Preparing for the Nursing Selection Test: Essential questions are here
Question No. 1. You are cleaning a client’s partial dentures, which have a metal clasp. Which of the
following actions are best on your part?
A. Place a washcloth in the sink where you are cleaning.
B. Remove the partial dentures by the metal clasp.
C. Use hot water to rinse the dentures after cleaning.
D. Soak the partial plate with the metal clasp overnight.
Answer: A
Question No. 3 . The nurse giving discharge instructions advises the client to get out of bed slowly
and to get up in stages from lying to sitting to standing. The client understands that the
reason for doing this is:
A. to prevent falls.
B. to improve circulation.
C. as a warm-up exercise.
D. to increase oxygenation.
Answer: A
Question No. 5. A fellow nurse who is working on another unit asks to read the chart of your
assigned client. Which one of the following criteria would enable the nurse to have
access to the chart?
A. Be unrelated to the client.
B. Have a current nursing license.
C. Have client’s verbal permission.
D. Be directly involved in client’s care.
Answer: D
Question No. 7. When taking a radial pulse for half a minute, the nurse finds it to be irregular.
Which of the following would be best for the nurse to do next?
A. Take the radial pulse for one minute.
B. Check the carotid pulse to see if it is irregular.
C. Assess the apical pulse.
D. Chart the radial pulse and the irregularities.
Answer: C
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