All practice questions

Prior to providing direct care for a newly admitted client with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and a secondary scabies infection, a practical nurse must apply multiple forms of personal protective equipment. The client requires airborne and contact precautions, along with eye protection due to a planned wound irrigation. In what order should the nurse don the necessary protective items?

A practical nurse is preparing to provide oral hygiene to a client who remains unconscious following a prolonged surgical procedure. Arrange the following actions in the chronological order they must be performed to maintain client safety. (Assume hand hygiene and donning of gloves are complete.)

A practical nurse (PN) is preparing to implement a new prescription for mechanical wrist restraints for a client who is severely agitated and attempting to remove their central venous catheter. Place the following nursing actions in the correct chronological order.

A practical nurse is preparing to provide direct care for a pediatric client who has been admitted with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and is placed on contact and droplet precautions. Arrange the steps for donning the required personal protective equipment (PPE) in the correct sequence from first to last.

A client with a suspected lower respiratory tract infection requires a sputum specimen for culture and sensitivity testing. To minimize the risk of sample contamination with oral flora, which sequence of steps should the practical nurse follow? Arrange the actions in the correct chronological order.

A practical nurse (PN) is assisting a healthcare provider with a bedside thoracentesis for a client who has a large pleural effusion. To ensure client safety and reduce the risk of procedural complications, in what order should the PN perform the following actions? (Arrange the steps from first to last.)

A practical nurse is observing clients in a pediatric clinic's waiting area. Arrange the following observed play behaviors in chronological order from the earliest developmental stage to the most advanced.

It is time for a client's scheduled transdermal fentanyl patch replacement. To ensure safe medication administration, arrange the following steps in the correct chronological sequence.

While assisting a client with morning hygiene, a practical nurse (PN) notices that an electrical outlet has sparked and ignited the privacy curtain. The flames are quickly growing. The client is sitting in a wheelchair nearby. Arrange the following emergency response actions in the correct priority sequence from first to last.

After assisting a client who is positive for *Clostridioides difficile*, a practical nurse prepares to wash their hands with soap and water. Arrange the following steps of the hand hygiene procedure in the correct chronological sequence.

A practical nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular (IM) injection using the Z-track method to an adult client. Arrange the following steps for this procedure in the correct chronological order.

A practical nurse (PN) discovers a small fire in a trash can in a client's room. According to standard fire response protocols, in what order should the PN perform the following actions? Arrange the actions from first to last.

A practical nurse is preparing to withdraw a prescribed medication from a glass ampule. In what order should the nurse perform the following steps? Arrange the steps from first to last.

A practical nurse is preparing to collect a sterile urine specimen for a culture and sensitivity test from a client who has an indwelling urinary catheter. Arrange the following procedural steps in the correct chronological order.

A client receiving continuous enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube suddenly experiences a severe bout of coughing accompanied by tachypnea and audible airway gurgling. To effectively reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia and stabilize the client, arrange the following nursing actions in the correct priority sequence.

A practical nurse (PN) is preparing a single syringe containing both NPH insulin and regular insulin for a client with diabetes mellitus. In what order should the PN perform the following steps to safely prepare the medication? (Arrange the actions from first to last).

A practical nurse (PN) is in the room with a client who has a continuous intravenous infusion via a central venous catheter. The client suddenly gasps for air, becomes profoundly cyanotic, and reports acute, severe chest pain. Suspecting a central line air embolism, arrange the following nursing actions in the precise priority order the PN should perform them to mitigate the immediate risk of a fatal complication.

A client in a preoperative holding area is preparing for an elective cholecystectomy. As the practical nurse (PN) presents the informed consent document for a signature, the client puts the pen down and states, "I changed my mind. I am too scared and I do not want this surgery anymore." In which order should the PN take the following actions? (Arrange the actions from first to last.)

A client who experienced a recent cerebrovascular accident has unilateral weakness. The nurse is assisting the client out of bed into a wheelchair for the first time. In which order should the nurse execute the following steps to safely perform a stand-and-pivot transfer? Arrange the actions from first to last.

A client with a history of epilepsy suddenly begins to experience a generalized tonic-clonic seizure while sitting in a bedside chair. To prevent injury, in what order should the practical nurse perform the following actions? (Arrange the actions from first to last.)