KEISER UNIVERSITY
Pre/Post Test
NUR1022C Fundamentals of Nursing
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1. A patient/client who is lactose intolerant is recovering from a surgical procedure.
What impact does the nurse expect this to have on progression of diet as tolerated?
a. The patient/client will be able to progress from a clear to full liquid diet once
bowel sounds and gag reflex returns
b. There is no impact with regard to diet progression because of lactose intolerance
c. The patient’s/client’s diet can be progressed following a bowel movement
indicating return of bowel activity
d. The patient’s/client’s full liquid diet may have to be altered because this diet
contains milk products
2. The nurse must apply an elastic bandage to support a patient’s/client’s sprained ankle.
Which action should the nurse take during this procedure?
a. Moderately stretch the bandage and wrap it from distal extremity to proximal
b. Wrap the extremity loosely enough to insert two fingers beneath the bandage
c. Maintain a tight stretch with each wrap of the bandage
d. Start proximal to the injury site and work distally
3. The nurse is to conduct an admission interview with 74-year-old patient/client who is
hearing impaired. What should the nurse do to enhance the patient’s/client’s ability to hear?
a. Position self to be within the patient’s/client’s line of vision
b. Dim the lights in the room
c. Over articulate words
d. Reposition the television in the room
4. The nurse would assess for which signs of morphine overdose in a patient/client receiving
-controlled analgesia?
a. A decrease in blood pressure and respiration rate
b. Increased heart rate and restlessness
c. Profuse sweating and a state of alertness
d. Dilated pupils and sedation
