1. A nurse is assessing a client who had a recent stroke. Which of the following findings should

indicate to the nurse the need for referral to an occupational therapist?

a. Facial drooping

b. Receptive aphasia

c. Unilateral neglect

d. Memory loss

2. A charge nurse in the newborn nursery is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel (AP).

Which of the following is an appropriate task for the AP?

a. Show a new mother how to change the newborn’s diaper

b. Inspect the skin of a newborn who is receiving phototherapy

c. Obtain the weight of a newborn who is receiving formula

d. Answer the parents’ questions about newborn circumcision

3. A charge nurse is planning the care of four newborns. An assistive personnel and licensed

practical nurse are available for staffing. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to

a licensed practical nurse?

a. Conduct the newborn hearing screening

b. Perform a New Ballard screening

c. Administer a hepatitis B vaccine

d. Obtain vital signs

4. A nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client who is being treated for tuberculosis

(TB). Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the

teaching?

a. I need to have a TB skin test done once per year

b. I need to take my prescribed medication for 3 months

c. I should have a sputum culture done every 2 to 4 weeks

d. I should wear a mask while around my family

5. A newly licensed nurse is floating to an unfamiliar unit and determines that he does not have

sufficient experience to safely care for his assigned clients. Which of the following actions

should the nurse take?

a. Accept the assignment with help from assistive personnel on the unit

b. Document the concern in the nurse’s notes