CRNE Exam Prep - Question List

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101. The nurse places the client in this position immediately after a percutaneous liver biopsy:
  1. Semi-Fowler’s position
  2. Left-side lying position
  3. Right-side lying position
  4. Supine position.
102. A nurse is receiving a client from the postanesthesia unit. Which of the following nursing actions would be the nurse’s immediate priority?
  1. Assess the client’s vital signs.
  2. Assess the patency of the client’s airway.
  3. Assess for bleeding and check the dressings.
  4. Check the client’s neurovascular status.
103. A physician orders the removal of the client’s nasogastric tube. The nurse would instruct the client to do which of the following during tube removal?
  1. Ask the client to take a deep breath and exhale through pursed lips.
  2. Instruct the client to bear down.
  3. Instruct the client to take and hold a deep breath.
  4. Ask the client to relax and take normal breaths.
104. An eighty-year-old male client diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy complains of pain as the nurse inflates the balloon of the indwelling urethral catheter that has been inserted. What is the best action of the nurse?
  1. Aspirate the fluid, withdraw the catheter, and reinflate the balloon.
  2. Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter, and reinflate the balloon.
  3. Remove the syringe and begin aftercare. Pain is an expected response.
  4. Aspirate the fluid, remove the catheter, and replace it with a smaller catheter.
105. A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client with myasthenia gravis about reducing the risk for aspiration when eating. Which of the following is not included in the teachings?
  1. Encourage the client to sit up when eating.
  2. Instruct the client to cut his food into small pieces.
  3. Instruct the client to tip the chin down to swallow.
  4. Advise the client to lift his head upward when drinking.

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