NCLEX-RN 2023 Question and answers 100% solved

NCLEX-RN 2023 Question and answers 100% solved Hemoglobin (Hgb) - correct answer Male: 14-18 g/dL Female: 12-16 g/dL Pregnant: 11 Nursing implications: 1. High altitude living increases values 2. Drug therapy can alter values 3. Slight hgb decreases normally occur during pregnancy. Hematocrit (Hct) - correct answer • Females 37-47% • Males 42-52% Nursing implications: 1. Abnormalities in RBC size may alter Hct values. 2. Prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to the tourniquet can alter values. RBC (Red Blood Cells) - correct answer Males: 4.7-6.1 Female: 4.2-5.4 Nursing Implications: 1. Never draw a specimen from an arm with an infusing IV. 2. Exercise and high altitudes can cause an increase in values. 3. Values are usually lower during pregnancy 4. Drug therapy can alter values. WBC (White Blood Cells) - correct answer 5,000-10,000 Nursing implications: 1. Anesthetics, stress, exercise, and convulsions can cause increased values 2. Drug therapy can decrease values. 3. 24-48 hr. postpartum a count as high as 25,000 is normal. Platelets - correct answer 150,000-400,000/mm3 Nursing implications: 1. Living at high altitudes, exercising strenuously, or taking oral contraceptives may increase values. 2. Decreased values may be caused by hemorrhage, DIC, reduced production of platelets, infections, use of prosthetic heart valves, and drugs (acetaminophen, aspirin, chemotherapy, H2 blockers, INH, Levaquin, Streptomycin, sulfonamides, thiazide diuretics).