Kaplan Predictor QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025

Kaplan Predictor QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025
The nurse prepares to assess the blood pressure of
the six year old child following an accident. A blood
pressure cuff of appropriate size is unavailable. Which
action does the nurse take?
a. Uses another site appropriate for the size of the
bailable cost to obtaining reading
b. Wait until proper equipment is available before
proceeding to check the blood pressure
c. Use a smaller blood pressure cuff and checked to
reading in both arms
d. Uses a larger cost, and add 10 mm Hg to the
systolic reading
a. Uses another site appropriate for the size of the
bailable cost to obtaining reading
The healthcare provider orders tobramycin for a 3-
year-old child. The nurse enters the clients room to
administer the medication and discovers that the
child does not have an identification bracelet. Which
action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
a. Ask a coworker to identify the child before giving
the medication
b. Ask the parents at the child's bedside to state their
child's name
c. Hold the medication until an identification bracelet
can be obtained from the admitting office
d. Ask the child to save the child's first and last name
b. Ask the parents at the child's bedside to state
their child's name
The nurse changes the dressing on a client two days
after a bowel resection. After opening a sterile pack
and putting on the sterile gloves at the clients
bedside, the nurse notes the dressing needed for the
dressing change are missing.
Which action does the nurse take next?
a. Remove the gloves, obtained the missing dressings,
and replaces the clubs to continue with the
procedure
b. Closes the pack, obtained the missing dressing and
new gloves, and reopen the pack to continue with
procedure
c. Presses the call light, ask the nurse assistive
personnel to bring the missing dressings to the clients
room, and then continues with the procedure
d. Remains in place at the clients bedside while the
nursing assistive personnel obtains the missing
dressings, and then continues with the procedure
d. Remains in place at the clients bedside while the
nursing assistive personnel obtains the missing
dressings, and then continues with the procedure
The client receives parenteral nutrition (PN) via the
internal jugular vein. Which action does the nurse
take if the next container of PN solution is not
available when it is needed?
a. Slows down the PN infusion until the new solution
is available
b. Hangs a container of 0.9% NaCl until the new
solution is available
c. Hangs a container of 10% D/W until the new
solution is available
d. Uses a heparin lock until the new solution is
available
c. Hangs a container of 10% D/W until the new
solution is available
The nurse cares for the client diagnosed as being in
the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Which behavior
indicates to
the nurse the client condition is improving?

a. The client offers suggestions to other clients on the
unit
b. The client begins to write a book about life
c. The client sits and eats with other clients on unit
d. The client talks with other clients a group meeting
c. The client sits and eats with other clients on unit
The health care provider orders a continuous
intravenous aminophylline infusion for a two year old
client. It is most
important for the nurse to intervene for which
situation?
a. The client heart rate is 100 bpm
b. The clients blood pressure is 100/60 mmHg
c. The clients serum theophylline level is 25 mcg/mL
d. The client is sleepy
c. The clients serum theophylline level is 25 mcg/mL
The nurse teaches the client about the schedule
cardiac catheterization. Which statement, if made by
the client to the
nurse, indicates that the teaching was effective?
a. "I understand that there is little or no risk
associated with this procedure."
b. "I may experience a little pounding sensation in my
chest during the procedure."
c. "I will be in and out of the procedure room in about
30 minutes."
d. "I will be able to walk in the hall soon after the
procedure is completed."
b. "I may experience a little pounding sensation in
my chest during the procedure."
During the second stage of labor, the client's partner
asks the nurse, "Can I go get a cup of coffee from the
cafeteria?" Which response by the nurse is best?
a. "I will get you a cup of coffee."
b. "It would be best if you stayed here at this time."
c. "Ask your partner if it is acceptable to leave."
d. "Why do you want to leave the room?"
b. "It would be best if you stayed here at this time."
The nurse discovers that client lying face down on the
floor. Which action does the nurse take first?
a. Assess the patency of the client's airway
b. Determine whether the client is responsive
c. Check the client's carotid pulse
d. Reposition the client onto the back
b. Determine whether the client is responsive