FREE CPNRE Basic Care Questions and Answers

Question 1

A Japanese Canadian client receiving terminal care is being cared for by a practical nurse; many emotional family members visit multiple times a day.
For this client, what nursing intervention would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Make the required preparations so that family members can visit.

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Speak with the client's doctor about the family members' actions.

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Advise the family to refrain from having emotional outbursts.

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Limit the number of family members that can visit at once.

Question 2

A client with chronic lung illness who is getting oxygen through a nasal cannula is being cared for by a practical nurse.  Which of the following outcomes is the nurse expected to expect?

Accepted Answer

Three L/minute or fewer will be the oxygen flow rate.

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Every two hours, arterial blood gases will be obtained.

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Oral intake for the client will be limited.

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The patient will remain bedridden.

Question 3

A group of recently graduated practical nurses are participating in an educational session led by nurse educator Anne. Clinical decision-making at the hospital is guided by evidence-informed practice, as explained by Anne.  Which of the following sums up this kind of behavior the best?

Accepted Answer

A chance to implement study findings into practice

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An opportunity to receive government funding

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A means of encouraging improved assessment abilities

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An opportunity for experts to test unproven research claims

Question 4

At a nursing home, there is a practical nurse employed.  When the nurse walks into the client's room, she observes the client trying to get himself up off the floor where he is sitting.  The nurse asks the patient about what transpired.  The customer answers, "I slipped."  Which of the following details have to be included in the incident report by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

"Client found on floor and stated 'I slipped'. Physician notified, assessment completed, no injury noted" is how the incident report should be filed by the nurse.

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Instead of recording the incident in an incident report, the nurse should just note it in the client's medical file.

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It is recommended that the nurse record the incident with the notes, "client slipped and fell, no injury noted."

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An incident report with the description "client slipped and fell to the floor" should be filed by the nurse.

Question 5

Nicole works as a public health nurse and is in charge of locating the contacts of people who have been linked to proven instances of STDs.   Nicole gives a call to the person that the infected client has identified.  The caller demands to know the name of the person who added him as a contact right away.  Which of the following describes Nicole's proper response?

Accepted Answer

I have a duty to respect everyone's privacy, including yours.

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The person who provided your name requested anonymity.

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If you agree to treatment, then I can reveal the identity.

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I'll let you know if the person you had sex with is the same person who identified you if you give me their name.

Question 6

A female patient, age 68, is brought to the hospital due to a stage III decubitus ulcer located above her right ischial tuberosity. There are multiple instances of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the client's past medical history. For the client, the following is the best position:

Accepted Answer

Lie on one's left side with cushions in between the knees

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With a cushion beneath the client's knees, recline

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Lying on one's right side with cushions between the knees

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Lying down with cushions beneath the knees

Question 7

A client starts breathing quickly.  Which of the following would be the most suitable course of action for the practical nurse?

Accepted Answer

Find out the oxygen saturation level of the client.

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Get the client's apical pulse rate using auscultation.

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Take the client's pulse and blood pressure measurements.

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Notify the incorrect doctor

Question 8

A doctor gives the order to bandage a patient's left leg from the toes to the mid-thigh using an elastic wrap.  Which of the following tasks should the practical nurse perform?

Accepted Answer

Only expose a tiny amount of the extremity's distal end.

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Put the left leg in an abduction position.

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Boost the amount of friction between the bandage surfaces and the skin

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To secure the bandage incorrectly, use numerous pins.

Question 9

Raki comes from a cultural background where mental and emotional disorders are seen as out-of-control behavior that puts the family in disgrace.  Given his cultural perspective, which of the following reactions to psychological anguish would Raki be most likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

Somatization disordercorrect

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Compulsive-obsessive behavior

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Depression

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Phobias incorrect

Question 10

An interview with a client receiving treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is being conducted by a nurse. The nurse should ask the customer which of the following questions is the most crucial?

Accepted Answer

Do you find it difficult to stop worrying thoughts?

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Do you become anxious when you're in a closed space?

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Do you often find yourself forgetting basic information?

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Do you have trouble focusing on a single task?