KAPLAN PREDICTOR A, B AND C EXAM NEWEST 2024 WITH DETAIED ANSWERS

KAPLAN PREDICTOR A, B AND C EXAM NEWEST 2024 WITH DETAIED ANSWERS

The client reports vomiting and diarrhea for three days. Which assessment finding does the nurse anticipate?
a. Bradycardia
b. Decreased blood pressure.
c. Peripheral edema.
d. crackles.

The nurse cares for the client in active labor. The health care provider orders an oxytocin infusion. Which action should the nurse take FIRST after initiating the infusion?

a. Time and record the length and strength of the contractions.
b. Prepare the client for an emergency cesarean birth.
c. Check the client's perineum for bulging.
d. Monitor the fetal heart rate.

The intensive care nurse cares for the client two hours after a myocardial infarction is diagnosed. The nurse's PRIORITY is to focus on which action?
a. Relieve pain.
b. Prevent embolism.
c. Monitor the telemetry.
d. Reduce apprehension.


The nurse prepares a list of delegated tasks for the nursing assistive personnel (NAP). Which task would be APPROPRIATE?
a. Feed the client diagnosed with dysphagia related to a stroke
b. Assist the client one day postoperatively to ambulate following knee replacement.
c. Turn and reposition the client diagnosed with quadriplegia.
d. Obtain vital signs for the client whose last B/P was 188/104

The nurse cares for the client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. The nurse should include which in the client's plan of care?
a. Allow as much time as needed for each meal.
b. Observe client during and one hour after each meal.
c. Explain the importance of an adequate diet.
d. Use a random pattern for weigh assessments.

The male client asks the nurse, "Why am I experiencing erectile dysfunction (ED)?" The nurse reviews the client's medications. The nurse recognizes that which classification increases the risk for ED?
a. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
b. Antihypertensive medications.
c. Anticoagulant medications.
d. Histamine H2 inhibitors.

The nurse observes client care on a geriatric unit. The nurse should intervene in which situation?
a. A student nurse assist the client out of bed toward the clients strong side.
b. A student nurse assist the client to sit on the side of the bed by lifting the client's shoulders and swinging the client's legs over the edge of the bed.
c. A student nurse assists the client to stand from a sitting position by grasping the client's elbows.
d. Two student nurses use a draw sheet to turn a client in

The nurse evaluates the results of the client's purified protein derivative (PPD) 2 ½ days after the injection. The nurse noted the induration is 4 mm. which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Inform the client the results are negative
b. Obtain the names of the client's closest contacts.
c. Determine the HIV status of the client.
d. Wait and additional 24 hours to read the results.

The nurse cores for the client with a history of schizophrenia. The nurse expects to note which speech pattern?
a. Repetition of the words used by the nurse.
b. Rapid, coherent conversation about unrelated topics.
c. Immediately answering questions appropriately.
d. Slow, purposeful answers to the nurses questions.


The nurse in the hospital cafeteria overhears two nursing assistive personnel (NAP) discuss the client's condition. What is the PRIORITY action for the nurse to take?

a. Change the topic of the conversation.
b. Report the employees to their nurse manager.
c. Inform the employees about patient confidentiality and the client's right to privacy.
d. Meet with the employees at the end of the shift and tell them not to discuss clients in a public place.