RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 Form B Final Exam Questions and Answers
RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019
Form B Final Exam
A nurse is assessing a newborn who has a blood glucose level of 30 mg/dl.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?
A. Loose stools
B. Jitteriness
C. Hypertonia
D. Abdominal distention
Correct Answer:
B. Jitteriness
A nurse is assessing a client who is immediately post-operative following hip
arthroplasty, which of the
following considerations should the nurse take when positioning the client?
A. Place the client’s heels directly against the bed mattress
B. Ensure that the client’s hips remain in an abducted position.
C. Maintain the client in a supine position for the first 24 hr. after surgery.
D. Flex the client’s hip up to 120° when sitting in a chair.
Correct Answer:
B. Ensure that the client’s hips remain in an abducted position.
A nurse is assessing a client who is immediately postoperative following a
subtotal thyroidectomy. Which of
the following should the nurse expect to administer?
A. Calcium gluconate.
B. Sodium bicarbonate.
C. Potassium chloride.
D. Sodium phosphate.
Correct Answer:
A. Calcium gluconate.
A nurse is caring for an adult client who has prescriptions for multiple
medications. Which of the following
(Unable to read) as an age-related change that increases the risk for
adverse effects from this medication?
A. Rapid gastric emptying.
B. Prolonged medication half-life.
C. Increased medication elimination.
D. Decreased medication sensitivity.
Correct Answer:
B. Prolonged medication half-life.
A nurse is preparing an in-service for a group of nurses about malpractice
issues in nursing. Which of the following examples should the nurse include
in the teaching?
Correct Answer:
Administering potassium via IV bolus
. A nurse manager is planning to promote client advocacy among staff in a
medical unit. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Encourage staff to implement the principle of paternalism when a client is
having difficulty making a choice.
B. Tell staff explain procedures to clients before obtaining informed consent.
C. Instruct unit staff to share personal experiences to help clients make
decisions.
D. Develop a system for staff members to report safety concerns in the
client care environment.
Correct Answer:
D. Develop a system for staff members to report safety concerns in the
client care environment.
A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the
parents of a school age child. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse take?
A. Administer the feeding over 30 min.
B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding.
C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days.
D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration
Correct Answer:
A. Administer the feeding over 30 min.
A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of
the following findings should
the nurse report to the provider?
A. Potassium level 4.2 mEq/L.
B. Apical pulse 58/min.
C. Digoxin level 1 ng/ml.
D. Constipation for 2 days.
Correct Answer:
B. Apical pulse 58/min.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to client who has a new prescription
for phenelzine. The nurse should instruct the client that it is safe to eat
which of the following foods while taking this medication.
Correct Answer:
Whole grain bread
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has sickle-cell anemia. Which of the
following manifestations
indicates acute chest syndrome and should be immediately reported to the
provider?
A. Substernal retractions.
B. Hematuria.
C. Temperature 37.9 C (100.2 F).
D. Sneezing
Correct Answer:
A. Substernal retractions.
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