Medical Tests Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist - CCNS Exam Practice Test

Which of the following behaviors by a three-year-old patient supports a nursing diagnosis of delayed
growth and development?

A female adult patient was admitted with a chief complaint of body weakness and was formerly diagnosed
with diabetes mellitus. The physician orders 30 units of insulin to be incorporated in an IV of glucose and
water. The nurse understands that the only insulin compatible to use is:

A nurse teaches a patient with type 2 diabetes how to provide self-care to prevent infections of the feet.
The nurse recognizes that the teaching was effective when the patient says that he should:

When a nurse revises a patient's nursing care plan based on the patient's responses that show evidence
that goals were not met, the phase of the nursing process being applied is:

A five-year-old boy was brought by his mother to the emergency room due to muscle weakness. The
patient was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. The nurse is aware that a potential treatment option
for this patient would be:

Which of the following actions may be delegated by the nurse to a licensed practical nurse (LPN)?

Benita is a patient who is 48 hours post surgery for a repair of aortic aneurysm. The nurse should closely
watch this patient because of what significant risk after the procedure?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has an amputation of a limb. The patient begins to experience extreme
discomfort in the area where the limb once was. He is near crying and diaphoretic. The nurse wants to
properly document the situation, but is not sure of what nursing diagnosis to use. She seeks help from her
unit manager and was able to come up with the most appropriate nursing diagnosis, which is:

Before administering the evening dose of a prescribed medication, the nurse on the evening shift finds an
unlabeled, filled syringe in the patient's medication drawer. What should the nurse in charge do?