NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
When selecting an NCLEX answer or determining the order of
priority what should you remember or use and what is the
exception? - Correct Answers ✅Use the ABC rule: Airway
breathing, and circulation. The exception to the rule is with
actual CPR, use C-A-B for CPR. Also remember safety first and
acute before chronic. If the pt. is not in distress then you
assess. If the pt is in distress then you should do something.
If the pt has diaphorisis you should always do something.
How should you address questions related to Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs - Correct Answers ✅Address
physiological needs first, followed by safety and security
needs, love and belonging needs, self esteem needs and
finally self actualization needs. *When a physiological need is
not addressed in the question, look for the option that
addresses safety.
If a question is related to the nursing process, read the
question to determine the step of the nursing process. What
are the steps in the nursing process and what kind of
question might be related to that step. - Correct Answers
✅Assessment question address the gathering and
verification of data.
Analysis questions require the nurse to: interpret data, collect
additional information, identify and communicate nursing
diagnoses and determine the health team's ability to meet
the pts needs.
,NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
Planning questions ask about determining, prioritizing, and
modifying outcomes of care.
Implementation questions reflect the management and
organization of care and the assignment and delegation of
tasks. Be prepared for questions on client teaching.
Evaluation questions focus on comparing the actual
outcomes of care with the expected outcomes and on
communicating and documenting findings.
What are the normal ranges for H&H? What are the nursing
implications - Correct Answers ✅Hemoglobin - Male 14-18
Female 12-16 Newborn 14-24
High altitude living increases value, slight decrease during
pregnancy. Drug therapy can alter values.
Hematocrit - Male 42-52 Female 37-47 Newborn 44-64
Prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to the
tourniquet can alter values. Abnormalities in RBC size may
alter Hct values
,NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
What are the normal ranges for WBC?
What can increase values?
What can decrease values?
How long does the postpartum period of pregnancy affect
normal ranges? What range is normal during the postpartum
period? - Correct Answers ✅Both genders 5000-10000
Newborn 9000-30000
Anesthetics, stress, exercise, and convulsions can increased
values.
Drug therapy can decrease values.
24-28 hr postpartum: a count as high as 25000 is normal
What are the normal ranges for RBC?
What can increase levels
What happens to levels during pregnancy? - Correct
Answers ✅Males: 4.7-6.1 million
Female: 4.2-5.4 million
Exercise and high altitudes can cause an increase levels
pregnancy usually lower values
drug therapy can alter values
, NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
Never draw a specimen from an arm with an infusing IV.
What are the normal ranges for PLATELETS?
What may increase values?
What may decrease values?
What drugs decrease values? - Correct Answers ✅Both
Genders: 150000-400000
Living at high altitudes, exercising strenuously or taking oral
contraceptives may increase values
decreased values may be caused by hemorrhage, DIC,
reduced production of platelets, infections, use of prosthetic
heart valves, and drugs.
Drugs that decrease platelets: acetaminophen, aspirin,
chemotherapy, H2 blockers, INH, Levaquin, streptomycin,
sulfonamides, thiazide diuretics.
What are the normal ranges for K+? What should you keep in
mind when getting a specimen? - Correct Answers ✅3.5-5
is normal range for potassium
Exercise of the forearm with tourniquet in place may cause an
increased level. Hemolysis of specimen can result in a falsely
elevated value
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
When selecting an NCLEX answer or determining the order of
priority what should you remember or use and what is the
exception? - Correct Answers ✅Use the ABC rule: Airway
breathing, and circulation. The exception to the rule is with
actual CPR, use C-A-B for CPR. Also remember safety first and
acute before chronic. If the pt. is not in distress then you
assess. If the pt is in distress then you should do something.
If the pt has diaphorisis you should always do something.
How should you address questions related to Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs - Correct Answers ✅Address
physiological needs first, followed by safety and security
needs, love and belonging needs, self esteem needs and
finally self actualization needs. *When a physiological need is
not addressed in the question, look for the option that
addresses safety.
If a question is related to the nursing process, read the
question to determine the step of the nursing process. What
are the steps in the nursing process and what kind of
question might be related to that step. - Correct Answers
✅Assessment question address the gathering and
verification of data.
Analysis questions require the nurse to: interpret data, collect
additional information, identify and communicate nursing
diagnoses and determine the health team's ability to meet
the pts needs.
,NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
Planning questions ask about determining, prioritizing, and
modifying outcomes of care.
Implementation questions reflect the management and
organization of care and the assignment and delegation of
tasks. Be prepared for questions on client teaching.
Evaluation questions focus on comparing the actual
outcomes of care with the expected outcomes and on
communicating and documenting findings.
What are the normal ranges for H&H? What are the nursing
implications - Correct Answers ✅Hemoglobin - Male 14-18
Female 12-16 Newborn 14-24
High altitude living increases value, slight decrease during
pregnancy. Drug therapy can alter values.
Hematocrit - Male 42-52 Female 37-47 Newborn 44-64
Prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to the
tourniquet can alter values. Abnormalities in RBC size may
alter Hct values
,NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
What are the normal ranges for WBC?
What can increase values?
What can decrease values?
How long does the postpartum period of pregnancy affect
normal ranges? What range is normal during the postpartum
period? - Correct Answers ✅Both genders 5000-10000
Newborn 9000-30000
Anesthetics, stress, exercise, and convulsions can increased
values.
Drug therapy can decrease values.
24-28 hr postpartum: a count as high as 25000 is normal
What are the normal ranges for RBC?
What can increase levels
What happens to levels during pregnancy? - Correct
Answers ✅Males: 4.7-6.1 million
Female: 4.2-5.4 million
Exercise and high altitudes can cause an increase levels
pregnancy usually lower values
drug therapy can alter values
, NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW PREP TEST
PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ACCURATE
ANSWERS PREMIUM REVIEW
Never draw a specimen from an arm with an infusing IV.
What are the normal ranges for PLATELETS?
What may increase values?
What may decrease values?
What drugs decrease values? - Correct Answers ✅Both
Genders: 150000-400000
Living at high altitudes, exercising strenuously or taking oral
contraceptives may increase values
decreased values may be caused by hemorrhage, DIC,
reduced production of platelets, infections, use of prosthetic
heart valves, and drugs.
Drugs that decrease platelets: acetaminophen, aspirin,
chemotherapy, H2 blockers, INH, Levaquin, streptomycin,
sulfonamides, thiazide diuretics.
What are the normal ranges for K+? What should you keep in
mind when getting a specimen? - Correct Answers ✅3.5-5
is normal range for potassium
Exercise of the forearm with tourniquet in place may cause an
increased level. Hemolysis of specimen can result in a falsely
elevated value
