Questions Part 9


1. The registered nurse is making assignments for the day. Which client should be assigned to the pregnant nurse?

❍ A. The client with HIV
❍ B. The client with a radium implant for cervical cancer
❍ C. The client with RSV (respiratory synctial virus)
❍ D. The client with cytomegalovirus


2. The nurse is planning room assignments for the day. Which client should be assigned to a private room if only one is available?

❍ A. The client with methicillin resistant-staphylococcusaureas (MRSA)
❍ B. The client with diabetes
❍ C. The client with pancreatitis
❍ D. The client with Addison’s disease


3. The doctor accidentally cuts the bowel during surgery. As a result of this action, the client develops an infection and suffers brain damage. The doctor can be charged with:

❍ A. Negligence
❍ B. Tort
❍ C. Assault
❍ D. Malpractice


4. Which assignment should not be performed by the nursing assistant?

❍ A. Feeding the client
❍ B. Bathing the client
❍ C. Obtaining a stool
❍ D. Administering a fleet enema




5. The mother calls the clinic to report that her newborn has a rash on his forehead and face. Which action is most appropriate?

❍ A. Tell the mother to wash the face with soap and apply powder.
❍ B. Tell her that 30% of newborns have a rash that will go away by one month of life.
❍ C. Report the rash to the doctor immediately.
❍ D. Ask the mother if anyone else in the family has had a rash in the last six months.


6. Which nurse should not be assigned to care for the client with a radium implant for vaginal cancer?

❍ A. The LPN who is six months postpartum
❍ B. The RN who is pregnant
❍ C. The RN who is allergic to iodine
❍ D. The RN with a three-year-old at home


7. Which information should be reported to the state Board of Nursing?

❍ A. The facility fails to provide literature in both Spanish and English.
❍ B. The narcotic count has been incorrect on the unit forthe past three days.
❍ C. The client fails to receive an itemized account of hisbills and services received during his hospital stay.
❍ D. The nursing assistant assigned to the client with hepa-titis fails to feed the client and give the bath.


8. The nurse is suspected of charting medication administration that he did not give. After talking to the nurse, the charge nurse should:

❍ A. Call the Board of Nursing.
❍ B. File a formal reprimand.
❍ C. Terminate the nurse.
❍ D. Charge the nurse with a tort.


9. The home health nurse is planning for the day’s visits. Which client should be seen first?

❍ A. The 78-year-old who had a gastrectomy three weeks ago and has a PEG tube
❍ B. The five-month-old discharged one week ago withpneumonia who is being treated with amoxicillin liquid suspension
❍ C. The 50-year-old with MRSA being treated with Vancomycin via a PICC line
❍ D. The 30-year-old with an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis being treated with cortisone via a centrally placed venous catheter


10. The emergency room is flooded with clients injured in a tornado. Which clients can be assigned to share a room in the emergency department during the disaster?

❍ A. A client having auditory hallucinations and the client with ulcerative colitis
❍ B. The client who is pregnant and the client with a broken arm
❍ C. A child who is cyanotic with severe dypsnea and a client with a frontal head injury
❍ D. The client who arrives with a large puncture wound to the abdomen and the client with chest pain




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