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Exam Cram NCLEX-PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS and answers correct and verified 100%Exam Cram NCLEX-PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS and answers correct and verified 100% the nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary tumor using the transsphenoidal approach. the nurse should be particularly ...

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Exam Cram NCLEX-ld ld




PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS and answers
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correct and verified 100%
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theldnurseldisldcaringldforldaldclientldscheduledldforldremovalldofldaldpituitaryldtumorldusingldtheldtranssphenoidalld
approach.ldtheldnurseldshouldldbeldparticularlyldalertldto:



A.ldNasalldcongestion

B.ldAbdominalldTenderness

C.ldMuscleldTetany

D.ldOliguriald-ldcorrectldanswers-A.ldNasalldcongestion



why?

removalldofldtheldpituitaryldglandldisldusuallylddoneldbyldtranssphernoidalldapproachldthroughldtheldnose.ldNasalld
congestionldfurtherldinterferesldwithldtheldairway.

Aldclientldwithldcancerldislda,ldadmittedldtoldtheldoncologyldunit.ldStatldlabldvaluesldrevelldHgbld12.6,ldWBCld6500,ldK
+1.9,lduricldacidld7.0,ldNa+136,ldandldplateletsld178,000.ldTheldnurseldevaluatesldthatldtheldclientldisldexperiencing
ldwhichldofldtheldfollowing?




A.ldHypernatremia

B.ldHypokalemia

C.ldMyelosuppression

D.ldLeukocytosisld-ldcorrectldanswers-B.ldHypokalemia



why?

Hypokalemialdisldevidentldfromldtheldlabldvaluesldlisted.ldTheldotherldlaboratoryldfindingsldareldwithinldnormalldli
mits.ldmakingldanswersldA,CldandldDldincorrect

Ald24ldyear-
oldldfemaleldclientldisldscheduledldforldsurgeryldinldtheldmorning.ldWhichldofldtheldfollowingldisldtheldprimaryldresp
onsibilityldofldtheldnurse?

,A.ldtakingldtheldvitalldsigns

B.ldobtainingldtheldpermit

C.ldexplainingldtheldprocedure

D.ldCheckingldtheldlabldworkld-ldcorrectldanswers-A.ldtakingldtheldvitalldsigns



why?

theldprimaryldresponisblityldofldtheldnurseldisldtoldtakeldtheldvitalldsignsldbeforeldanyldsurgery.



answersldB,CldandldDldareldtheldresponsibilityldofldthelddoctor.

Theldnurseldisldworkingldinldtheldemergencyldroomldwhenldaldclientldarrivesldwithldsevereldburnsldofldtheldleftldarm,
ldhands,ldface,ldandldneck.ldwhichldactionldshouldldreceiveldpriority?




A.ldstartingldanldIV?

B.ldApplyingldoxygen

C.Obtainingldbloodldgasld

D.ldMedicatingldtheldclientldfoeldpainld-ldcorrectldanswers-B.ldApplyingldoxygen



why?

theldclientldwithldburnsldtoldtheldneckldneedsldairwayldassessmentsldandldsupplementalldoxygen,ldsoldapplyingldo
xygenldisldpriority.ldtheldnextldactionldshouldldbeldtoldstartldanldIVldandldmedicateldforldpain.

Theldnurseldisldvisitingldaldhomeldhealthldclientldwithldosteoporosis.ldTheldclientldhasldaldnewldprescriptionldforldal
endronateld(Fosamax).ldWhichldinstructionsldshouldldbeldgivenldtoldtheldclient



A.ldrestldinldbedldafterldtakingldtheldmedicationldforldatldleastld30ldmins

B.ldAvoidldrapidldmovementsldafterldtakingldtheldmedication

C.ldTakeldmedicationldwithldwaterldonly

D.ldAllowldatldleastld1ldhourldbetweenldtakingldtheldmedicineldandldtakingldotherldmedicationsld-
ldcorrectldanswers-C.ldTakeldmedicationldwithldwaterldonly




why?

,Fosmaxldshouldldbeldtakenldwithldwaterldonly.ldTheldclientldshouldldalsoldremainlduprightldforldatldleastld30ldminslda
fterldtakingldtheldmedication.

TheldnurseldisldmakingldinitialldroundsldonldaldclientldwithldaldC5ldfractureldandldcrutchfieldldthongs.ldWhichldequip
mentldshouldldbeldkeptldatldtheldbedside?



A.ldAldpairldofldforceps

B.ldAldtorqueldwrench

C.ldAldpairldorldwireldcutters

D.ldAldscrewdriverld-ldcorrectldanswers-B.ldAldtorqueldwrench



why?



Aldtourqueldwrenchldisldkeptldatldtheldbedsideldtoldtightenldandldloosenldtheldscrewsldofldcrutchfieldldtongs.ldThisld
wrenchldcontrolsldtheldamountldofldpressureldthatldisldplacedldonldtheldscrews.

Anldinfantldweighsld7ldpoundsldatldbirth.ldTheldexcpectdldweightldbyld1ldyearldshouldldbe:



A.ld10ldpounds

B.12ldpounds

C.ld18ldpounds

D.ld21ldpoundsld-ldcorrectldanswers-D.ld21ldpounds



why?



Aldbirthldweightldofld7ldpoundsldwouldldindicateld21ldpoundsldinld1ldyearldorldtripleldtheldhisldbirthldweight.

AldclientldisldadmittedldwithldaldEwing'sldsacroma.ldwhichldsymptomsldwouldldbeldexpectedlddueldtoldthisldtumor's
ldlocation?




A.ldHemiplegia

B.ldAphasia

, C.ldNausea

D.ldBoneldPainld-ldcorrectldanswers-D.ldBoneldPain



why?



Sacromaldisldaldtypeldofldboneldcancer,ldtherefor,ldboneldpainldwouldldbeldexpected

Theldnurseldisldcaringldforldaldclientldwithldepilepsyldwholdisldbeingldtreatedldwithldcarbamazepineld(Tegretol).ldWh
ichldlabatoryldvalueldmightldbeldaldindicateldaldseriousldsideldeffectldofldthislddrug?



A.ldUricldacidldofld5mg/dL

B.ldHematoccritldofld33%

C.ldWBCld2,000ldperldcubicldmillimeter

D.ldPlateletsld150,000ldperldcubicldmillimeterld-ldcorrectldanswers-C.ldWBCld2,000ldperldcubicldmillimeter



why?



Tegratolldcanldsuppressldtheldboneldmarrowldandlddecreaseldtheldwhiteldbloodldcellsldcount;ldthus,ldaldlabldvalueld
ofldWBCld2,000ldperldcubicldmillimeterldindicatesldsideldeffectsldofldthelddrug.

Ald6-month-
oldldclientldisldadmittedldwithldpossibleldintussuception.ldWhichldquestionldduringldtheldnursingldhistoryldisldleastl
dhelpfulldinldobtainingldinformationldregardingldthislddiagnosis?




A.ld"tellldmeldaboutldtheldpain"

B."whatlddoesldhisldvomitldlookldlike?"

C."ldDescribeldhisldusuallddiet."

D.ld"ldhaveldyouldnoticedldchangesldinldhisldadominalldsize?"ld-ldcorrectldanswers-C."ldDescribeldhisldusuallddiet."



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