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NCLEX-PN VErifiEd QuEstioNs aNd
aNswErs| a+ GradEd
The parent of a preschooler with chickenpox asks the nurse
about measures to make the child comfortable. The nurse
instructs the parent to avoid administering aspirin or any
other product that contains salicylates. When given to
children with chickenpox, aspirin has been linked to which
disorder?
1. Guillain-Barré syndrome
2. Rheumatic fever
1
, 2
3. Reye's syndrome
4. Scarlet fever - Correct Answer-Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: Research shows a correlation between the
use of aspirin during chickenpox and the development of
Reye's syndrome (a disorder characterized by brain and
liver toxicity). Therefore, the nurse should instruct the
parents to avoid administering aspirin or other products
that contain salicylates and to consult the physician or
pharmacist before administering any medication to a child
with chickenpox. No research has found a link between
aspirin use, chickenpox, and the development of Guillain-
Barré syndrome, rheumatic fever, or scarlet fever.
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, 3
A client is to have an epidural block to relieve labor pain.
The nurse anticipates that the anesthesiologist will inject
the anesthetic agent into the:
1. subarachnoid space.
2. area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater.
3. area between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum.
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, 4
4. ligamentum flavum. - Correct Answer-Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: For an epidural block, the nurse should
anticipate that the anesthesiologist will inject a local
anesthetic agent into the epidural space, located between
the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum in the lumbar
region of the spinal column. When administering a spinal
block, the anesthesiologist injects the anesthetic agent into
the subarachnoid space. The ligamentum flavum and the
area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater
are inappropriate injection sites.
The physician prescribes penicillin potassium oral
suspension 56 mg/kg/day in four divided doses for a client
with anorexia nervosa who weighs 25 kg. The medication
dispensed by the pharmacy contains a dosage strength of
125 mg/5 ml. How many milliliters of solution should the
nurse administer with each dose? - Correct Answer-Correct
Answer: 14
RATIONALES: To determine the total daily dosage, set up
the following proportion:
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NCLEX-PN VErifiEd QuEstioNs aNd
aNswErs| a+ GradEd
The parent of a preschooler with chickenpox asks the nurse
about measures to make the child comfortable. The nurse
instructs the parent to avoid administering aspirin or any
other product that contains salicylates. When given to
children with chickenpox, aspirin has been linked to which
disorder?
1. Guillain-Barré syndrome
2. Rheumatic fever
1
, 2
3. Reye's syndrome
4. Scarlet fever - Correct Answer-Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: Research shows a correlation between the
use of aspirin during chickenpox and the development of
Reye's syndrome (a disorder characterized by brain and
liver toxicity). Therefore, the nurse should instruct the
parents to avoid administering aspirin or other products
that contain salicylates and to consult the physician or
pharmacist before administering any medication to a child
with chickenpox. No research has found a link between
aspirin use, chickenpox, and the development of Guillain-
Barré syndrome, rheumatic fever, or scarlet fever.
2
, 3
A client is to have an epidural block to relieve labor pain.
The nurse anticipates that the anesthesiologist will inject
the anesthetic agent into the:
1. subarachnoid space.
2. area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater.
3. area between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum.
3
, 4
4. ligamentum flavum. - Correct Answer-Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: For an epidural block, the nurse should
anticipate that the anesthesiologist will inject a local
anesthetic agent into the epidural space, located between
the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum in the lumbar
region of the spinal column. When administering a spinal
block, the anesthesiologist injects the anesthetic agent into
the subarachnoid space. The ligamentum flavum and the
area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater
are inappropriate injection sites.
The physician prescribes penicillin potassium oral
suspension 56 mg/kg/day in four divided doses for a client
with anorexia nervosa who weighs 25 kg. The medication
dispensed by the pharmacy contains a dosage strength of
125 mg/5 ml. How many milliliters of solution should the
nurse administer with each dose? - Correct Answer-Correct
Answer: 14
RATIONALES: To determine the total daily dosage, set up
the following proportion:
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