Fundamentals Practice Exam
The healthcare provider prescribes morphine sulfate 4mg IM STAT. Morphine comes in 8 mg per
ml. How many ml should the nurse
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0.5 ml.
A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube feedings via a small-bore tube and a
continuous pump infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe coughing a few minutes
ago, but feels fine now. What action is best for the nurse to take?
After clearing the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid withdrawn from the tube.
A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescription levofloxacin (Levaquin)
500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the unit at 1300. What is
the best intervention for the nurse to implement?
Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at 1300.
A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The healthcare provider
prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed. Which action should the nurse implement?
Give an around-the-clock schedule for administration of analgesics.
After completing an assessment and determining that a client has a problem, which action should
the nurse perform next?
Determine the etiology of the problem
What is the most important reason for starting intravenous infusions in the upper extremities
rather than the lower extremities of adults?
During the daily nursing assessment, a client begins to cry and states that the majority of family
and friends have stopped calling and visiting. What action should the nurse take?
Listen and show interest as the client expresses these feelings
When a client begins to cry and express feelings, a therapeutic nursing intervention is to listen
and show interest as the client expresses feelings
The nurse plans to obtain health assessment information from a primary source. Which option is
a primary source for the completion of the health assessment?
Client
A primary source of information for a health assessment is the client (A). (B, C, and D) are
considered secondary sources about the client's health history, but other details, such as
subjective data, can only be provided directly from the client.
The nurse is using a genogram while conducting a client's health assessment and past medical
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