Nursing Practice Tests

1. To prevent the occurence of SIDS, the nurse tell the parents to place the infant:

Side lying while he is awake

Prone while he is awake

On his back while he is asleep

Prone while he is asleep

2. The client with myastenia gravis is having difficulty breathing. What position would help the client.

Supine with no pillow, to maintain a patent airway

Prone with head turned to the side

Side lying

High fowlers

3. A 25 year old is taking tetracycline and learns that she is taking Ortho Nova. The nurse should:

Teach the client that antibiotics decreased the effectiveness of oral contraceptives and should also use another form of birth control

Inform that nausea can happen if taking oral contraceptives with antibiotics

Teach tthat oral contraceptive will decrease the effect of tetracycline

Report to the MD if any rash appears

4. The MD has ordered Nardil, an MAO inhibitor for a client taking Paxil, the nurse should

Give the medications together

Give medication at different times

Notify the MD for clarification

.Request cogentin be ordered

5. An infants Apgar score is 9 at 5minutes. The nurse realized the most likely reason is:

The baby is lethargic

The baby's hands and feet are blue

The baby is bradycardic

The baby is cold

6. The cleint is first day postpartum, the uterus is firm, level of the umbilicus and right of the midline, the nurse should check next:

Assess the blood pressure for hypotension

The amount of lochia and color

Determine whether oxytocin was given

.Assess the bladder for distention

7. The client with schizophrenia should be told to return in how many weeks for his Haldol deconate depot injection:

1 week

2 weeks

4 weeks

3 weeks

8. The client is returning from surgery of internal fixation of a fractured hip. What should the nurse give priority to:

Pain

Hypovolemia

Nutritional status

Immobilization

9. Which food is the best source of potassium and calcium:

Sweet potato

Broccoli

Spinach

Banana