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NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
A nurse is reviewing a patient's medication during shift change. Which of the following medication
would be contraindicated if the patient were pregnant? Note: More than one answer may be correct.
A: Coumadin
B: Finasteride
C: Celebrex
D: Catapress
E: Habitrol
F: Clofazimine Correct Answer: (A) and (B) are both contraindicated with pregnancy.
A nurse is reviewing a patient's PMH. The history indicates photosensitive reactions to medications.
Which of the following drugs has not been associated with photosensitive reactions? Note: More than
one answer may be correct.
A: Cipro
B: Sulfonamide
C: Noroxin
D: Bactrim
E: Accutane
F: Nitrodur Correct Answer: (F) All of the others have can cause photosensitivity reactions.
A patient tells you that her urine is starting to look discolored. If you believe this change is due to
medication, which of the following patient's medication does not cause urine discoloration?
A: Sulfasalazine
B: Levodopa
C: Phenolphthalein
D: Aspirin Correct Answer: (D) All of the others can cause urine discoloration.
You are responsible for reviewing the nursing unit's refrigerator. If you found the following drug in the
refrigerator it should be removed from the refrigerator's contents?
A: Corgard
B: Humulin (injection)
C: Urokinase
D: Epogen (injection) Correct Answer: (A) Corgard could be removed from the refigerator.
A 34 year old female has recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She has also
recently discovered that she is pregnant. Which of the following is the only immunoglobulin that will
provide protection to the fetus in the womb?
A: IgA
B: IgD
C: IgE
D: IgG Correct Answer: (D) IgG is the only immunoglobulin that can cross the placental barrier.
A second year nursing student has just suffered a needlestick while working with a patient that is
positive for AIDS. Which of the following is the most important action that nursing student should
take?
, A: Immediately see a social worker
B: Start prophylactic AZT treatment
C: Start prophylactic Pentamide treatment
D: Seek counseling Correct Answer: (B) AZT treatment is the most critical innervention.
A thirty five year old male has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for five years and now is unable to
urinate. Which of the following would you most likely suspect?
A: Atherosclerosis
B: Diabetic nephropathy
C: Autonomic neuropathy
D: Somatic neuropathy Correct Answer: (C) Autonomic neuropathy can cause inability to urinate.
You are taking the history of a 14 year old girl who has a (BMI) of 18. The girl reports inability to eat,
induced vomiting and severe constipation. Which of the following would you most likely suspect?
A: Multiple sclerosis
B: Anorexia nervosa
C: Bulimia
D: Systemic sclerosis Correct Answer: (B) All of the clinical signs and systems point to a condition of
anorexia nervosa.
A 24 year old female is admitted to the ER for confusion. This patient has a history of a myeloma
diagnosis, constipation, intense abdominal pain, and polyuria. Which of the following would you most
likely suspect?
A: Diverticulosis
B: Hypercalcaemia
C: Hypocalcaemia
D: Irritable bowel syndrome Correct Answer: (B) Hypercalcaemia can cause polyuria, severe
abdominal pain, and confusion.
Rho gam is most often used to treat____ mothers that have a ____ infant.
A: RH positive, RH positive
B: RH positive, RH negative
C: RH negative, RH positive
D: RH negative, RH negative Correct Answer: (C) Rho gam prevents the production of anti-RH
antibodies in the mother that has a Rh positive fetus.
A new mother has some questions about (PKU). Which of the following statements made by a nurse
is not correct regarding PKU?
A: A Guthrie test can check the necessary lab values.
B: The urine has a high concentration of phenylpyruvic acid
C: Mental deficits are often present with PKU.
D: The effects of PKU are reversible. Correct Answer: (D) The effects of PKU stay with the infant
throughout their life.
A patient has taken an overdose of aspirin. Which of the following should a nurse most closely
monitor for during acute management of this patient?
A: Onset of pulmonary edema
B: Metabolic alkalosis
C: Respiratory alkalosis
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