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NCLEX-PN TEST PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.Select the member of the healthcare team that is paired with one of the main functions
of this team member.
A. Occupational therapist: Gait exercises
B. Physical therapist: The provision of assistive devices to facilitate the activities of daily
living
C. Speech and language therapist: The treatment of swallowing disorders
D. Case manager: Ordering medications and treatments - answer- *Correct Response:
C*
Speech and language therapists assess and treat patients with a swallowing disorder;
they also assess and treat patients with speech and communication problems as often
occurs after a cerebrovascular accident, or stroke. *Occupational therapists assist
patients with their activities of daily living and they also provide patients with assistive
devices to facilitate eating and dressing.
*Physical therapists perform rehabilitation and restorative care including help with
ambulation and balance/gait exercises.
*Lastly, case managers coordinate care along the continuum of care and they manage
insurance reimbursements.
The recommended daily caloric intake for sedentary older men, active adult women and
children is:
A. 2400 calories
B. 1600 calories
C. 2800 calories
D. 2000 calories - answer- *Correct Response: D*
Sedentary older men, active adult women and children should all have 6 ounces of
grains, 2½ cups of vegetables, 2 cups of fruits, and 3 cups of milk to help make up their
2000 calorie requirement. Sedentary adolescents require 2400 calories, sedentary
women and children require 1600 calories and active adolescents need 2800 calories
daily.
Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with:
A. Surgical asepsis
B. Catabolism
C. Cachexia
D. Venous stasis - answer- *Correct Response: C*
Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with
cachexia. Cachexia can also result from dehiscence of a surgical incision or rupture of
wound closure.
*Surgical asepsis refers to using a sterile technique to protect against infection before,
during, and after surgery. The breakdown of tissue, especially after severe trauma or
crush injuries is known as *catabolism.
*Venous stasis is a disorder related to pooling of blood in a vein of the body; venous
stasis typically occurs in the lower extremities and it is one of the many hazards, or
complications, of immobilization.
,Select all the possible opportunistic infections that adversely affect HIV/AIDS infected
patients:
A. Visual losses
B. Kaposi's sarcoma
C. Wilms' sarcoma
D. Tuberculosis
E. Peripheral neuropathy
F. Toxoplasma gondii - answer- *Correct Response: B, D, F*
Kaposi's sarcoma, tuberculosis, toxoplasma gondii, mycobacterium avium, herpes
simplex, histoplasmosis and salmonella infections are HIV/AIDS associated
opportunistic infections.
*Although many affected patients can experience blindness and peripheral neuropathy,
these disorders result from impaired nervous system damage rather than an infection.
*Lastly, Wilms' tumor (sarcoma) is a pediatric form of kidney cancer and it is neither an
infection nor something that typically affects the patient with HIV/AIDS
What can help reduce a patient's anxiety and postsurgical pain?
A. Preoperative teaching
B. Preoperative checklist
C. Psychological counseling
D. Preoperative medication - answer- *Correct Response: A*
Patient teaching before surgery not only helps to reduce a patient's anxiety and
postsurgical pain but it also decreases the amount of anesthesia needed and a lack of
anxiety additionally speeds up wound healing. Preoperative checklists are a form of
nursing documentation that is used to guide and document the care of the patient
before surgery. Psychological counseling is typically NOT necessary except under
highly unusual circumstances and preoperative medication can decrease the amount of
anesthetic needed and respiratory tract secretions but it does not help with
postoperative pain.
Which disease decreases the metabolic rate?
A. Cancer
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Cardiac failure - answer- Answer: B- hypothyroidism.
When caring for an infant during cardiac arrest, which pulse must be palpated to
determine cardiac function?
A. Carotid
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Radial - answer- Brachial (B).
The patient after surgery should be sitting when deep breathing and coughing because
this position:
, A. Is physically more comfortable for the patient
B. Helps the patient to support their incision with a pillow
C. Loosens respiratory secretions
D. Allows the patient to observe their area and relax - answer- Supports their incision!
(B)
Which procedures necessitate the use of surgical asepsis techniques? Select all that
apply.
A. Intramuscular medication administration
B. Central line intravenous medication administration
C. Donning gloves in the operating room
D. Neonatal bathing
E. Foley catheter insertion
F. Emptying a urinary drainage bag - answer- B, C, F.
What is the ultimate purpose and goal of performance improvement activities?
A.To increase efficiency
B.To contain costs
C.To improve processes
D.To improve policies - answer- C. Even if you don't know the information in the
question, be sure to use common sense & process of elimination. Example: "goal
performance *IMPROVEMENT* activities". The key word here is improvement. You can
instantly remove A & B. Now, read further into the question. Your next hint is going to be
the word performance. so, performance improvement matches with improve process the
best.
The primary difference between practical nursing licensure and a nursing certification in
an area of practice is that nursing licensure is:
A. Insures competency and a nursing certification validates years of experience.
B. Mandated by the American Nurses Association and a nursing certification are not.
C. Is legally mandated by the states and a nursing certification is not.
D. Renewed every two years and a nursing certification is renewed every five years. -
answer- C.
What intervention is the best to relieve constipation during pregnancy?
A.Increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables
B.Taking a mild over-the-counter laxative
C.Lying flat on back when sleeping
D>Reduction of iron intake by half or more - answer- A- remember! DARK, LEAFY
GREEN VEGTABLES IS ALMOST ALWAYS THE RIGHT ANSWER! Process of
elimination- B= medication is always the last option (you don't want them to become
dependent.) C= doesn't really have anything to do with bowel movements. D= You
never want to decrease your iron intake during pregnancy!
During which week does the fetal heart begin pumping its own blood?
A. 3rd week
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