Question

A nurse is providing nutrition teaching for a client who has hypertension. Which of the following foods should the nurse suggest the client include in their diet?

Answer 1

Correct Answers:

Turkey

Rationale :

🥗Hypertension management focuses on reducing sodium and saturated fat intake while promoting lean protein sources.

🍗Turkey is a lean protein, low in saturated fat and often lower in sodium compared to processed or fast foods.

⚠️Foods like pizza and red meat are high in sodium and saturated fats, contributing to elevated blood pressure.

🧠Dietary modifications such as the DASH diet emphasize lean meats, fruits, and vegetables to control hypertension.

📌Core message

Lean proteins like turkey support blood pressure control in hypertension.

Answer 2

Correct Answers:

"Let's talk about your mom's cancer and how things will progress from here."
“You sound like you have questions about your mom dying. Let's talk about it."
"Tell me how you are feeling about your mom dying."

Rationale :

🧠Therapeutic communication involves open-ended questions and emotional support to help family members process grief.

💬Encouraging expression of feelings helps the daughter cope with anticipatory grief and uncertainty.

⚠️False reassurance or dismissive statements can invalidate feelings and hinder coping.

🤝Providing honest and supportive dialogue builds trust and promotes emotional well-being.

📌Core message

Therapeutic communication supports emotional expression during end-of-life care discussions.

Answer 3

Correct Answers:

Pertussis positive (expected: negative)

Rationale :

🦠Pertussis (whooping cough) is a nationally notifiable disease requiring reporting to public health authorities.

⚠️Reporting allows early outbreak detection and implementation of control measures.

📊Highly contagious respiratory diseases pose significant community risk.

🧠Public health surveillance depends on timely reporting of such infections.

📌Core message

Pertussis must be reported to prevent community outbreaks.

Answer 4

Correct Answers:

“I will drink half of a cup of fruit juice when I feel shaky and weak."

Rationale :

🍊Symptoms of hypoglycemia include shakiness and weakness, requiring rapid glucose intake.

⚡Fruit juice provides quick-acting carbohydrates, raising blood glucose levels effectively.

⚠️Skipping meals or improper foot care can lead to complications.

🧠Recognizing and treating hypoglycemia promptly prevents severe complications.

📌Core message

Fast-acting carbohydrates treat hypoglycemia effectively

Answer 5

Correct Answers:

"Wash your feet daily with warm water and soap."
"Alternate the shoes you wear each day."

Rationale :

🦶Daily foot hygiene reduces risk of infection and skin breakdown.

👟Alternating shoes prevents pressure injuries and allows drying of moisture.

⚠️Open-toe shoes and prolonged soaking increase risk of injury and infection.

🧠Proper foot care is critical due to reduced sensation in diabetic neuropathy.

📌Core message

Daily care and pressure prevention are key to diabetic foot health.

Answer 6

Correct Answers:

“I eat vegetables directly from the field where I work."

Rationale :

🦠Unwashed produce may contain pesticides, bacteria, or parasites.

⚠️Direct consumption from fields increases exposure to harmful substances.

🧠Proper hygiene and food safety are essential in agricultural settings.

📊Other behaviors listed reflect safe practices.

📌Core message

Eating unwashed produce increases exposure to toxins and pathogens.

Answer 7

Correct Answers

Row 1 [ Fifth Disease ; Measles ; Rubella ]
Row 2 [ Fifth Disease ; Measles ; Rubella ]
Row 3 [ Rubella ]
Row 4 [ Measles ]

Rationale :

🦠Measles (rubeola) is strongly identified by the presence of Koplik spots on the buccal mucosa, which are pathognomonic and appear before the rash, along with cough, coryza, and a descending maculopapular rash.

🌡️Fever and facial rash are nonspecific findings that can occur in all three viral exanthems, which is why they are marked across all categories.

🧠Rubella (German measles) is characterized by generalized lymphadenopathy, particularly involving the posterior auricular and occipital nodes, making lymph node enlargement specific to rubella in this comparison.

🎨Fifth disease (parvovirus B19) typically presents with a “slapped cheek” rash, but does not include Koplik spots or significant lymphadenopathy, helping differentiate it from measles and rubella.

📌Core message

Koplik spots indicate measles, while lymphadenopathy points to rubella, and rash alone is nonspecific across viral exanthems.

Answer 8

Correct Answers:

Add water to the water seal chamber as it evaporates.
Mark the drainage output on the collection chamber.

Rationale :

🫁Water seal chamber maintenance ensures proper function and prevents air entry.

📊Marking drainage helps monitor trends and detect complications.

⚠️Clamping and stripping tubes can cause dangerous pressure changes.

🧠Proper chest tube care prevents complications like pneumothorax.

📌Core message

Chest tube care requires maintaining water seal and monitoring drainage.

Answer 9

Correct Answers:

Instruct the client to perform diaphragmatic breathing.
Assess the client's breath sounds.
Perform chest percussion and vibration.

Rationale :

🫁Diaphragmatic breathing improves ventilation and reduces work of breathing.

👂Assessing breath sounds evaluates effectiveness of interventions.

💨Chest physiotherapy helps mobilize secretions.

⚠️Supine positioning and fluid restriction worsen respiratory status.

📌Core message

Respiratory care focuses on improving ventilation and clearing secretions.

Answer 10

Correct Answers

Apply warm compresses to the incision site [ Anticipated ]
Place a blanket roll under the client's knees while in bed [ Contraindicated ]
Maintain bed rest for 2 days postoperatively [ Contraindicated ]
Administer enema to relieve constipation [ Contraindicated ]
Irrigate indwelling urinary catheter as prescribed [ Anticipated ]

Rationale :

🔥Warm compresses can help relieve discomfort and improve circulation at the perineal incision site, promoting healing and reducing pain.

🚫Placing a blanket under the knees increases venous stasis, significantly raising the risk for deep vein thrombosis, especially in a postoperative client with prior DVT history.

🛏️Prolonged bed rest is contraindicated because early ambulation is essential to prevent complications such as DVT, pneumonia, and constipation.

⚠️Enemas and straining increase intra-abdominal and perineal pressure, which can disrupt sutures and cause bleeding at the surgical site.

💧Catheter irrigation is anticipated to maintain patency and prevent clot obstruction, especially when pink urine and small clots are present postoperatively.

📌Core message

Postoperative care focuses on preventing strain, promoting circulation, and maintaining catheter function to avoid complications.

Potential Order	Anticipated	Contraindicated
Apply warm compresses to the incision site
Place a blanket roll under the client's knees while in bed
Maintain bed rest for 2 days postoperatively
Administer enema to relieve constipation
Irrigate indwelling urinary catheter as prescribed

RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026 Exam-6

No.

1 :
A nurse is providing nutrition teaching for a client who has hypertension. Which of the following foods should the nurse suggest the client include in their diet?

2 :
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is being transferred to hospice care. The client's daughter tells the nurse. "I'm not sure what to say to my mom if she asks me about dying." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

3 :
A nurse in a community clinic is reviewing the laboratory results for a group of clients. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to the local health department?

4 :
A nurse is teaching a client who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

5 :
A nurse is providing teaching about foot care to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

6 :
A nurse working in a health department is conducting a health screening for a group of farmworkers. Which of the following client statements indicates a possible health risk?

7 :
A nurse is caring for an infant in an outpatient pediatrician's office.

Correct Answers

8 :
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? (Select all that apply.)

9 :
A nurse is caring for a client in an emergency department.

Answer Options

10 :
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client following a perineal prostatectomy.

Correct Answers

Assessment Finding	Fifth Disease	Measles	Rubella

RN Comprehensive Predictor 2026 Exam-6

No.

1 : A nurse is providing nutrition teaching for a client who has hypertension. Which of the following foods should the nurse suggest the client include in their diet?

2 : A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is being transferred to hospice care. The client's daughter tells the nurse. "I'm not sure what to say to my mom if she asks me about dying." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

3 : A nurse in a community clinic is reviewing the laboratory results for a group of clients. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to the local health department?

4 : A nurse is teaching a client who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

5 : A nurse is providing teaching about foot care to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

6 : A nurse working in a health department is conducting a health screening for a group of farmworkers. Which of the following client statements indicates a possible health risk?

7 : A nurse is caring for an infant in an outpatient pediatrician's office.

Correct Answers

8 : A nurse is planning care for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? (Select all that apply.)

9 : A nurse is caring for a client in an emergency department.

Answer Options

10 : A nurse is caring for a postoperative client following a perineal prostatectomy.

Correct Answers

1 :
A nurse is providing nutrition teaching for a client who has hypertension. Which of the following foods should the nurse suggest the client include in their diet?

2 :
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is being transferred to hospice care. The client's daughter tells the nurse. "I'm not sure what to say to my mom if she asks me about dying." Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

3 :
A nurse in a community clinic is reviewing the laboratory results for a group of clients. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report to the local health department?

4 :
A nurse is teaching a client who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

5 :
A nurse is providing teaching about foot care to a client who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

6 :
A nurse working in a health department is conducting a health screening for a group of farmworkers. Which of the following client statements indicates a possible health risk?

7 :
A nurse is caring for an infant in an outpatient pediatrician's office.

8 :
A nurse is planning care for a client who has a chest tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? (Select all that apply.)

9 :
A nurse is caring for a client in an emergency department.

10 :
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client following a perineal prostatectomy.