1. A nurse is planning an educational program for high school students about cigarette

smoking.Which of the following potential consequences of smoking is most likely to

discourage adolescents from using tobacco?

a. Use of tobacco decreases level of athletic ability

b. Smoking in adolescence increases the risk of lifelong addiction

c. Smoking in adolescence increase the risk of developing lung cancer later in life

d. Use of tobacco might lead to alcohol and drug abuse

2. A newly licensed nurse is reviewing the role of a nurse in disaster planning. Which of the

following is an activity a nurse should engage in to assist in disaster preparedness?

a. Make quarantine preparations for those exposed to anthrax

b. Vaccinate susceptible children and adults against smallpox

c. Participate in community drills and mock events

d. Asses types, levels, and scopes of disasters

3. A nurse is obtaining a nutritional health history on a client who reports problemswith

constipation. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a cause of

constipation?

a. Intolerance to lactose

b. New prescription for an iron supplement

c. Following a high-fiber diet

d. Currently taking probiotics

4. A nurse is caring for an infant who has coarctation of the aorta. Which of the followingshould

the nurse identify as an expecting finding?

a. Frequent nosebleeds

b. Upper extremity hypotension

c. Increased intracranial pressure

d. Weak femoral pulses

5. A nurse is interviewing the partner of a client who was admitted in the manic phase of bipolar

disorder. The partner states, “I don’t know what to do. Everything has been happening so

quickly.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is the therapeutic?

a. Can you talk about what was happening with you partner at home?

b. Why do you think your partner’s symptoms are progressing so quickly?

c. You should make sure your partner takes the prescribed medication

d. You did the right thing by bringing your partner in for treatment

6. A nurse enters a client’s room and sees a small fire in the client’s bathroom. Identify the

sequence of steps the nurse should take?

a. Close all nearby windows and doors (3)

b. Transport the client to another area of the nursing unit (1)

c. Use the unit’s fire extinguisher to attempt to put out the fire (4)

d. Activate the facility’s fire alarm system (2)

7. A nurse is caring for a client who is at 41 weeks of gestation and is receiving oxytocin forlabor

induction. The nurse notes early dec elera7t2ionosf o2n8the fetal heart rate monitor. Which of the