1. The nurse is has just admitted a client with severe depression. From which focus

should the nurse identify a priority nursing diagnosis?

A) Nutrition

B) Elimination

C) Activity

D) Safety

The correct answer is D: Safety

2. While explaining an illness to a 10 year-old, what should the nurse keep in mind about

the cognitive development at this age?

A) They are able to make simple association of ideas

B) They are able to think logically in organizing facts

C) Interpretation of events originate from their own perspective

D) Conclusions are based on previous experiences

The correct answer is B: Think logically in organizing facts

3. The nurse enters the room as a 3 year-old is having a generalized seizure. Which

intervention should the nurse do first?

A) Clear the area of any hazards

B) Place the child on the side

C) Restrain the child

D) Give the prescribed anticonvulsant

The correct answer is B: Place the child on the side

4. The nurse is reviewing a depressed client's history from an earlier admission.

Documentation of anhedonia is noted. The nurse understands that this finding refers to

A) Reports of difficulty falling and staying asleep

B) Expression of persistent suicidal thoughts

C) Lack of enjoyment in usual pleasures

D) Reduced senses of taste and smell

The correct answer is C: Lack of enjoyment in usual pleasures

5. A client has just returned to the medical-surgical unit following a segmental lung

resection. After assessing the client, the first nursing action would be to

A) Administer pain medication

B) Suction excessive tracheobronchial secretions

C) Assist client to turn, deep breathe and cough