission criteria

    70. A client must learn to use a walker. Acquisition of this skill will require learning in the:

    A. Cognitive domain C. Psychomotor domain

    B. Affective domain D. Attentional domain

    SITUATION: The skills of physical assessment and examination provide nurses with powerful tools to detect subtle, as well as obvious, changes

    in a clients health. Physical assessment enables the nurse to assess patterns reflecting health problems and to evaluate the clients progress

    following therapy. The following questions pertain to the physical assessment.

    71. The first technique the nurse employs when conducting a clients physical examination is:

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    A. Palpation B. Inspection C. Percussion D. Auscultation

    72. The main reason that auscultation preceeds palpation of abdomen is to:

    A. Prevent distortion of vascular sounds C. Determine any areas tenderness or pain

    B. Prevent distortion of bowel sounds D. Allow the client to relax and be comfortable

    73. To correctly palpate the clients skin for temperature, the nurse will use the:

    A. Base of the hands C. Dorsal surface of the hands

    B. Fingertips of the hands D. Palmar surface of the hands

    74. To assess a clients superficial lymph nodes, the nurse would:

    A. Deeply palpate using the entire hand

    B. Deeply palpate using a bimanual technique

    C. Lightly palpate using a bimanual technique

    D. Gently palpate using the pads of the index and middle fingers

    75. The nurse is teaching the client to inspect all skin surface and to report pigmented skin lesions that:

    A. Are symmetrical C. Are uniform in color

    B. Have irregular borders D. Are less than 6 mm in diameter

    76. The client is being assessed for range of joint movement. You ask the client to move the arm away from the body, evaluating the movement

    of:

    A. Flexion B. Extension C. Abduction D. Adduction

    77. When inspecting the adult clients thorax, the nurse observes for:

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    A. Presence of fremitus C. Movement of the diaphragm

    B. Presence of breath sounds D. Symmetry of chest excursion

    78. The nurse is auscultating the clients lung fields. The systematic pattern used for comparison is:

    A. Side to side C. Anterior to posterior

    B. Top to bottom D. Interspace to interspace

    79. The nurse asks the client to interpret the saying Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched.

    A. Judgment C. Association

    B. Knowledge D. Abstract reasoning

    80. The nurse is conducting a general survey on an adult client. The general survey includes:

    A. Appearance and behavior

    B. Measurement of vital signs

    C. Observing specific body systems

    D. Conducting a detailed health history

    SITUATION: medication is a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, cure, relief, or prevention of health alterations. No matter where clients

    receive their health care hospitals, clinics, or home, the nurse plays an essential role in medication preparation and administration, medication

    teaching, and evaluating clients responses to medications. The following questions will gauge your knowledge about medications.

    81. Which of the following rights has been added to the traditional five rights of medication administration?

    A. Right documentation C. Right medication

    B. Right route D. Right time

    82. The nurse is having difficulty reading a physicians order for a medication. The nurse knows the physician is very busy and does not want to

    be called. The nurse should:

    A. Call a pharmacist to interpret the order

    B. Call the physician to have the order clarified

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    C. Consult the unit manager to help interpret the order

    D. Ask the unit secretary to interpret the physicians handwriting

    83. The client has an order for 2 tablespoons of Milk of Magnesia. The nurse converts this dose to the metric system and would give the client:

    A. 2 ml B. 5 ml C. 16 ml D. 30 ml

    84. Most medication errors occur when the nurse:

    A. Fails to follow routine procedures

    B. Is responsible in administering numerous medications.

    C. Is caring for too many clients

    D. Is administering unfamiliar medications.

    85. A client is to receive cephalexin (Keflex) 500mg PO. The pharmacy has sent 250 mg tablets. The nurse should give:

    A. tablet B. 1 tablet C. 1 tablet D. 2 tablets

    86. The nurse is responsible for following legal provisions when administering controlled substances or narcotics. Failure to do so may result in:

    A. Fines, imprisonment, and loss of nurse licensure

    B. Loss of employment

    C. Medication errors

    D. Poor health outcomes resulting from narcotic use.

    87. Pharmacokinetics is the study of how medications:

    A. Are derived from plants

    B. Enter the body, reach their site of action, are metabolized, and exit the body.

    C. Are used for certain disease processes.

    D. Are manufactured and distributed to pharmaceutical companies.

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    88. A nurse is going to teach a client how to perform a breast self examination. The behavioral objective that would best measure that the

    clients ability to perform the examination is:

    A. The client will verbalize the steps involved in breast self examination within 1 week.

    B. The nurse will explain the importance of performing breast self examination once a month.

    C. The client will perform breast self examination on herself before the end of the teaching session.

    D. The nurse will demonstrate breast self examination on a breast model provided by the American Cancer Association.

    89. The nurse is teaching parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents and has given the adolescents baby dolls to bathe and talk to. This is

    an example of:

    A. Discovery C. Role playing

    B. An analogy D. A demonstration

    90. A client who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. He is going to need to learn how to give himself injections. The best

    teaching method would be:

    A. Demonstration C. One on one discussion

    B. Group instruction D. Simulation

    SITUATION: Regular elimination of bowel waste products is essential for normal body functioning. Alterations in elimination are often early

    signs or symptoms of problems within either the gastrointestinal or another body system. The following questions are about bowel elimination.

    91. Most nutrients and electrolytes are absorbed in the:

    A. Colon B. Stomach C. Esophagus D. Small intestine

    92. During the nursing assessment the client reveals that he has diarrhea and cramping every time he has ice cream. He attributes this to the cold

    nature of the food. However, the nurse begins to suspect that these symptoms might be associated with:

    A. Food allergy C. Lactose intolerance

    B. Irritable bowel D. Increased peristalsis

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    93. The nurse is assessing a 55 year old client who is in the clinic for a routine physical examination. The nurse instructs the client to obtainfecal occult blood testing (FOBT):

    A. When there is a family history of polyps

    B. If client reports rectal bleeding.

    C. If a palpable mass is detected on digital examination.

    D. As part of routine examination for colon cancer.

    94. These agents decrease intestinal muscle tone to slow passage of feces.

    A. Antidiarrheal opiate agents C. Cathartics

    B. Hypertonic D. Laxatives

    95. Diarrhea that occurs with fecal impaction is the result of:

    A. A clear liquid diet C. Seepage of stool around the impaction

    B. Irritation of the intestinal mucosa D. Inability of the client to form a stool

    96. A cleaning enema is ordered for a 55 year old client before intestinal surgery. The maximum amount given is:

    A. 150 to 200 ml B. 200 to 400 ml C. 400 to 750 ml D. 750 to 1000 ml

    97. Which of the following is true with regards to enema?

    A. High cleansing enema can is held 18 inches above the insertion point

    B. Low cleansing enema cleanses the entire colon, from the anus and rectum up to the ileocecal

    valve

    C. Low cleansing enema uses 1,000 ml of irrigating solution

    D. High cleansing enema is usually performed to cleanse the anus, rectum, sigmoid colon and a

    portion of the descending colon.

    98. During the enema the client begins to complain of pain. The nurse notes blood in the return fluid and rectal bleeding. The nurses actions areto:

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    A. Stop the instillation C. Stop the instillation and obtain vital signs

    B. Slow down the rate of instillation D. Tell the client to breathe slowly and relax

    99. One of the greatest problems in caring for a client with an NG tube is:

    A. Dehydration

    B. Maintaining comfort

    C. Constipation

    D. Nutritional therapy

    100. A nurse trained to care for ostomy clients is a/an:

    A. Enterostomal therapist

    B. Nurse practitioner

    C. Ostomy practitioner

    D. GI therapist

    Study. Study in earnest. If you are to be salt and light, you need knowledge. Or do you imagine that an idle and lazy life will entitle

    you to receive infused knowledge?

    END OF EXAM

    AIM HIGH NURSES!!! GOD BLESS

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