NACE practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) A client who has been on nothing by mouth may now have fluids. Which of these beverages should be offered first?
- Skim milk.
- Eggnog.
- Cream of chicken soup.
- Apple juice. - Correct Answers ✅d. Apple juice.
- Having plants or cut flowers in the room.
- Wearing clothing made of 100 percent cotton.
- Using humidified oxygen.
- Using oxygen at six liters per minute - Correct Answers
Following NPO, the client should be offered clear liquids.Among these options, apple juice should be offered first. Skim milk, eggnog, and cream of chicken soup are considered full liquids and can be offered after the client has demonstrated tolerance of a clear liquid diet.A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) uses oxygen. A nurse should recognize that which of these measures would be a safety hazard to the client?
✅d. Using oxygen at six liters per minute 1 / 4
NACE practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Clients who have COPD should maintain low-flow oxygen rates. These clients have hypoxia and hypercarbia. Increasing their oxygen levels can cause a loss of the respiratory drive and lead to respiratory arrest. Having plants in the room, wearing clothing made of 100% cotton, or using humidified oxygen would not be safety hazards to a client who has COPD.A client who is on bed rest with an indwelling urinary catheter has had no urinary drainage for the past four hours. Which of these actions should a nurse take first?
- Force fluids.
- Elevate the client's legs.
- Palpate the client's suprapubic area.
- Ensure the drainage bag is below the level of the bed. -
Correct Answers ✅d. Ensure the drainage bag is below the level of the bed.Urine from a Foley catheter drains by gravity, and thus the drainage bag needs to be below the level of the bed. Forcing fluids, elevating the client's legs, and palpating the client's suprapubic area are not the first actions a nurse should take for this client. 2 / 4
NACE practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) A nurse should recognize that an elderly client who has a history of osteoporosis is at greatest risk for developing which of these complications?
- Bone cancer.
- Impotence.
- Sciatica.
- Stress fractures. - Correct Answers ✅d. Stress fractures.
- Maintain renal function.
- Improve cardiac output.
- Promote bowel function.
- Improve airway clearance. - Correct Answers ✅d.
Elderly clients with osteoporosis often develop stress fractures. An elderly client with a history of osteoporosis is not at an increased risk for bone cancer, impotence or sciatica.When a client is hospitalized for pneumonia, a nurse should plan to increase fluid intake for which of these primary purposes?
Improve airway clearance. 3 / 4
NACE practice exam Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) The primary purpose of increasing fluid intake for a client hospitalized for pneumonia is to improve airway clearance by liquefying secretions so the client can cough and expectorate.A client's renal function, cardiac output, and bowel function are not affected by pneumonia.A nursing home client has been confined to a geriatric chair for two hours. Which of these measures should a nurse take at this time?
- Give the client a bed bath.
- Sit and talk with the client for ten minutes.
- Walk with the client around the unit.
- Encourage the client to socialize with the roommate. -
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Correct Answers ✅c. Walk with the client around the unit.After being confined to a geriatric chair for two hours, the nurse should walk around the unit with the client. This will reduce pressure on the client's skin and promote circulation and lung expansion. Giving the client a bed bath, sitting and talking with the client or encouraging the client to socialize with the roommate would not promote the client's circulation.It is more important to move the client.A client in a long-term care facility is learning to use a walker.Which of these instructions should a nurse reinforce to the client?