Free Nursing Board Exam Review Questions and Answers in MSN
Nursing Board Exam Review Questions in MSN Part 8/10
1. Nurse Karen is caring for clients in the OR. The nurse is aware that the last physiologic function that the client loss during the induction of anesthesia is:
a. Consciousness
b. Gag reflex
c. Respiratory movement
d. Corneal reflex
2. The nurse is assessing a client with pleural effusion. The nurse expect to find:
a. Deviation of the trachea towards the involved side
b. Reduced or absent of breath sounds at the base of the lung
c. Moist crackles at the posterior of the lungs
d. Increased resonance with percussion of the involved area
3. A client admitted with newly diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect the client to report?
a. Lymph node pain
b. Weight gain
c. Night sweats
d. Headache
4. A client has suffered from fall and sustained a leg injury. Which appropriate question would the nurse ask the client to help determine if the injury caused fracture?
a. “Is the pain sharp and continuous?”
b. “Is the pain dull ache?”
c. “Does the discomfort feel like a cramp?”
d. “Does the pain feel like the muscle was stretched?”
5. The Nurse is assessing the client’s casted extremity for signs of infection. Which of the following findings is indicative of infection?
a. Edema
b. Weak distal pulse
c. Coolness of the skin
d. Presence of “hot spot” on the cast
6. Nurse Rhia is performing an otoscopic examination on a female client with a suspected diagnosis of mastoiditis. Nurse Rhia would expect to note which of the following if this disorder is present?
a. Transparent tympanic membrane
b. Thick and immobile tympanic membrane
c. Pearly colored tympanic membrane
d. Mobile tympanic membrane
7. Nurse Jocelyn is caring for a client with nasogastric tube that is attached to low suction. Nurse Jocelyn assesses the client for symptoms of which acid-base disorder?
a. Respiratory alkalosis
b. Respiratory acidosis
c. Metabolic acidosis
d. Metabolic alkalosis
8. A male adult client has undergone a lumbar puncture to obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for analysis. Which of the following values should be negative if the CSF is normal?
a. Red blood cells
b. White blood cells
c. Insulin
d. Protein
9. A client is suspected of developing diabetes insipidus. Which of the following is the most effective assessment?
a. Taking vital signs every 4 hours
b. Monitoring blood glucose
c. Assessing ABG values every other day
d. Measuring urine output hourly
10. A 58 year old client is suffering from acute phase of rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following would the nurse in charge identify as the lowest priority of the plan of care?
a. Prevent joint deformity
b. Maintaining usual ways of accomplishing task
c. Relieving pain
d. Preserving joint function
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