Practice Questions

132. A patient with dementia is trying to remove their urinary catheter. What is the most appropriate initial behavioral intervention?

A. Apply mitts or restraints immediately
B. Distract and redirect the patient with a preferred activity
C. Yell at the patient to stop
D. Ignore the behavior
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130. A patient on a ventilator suddenly becomes agitated and begins to fight the ventilator. What is your immediate priority?

A. Administer a sedative without physician order
B. Assess for potential causes (e.g., pain, tube dislodgement, anxiety) and notify physician
C. Silence the alarms and leave the room
D. Increase the ventilator settings
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129. A client in a therapy session begins to talk about plans for suicide. What is the most critical ethical principle that guides your response?

A. Confidentiality
B. Autonomy
C. Non-maleficence (do no harm)
D. Beneficence (do good)
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128. You are administering medication to a patient via an IV infusion pump. You notice the pump is alarming “occlusion.” What is your first action?

A. Disconnect the IV and restart it
B. Increase the infusion rate
C. Check the IV line for kinks, clamps, or infiltration
D. Administer a bolus of IV fluid
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125. A practicum student is tasked with performing a basic physical assessment. What is the correct order of traditional physical assessment techniques?

A. Palpation, inspection, percussion, auscultation
B. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
C. Auscultation, percussion, palpation, inspection
D. Percussion, auscultation, inspection, palpation
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124. You are providing care to a patient who requires oxygen therapy. What is the critical safety precaution for oxygen use?

A. Allow smoking in the room
B. Ensure no open flames or smoking is near the oxygen
C. Keep oxygen tanks upright and unsecured
D. Store oxygen in direct sunlight
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123. A patient is experiencing severe anxiety and agitation. What is the least restrictive initial de-escalation technique?

A. Physical restraint
B. Seclusion
C. Verbal de-escalation and offering PRN medication
D. Yelling at the patient
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