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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________ dd




COURSE: Nclex PN study dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: NR 305 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUES
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TIONS ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. A client with persistent, severe schizophrenia has been treated with phenothiazines for th
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e past 17 years. Now the client's speech is garbled as a result of drug-
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induced rhythmic tongue protrusion. What is another name for this extrapyramidal symptom?
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[Verified Solution]: Tardive dyskinesia dd dddd dd




Q2. A client is evaluated for severe pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant, which is acc
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ompanied by nausea and vomiting. The physician diagnoses acute cholecystitis and cholelithias
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is. For this client, which nursing diagnosis takes top priority?
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[Verified Solution]: Acute pain related to biliary spasms
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Q3. A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a client. Which method is best for veri
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fying the client's identity?
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[Verified Solution]: check the patients identification bracelet
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Q4. A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is taking lithium carbo
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nate. When reviewing information about this therapy, what instruction would be most importa
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nt to reinforce with this client?
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[Verified Solution]: Be sure to drink at least 2 ½ quarts [2500 mL] a day." Explanation: Clients taking
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lithium for bipolar disorder need to maintain a high fluid intake, at least 2 ½ liters per day. Salt should
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dnot be limited because lowered sodium levels increase the risk for lithium toxicity. Exercising outdoors
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in warm weather is not safe; photosensitivity occurs with lithium use, and increased activity in warm w
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eather could increase sodium loss, predisposing the client to a toxic reaction to lithium
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, Q5. A client must take streptomycin for tuberculosis. Before therapy begins, the nurse should
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instruct the client to notify the physician if which health concern occurs?
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[Verified Solution]: Decreased hearing acuity: Decreased hearing acuity indicates ototoxicity, a serious
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adverse effect of streptomycin therapy.
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Q6. A nurse is caring for several clients on a medical floor. Which client does the nurse identi
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fy to have the greatest chance of developing cardiogenic shock?
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[Verified Solution]: client with acute myocardial infarction (MI) Explanation: Of all clients with an ac
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ute MI, 15% suffer cardiogenic shock secondary to the myocardial damage and decreased function.
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Q7. The newly hired graduate nurse asks the nurse preceptor what is the only advantage of u
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sing a floor stock system. Which rationale does the preceptor give the graduate nurse?
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[Verified Solution]: the nurse can implement medication orders quickly. Explanation: A floor stock sy
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stem enables the nurse to implement medication orders quickly. However, this method is considered uns
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afe because it doesn't allow for pharmacist input, nor does it minimize transcription errors or reinforce a
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ccurate calculations. dd




Q8. The nurse, in collaboration with the health care practitioner, is performing vision evaluati
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on on four clients. When reviewing the data collection, which client's criteria would suggest to
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the nurse that further visual evaluation is needed?
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[Verified Solution]: 9-year- dd dddd



old with 20/20 vision in one eye and 20/40 vision in the other eye on two lines on the Snellen chart Ex
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planation: The client with a difference of vision between the eyes of two or more lines on the Snellen c
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hart requires further visual evaluation.
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Q9. A child returns to the unit after a cardiac catheterization. The nurse should reinforce edu
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cation for the child and parents on which point regarding mobility?
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[Verified Solution]: the child will be maintained on bed rest with the affected extremity immobilized.
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Explanation: Following cardiac catheterization, the child should be maintained on bed rest with the affe
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cted extremity immobilized to prevent hemorrhage.
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Q10. the nurse is initiating an intravenous (IV) access for a client who needs an infusion of no
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rmal saline solution. Which nursing action should the nurse perform before the venipuncture?
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[Verified Solution]: check for latex allergy before applying the tourniquet. Explanation: Priming the I
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V tubing is done after the access has been secured. Verifying that the client does not have latex allergy
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ensures the safety of the client dd dd dd dd dd

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