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One of the ways through which you can beat a challenging exam is by ensuring you cover everything you have learned and test out what you can remember. Below are some questions in a thread of nursing practice tests designed to help you understand all that you have covered. Give it a try and be on the lookout for more like it.
- 1.An infants Apgar score is 9 at 5minutes. The nurse realized the most likely reason is:
- A.
The baby is lethargic
- B.
The baby's hands and feet are blue
- C.
The baby is bradycardic
- D.
The baby is cold
- 2.The client with schizophrenia should be told to return in how many weeks for his Haldol deconate depot injection:
- A.
1 week
- B.
2 weeks
- C.
4 weeks
- D.
3 weeks
- 3.To prevent the occurence of SIDS, the nurse tell the parents to place the infant:
- A.
Side lying while he is awake
- B.
Prone while he is awake
- C.
On his back while he is asleep
- D.
Prone while he is asleep
- 4.The client with myastenia gravis is having difficulty breathing. What position would help the client.
- A.
Supine with no pillow, to maintain a patent airway
- B.
Prone with head turned to the side
- C.
Side lying
- D.
High fowlers
- 5.The client is returning from surgery of internal fixation of a fractured hip. What should the nurse give priority to:
- A.
Pain
- B.
Hypovolemia
- C.
Nutritional status
- D.
Immobilization
- 6.The MD has ordered Nardil, an MAO inhibitor for a client taking Paxil, the nurse should
- A.
Give the medications together
- B.
Give medication at different times
- C.
Notify the MD for clarification
- D.
.Request cogentin be ordered
- 7.A 25 year old is taking tetracycline and learns that she is taking Ortho Nova. The nurse should:
- A.
Teach the client that antibiotics decreased the effectiveness of oral contraceptives and should also use another form of birth control
- B.
Inform that nausea can happen if taking oral contraceptives with antibiotics
- C.
Teach tthat oral contraceptive will decrease the effect of tetracycline
- D.
Report to the MD if any rash appears
- 8.The cleint is first day postpartum, the uterus is firm, level of the umbilicus and right of the midline, the nurse should check next:
- A.
Assess the blood pressure for hypotension
- B.
The amount of lochia and color
- C.
Determine whether oxytocin was given
- D.
.Assess the bladder for distention
- 9.Which food is the best source of potassium and calcium:
- A.
Sweet potato
- B.
Broccoli
- C.
Spinach
- D.
Banana
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