NCLEX practice exam 2023/ 65
questions and answers
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 - -(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 - -(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 - -(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) - -(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 - -(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 - -(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 - -(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 - -(B) All of the clinical signs and systems
point to a condition of anorexia nervosa.
questions and answers
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 - -(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 - -(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 - -(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) - -(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 - -(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 - -(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 - -(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 - -(B) All of the clinical signs and systems
point to a condition of anorexia nervosa.
