Medical Tests Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist - CCNS Exam Practice Test
A new mother asks the nurse about milk formula for her baby. The nurse should stress that the most
important source of nutrition for infants during the first year is:
important source of nutrition for infants during the first year is:
Correct Answer: A
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Juliet is on her fourth week of employment as a clinical nurse specialist. Most of her colleagues are very
articulating, confident, and sometimes aggressive. She feels uncomfortable, believing that she is the
scapegoat of everything that goes wrong in her unit. Juliet must:
articulating, confident, and sometimes aggressive. She feels uncomfortable, believing that she is the
scapegoat of everything that goes wrong in her unit. Juliet must:
Correct Answer: A
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Susan is a 34-year-old female patient who had profuse vaginal bleeding. The physician ordered blood
transfusion of 2 "u" PRBC type "AB" with preblood transfusion of acetaminophen. Before administering
the blood, the priority nursing intervention would be:
transfusion of 2 "u" PRBC type "AB" with preblood transfusion of acetaminophen. Before administering
the blood, the priority nursing intervention would be:
Correct Answer: A
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Under the Good Samaritan Act, a nurse may be held liable for a patient abandonment at the scene of an
emergency in which of the following cases?
emergency in which of the following cases?
Correct Answer: D
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A 20-year-old patient was diagnosed with neutropenia. When teaching the patient and his family, the
nurse should include the avoidance of:
nurse should include the avoidance of:
Correct Answer: D
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After 3 months of self-management for symptoms of gastritis is unsuccessful, a patient goes to the
physician and an extensive carcinoma of the stomach is diagnosed. The patient asks the nurse how the
disease got so advanced. The nurse's explanation should be based on the knowledge that carcinoma of
the stomach is:
physician and an extensive carcinoma of the stomach is diagnosed. The patient asks the nurse how the
disease got so advanced. The nurse's explanation should be based on the knowledge that carcinoma of
the stomach is:
Correct Answer: A
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Which of the following cases would be classified as an urgent case in triage nursing?
Correct Answer: A
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Baby Allan has just been born and Nurse Wayne is checking him for appropriate sensory behavior. Which
finding is true about baby Allan's sensory behaviors at birth?
finding is true about baby Allan's sensory behaviors at birth?
Correct Answer: B
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A neonate was admitted at the hospital due to hydrocephalus. After the insertion of a shunt to treat the
disease, the nurse should evaluate the function of the shunt by:
disease, the nurse should evaluate the function of the shunt by:
Correct Answer: C
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A clinical nurse specialist provides a lecture to a group of nursing students about central venous
catheterization and pressure. After the lecture, the entire group learned that central venous pressure can
directly assess which of the following:
catheterization and pressure. After the lecture, the entire group learned that central venous pressure can
directly assess which of the following:
Correct Answer: C
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A nurse is caring for a twelve-year-old patient whose parents are known Jehovah's Witnesses. The
physician ordered two "u" of PRBC properly typed and cross matched. The nurse should:
physician ordered two "u" of PRBC properly typed and cross matched. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: C
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After completion of an incident report, the nurse places the document in the patient's chart. The nurse
should understand that incident reports:
should understand that incident reports:
Correct Answer: B
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Mariane recently had an abdomino-perineal resection and colostomy. She accuses the nurse of being
negligent during the change of dressing because she says the surgical wound looks terrible. The nurse
recognizes that Mariane is using which defense mechanism?
negligent during the change of dressing because she says the surgical wound looks terrible. The nurse
recognizes that Mariane is using which defense mechanism?
Correct Answer: B
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Stuttering among pre-schoolers is:
Correct Answer: A
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