Nurse or Not
Nurse or Not: Test Your Knowledge
Test your nursing knowledge with our engaging quiz! Designed for nursing students and professionals, this quiz covers various scenarios that nurses may encounter in their careers. Challenge yourself with questions that test your understanding of acid-base imbalances, medication management, and patient assessments.
Features:
- Multiple choice and checkbox questions
- Focused on real-world nursing scenarios
- Ideal for practice, review, or certification preparation
The nurse reviews a client's record and determines that the client is at risk for developing a potassium deficit if which situation is documented?
Requires nasogastric suction
Sustained tissue damage
Has a history of Addison's disease
Uric acid level of 9.4 mg/dL (557 mcmol/L)
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetic ketoacidosis and documents that the client is experiencing Kussmaul's respirations. Which patterns did the nurse observe? Select all that apply.
Respirations that are shallow
Respirations that are increased in rate
Respirations that are abnormally slow
Respirations that are abnormally deep
Respirations that cease for several seconds
The nurse is caring for a client with several broken ribs. The client is most likely to experience what type of acid-base imbalance?
Respiratory acidosis from inadequate ventilation
Respiratory alkalosis from anxiety and hyperventilation
Metabolic acidosis from calcium loss due to broken bones
Metabolic alkalosis from taking analgesics containing base products
A client with atrial fibrillation who is receiving maintenance therapy of warfarin sodium has a prothrombin time (PT) of 35 seconds. On the basis of these laboratory values, the nurse anticipates which prescription?
Adding a dose of heparin sodium
Holding the next dose of warfarin
Increasing the next dose of warfarin
Administering the next dose of warfarin
A staff nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse and the new graduate is assigned to care for a client with chronic pain. Which statement, if made by the new graduate nurse, indicates the need for further teaching regarding pain management?
"I will be sure to ask my client what his pain level is on a scale of 0 to 10."
"I know that I should follow up after giving medication to make sure it is effective."
"I will be sure to cue in to any indicators that the client may be exaggerating their pain."
"I know that pain in the older client might manifest as sleep disturbances or depression."
A client with a history of heart failure is due for a morning dose of furosemide. Which serum potassium level, if noted in the client's laboratory report, should be reported before administering the dose of furosemide?
3.2 mEq/L (3.2 mmol/L)
3.8 mEq/L (3.8 mmol/L)
4.2 mEq/L (4.2 mmol/L)
4.8 mEq/L (4.8 mmol/L)
A rubella titer result of a 1-day postpartum client is less than 1:8, and a rubella virus vaccine is prescribed to be administered before discharge. The nurse provides which information to the client about the vaccine? Select all that apply.
Breast-feeding needs to be stopped for 3 months.
Pregnancy needs to be avoided for 1 to 3 months.
The vaccine is administered by the subcutaneous route.
Exposure to immunosuppressed individuals needs to be avoided.
A hypersensitivity reaction can occur if the client has an allergy to eggs.
The area of the injection needs to be covered with a sterile gauze for 1 week.
The home care nurse visits a pregnant client who has a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Which assessment finding indicates a worsening of the preeclampsia and the need to notify the primary health care provider (PHCP)?
Blood pressure reading is at the prenatal baseline.
Dependent edema has resolved.
Urinary output has increased.
The client complains of a headache and blurred vision.
The nurse planning care for a military veteran should prioritize nursing interventions targeted at managing which condition, if present, that commonly occurs in this population?
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Substance abuse disorder
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
The nurse who works on the night shift enters the medication room and finds a coworker with a tourniquet wrapped around the upper arm. The coworker is about to insert a needle, attached to a syringe containing a clear liquid, into the antecubital area. Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
Call security.
Call the police.
Call the nursing supervisor.
Lock the coworker in the medication room until help is obtained.
The home care nurse is visiting an older client whose spouse died 6 months ago. Which behaviors by the client indicates effective coping? Select all that apply.
Neglecting personal grooming
Looking at old snapshots of family
Participating in a senior citizens program
Visiting the spouse's grave once a month
Decorating a wall with the spouse's pictures and awards received
An adult client has been unsuccessfully defibrillated for ventricular fibrillation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is resumed. The nurse confirms that CPR is being administered effectively by noting which action?
The ratio of compressions to ventilations is 30:2.
The carotid pulse is palpable with each compression.
The carotid pulse is palpable with each compression.
The chest compressions are given at a depth of 1.5 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm).
The nurse provides instructions to a client with a low potassium level about the foods that are high in potassium and tells the client to consume which foods? Select all that apply.
Peas
Raisins
Potatoes
Cantaloupe
Cauliflower
Strawberries
The nurse is teaching a client who is being started on imipramine about the medication. The nurse should inform the client to expect maximum desired effects at which time period following initiation of the medication?
2 months
2-3 weeks
1st week
6th week
A client's medication sheet contains a prescription for sertraline. To ensure safe administration of the medication, how should the nurse administer the dose?
On an empty stomach
At the same time each evening
Evenly spaced around the clock
As needed when the client complains of depression
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