NCLEX PN FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(COMPLETE EXAM)
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the nurse is caring for a A. Nasal congestion
client scheduled for
removal of a pituitary tumor why?
using the transsphenoidal removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by
approach. the nurse should transsphernoidal approach through the nose. Nasal
be particularly alert to: congestion further interferes with the airway.
A. Nasal congestion
B. Abdominal Tenderness
C. Muscle Tetany
D. Oliguria
A client with cancer is a, B. Hypokalemia
admitted to the oncology
unit. Stat lab values revel why?
Hgb 12.6, WBC 6500, K+1.9, Hypokalemia is evident from the lab values listed. The
uric acid 7.0, Na+136, and other laboratory findings are within normal limits. making
platelets 178,000. The nurse answers A,C and D incorrect
evaluates that the client is
experiencing which of the
following?
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Myelosuppression
D. Leukocytosis
,A 24 year-old female client A. taking the vital signs
is scheduled for surgery in
the morning. Which of the why?
following is the primary the primary responisblity of the nurse is to take the vital
responsibility of the nurse? signs before any surgery.
A. taking the vital signs answers B,C and D are the responsibility of the doctor.
B. obtaining the permit
C. explaining the procedure
D. Checking the lab work
The nurse is working in the B. Applying oxygen
emergency room when a
client arrives with severe why?
burns of the left arm, hands, the client with burns to the neck needs airway
face, and neck. which action assessments and supplemental oxygen, so applying
should receive priority? oxygen is priority. the next action should be to start an
IV and medicate for pain.
A. starting an IV?
B. Applying oxygen
C.Obtaining blood gas
D. Medicating the client foe
pain
,The nurse is visiting a home C. Take medication with water only
health client with
osteoporosis. The client has why?
a new prescription for
alendronate (Fosamax). Fosmax should be taken with water only. The client
Which instructions should should also remain upright for at least 30 mins after
be given to the client taking the medication.
A. rest in bed after taking
the medication for at least
30 mins
B. Avoid rapid movements
after taking the medication
C. Take medication with
water only
D. Allow at least 1 hour
between taking the
medicine and taking other
medications
The nurse is making initial B. A torque wrench
rounds on a client with a C5
fracture and crutchfield why?
thongs. Which equipment
should be kept at the A tourque wrench is kept at the bedside to tighten and
bedside? loosen the screws of crutchfield tongs. This wrench
controls the amount of pressure that is placed on the
A. A pair of forceps screws.
B. A torque wrench
C. A pair or wire cutters
D. A screwdriver
, An infant weighs 7 pounds D. 21 pounds
at birth. The excpectd
weight by 1 year should be: why?
A. 10 pounds A birth weight of 7 pounds would indicate 21 pounds in 1
B.12 pounds year or triple the his birth weight.
C. 18 pounds
D. 21 pounds
A client is admitted with a D. Bone Pain
Ewing's sacroma. which
symptoms would be why?
expected due to this
tumor's location? Sacroma is a type of bone cancer, therefor, bone pain
would be expected
A. Hemiplegia
B. Aphasia
C. Nausea
D. Bone Pain
The nurse is caring for a C. WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter
client with epilepsy who is
being treated with why?
carbamazepine (Tegretol).
Which labatory value might Tegratol can suppress the bone marrow and decrease
be a indicate a serious side the white blood cells count; thus, a lab value of WBC
effect of this drug? 2,000 per cubic millimeter indicates side effects of the
drug.
A. Uric acid of 5mg/dL
B. Hematoccrit of 33%
C. WBC 2,000 per cubic
millimeter
D. Platelets 150,000 per
cubic millimeter
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