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Exam Cram NCLEX-PN PRACTICE
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the nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary
tumor using the transsphenoidal approach. the nurse should be
particularly alert to:
A. Nasal congestion
B. Abdominal Tenderness
C. Muscle Tetany
D. Oliguria
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Ans: A. Nasal congestion
why?
removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by transsphernoidal
approach through the nose. Nasal congestion further interferes with the
airway.
A client with cancer is a, admitted to the oncology unit. Stat lab
values revel Hgb 12.6, WBC 6500, K+1.9, uric acid 7.0, Na+136, and
platelets 178,000. The nurse evaluates that the client is experiencing
which of the following?
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Myelosuppression
D. Leukocytosis
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Ans: B. Hypokalemia
why?
Hypokalemia is evident from the lab values listed. The other laboratory
findings are within normal limits. making answers A,C and D incorrect
A 24 year-old female client is scheduled for surgery in the morning.
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the nurse?
A. taking the vital signs
B. obtaining the permit
C. explaining the procedure
D. Checking the lab work
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Ans: A. taking the vital signs
why?
the primary responisblity of the nurse is to take the vital signs before any
surgery.
answers B,C and D are the responsibility of the doctor.
The nurse is working in the emergency room when a client arrives
with severe burns of the left arm, hands, face, and neck. which
action should receive priority?
A. starting an IV?
B. Applying oxygen
C.Obtaining blood gas
D. Medicating the client foe pain
Exam Cram NCLEX-PN PRACTICE
QUESTIONS Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
the nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary
tumor using the transsphenoidal approach. the nurse should be
particularly alert to:
A. Nasal congestion
B. Abdominal Tenderness
C. Muscle Tetany
D. Oliguria
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Ans: A. Nasal congestion
why?
removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by transsphernoidal
approach through the nose. Nasal congestion further interferes with the
airway.
A client with cancer is a, admitted to the oncology unit. Stat lab
values revel Hgb 12.6, WBC 6500, K+1.9, uric acid 7.0, Na+136, and
platelets 178,000. The nurse evaluates that the client is experiencing
which of the following?
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Myelosuppression
D. Leukocytosis
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Ans: B. Hypokalemia
why?
Hypokalemia is evident from the lab values listed. The other laboratory
findings are within normal limits. making answers A,C and D incorrect
A 24 year-old female client is scheduled for surgery in the morning.
Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the nurse?
A. taking the vital signs
B. obtaining the permit
C. explaining the procedure
D. Checking the lab work
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Ans: A. taking the vital signs
why?
the primary responisblity of the nurse is to take the vital signs before any
surgery.
answers B,C and D are the responsibility of the doctor.
The nurse is working in the emergency room when a client arrives
with severe burns of the left arm, hands, face, and neck. which
action should receive priority?
A. starting an IV?
B. Applying oxygen
C.Obtaining blood gas
D. Medicating the client foe pain
