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Virtual ATI Comprehensive NCLEX Review – U.S. Nursing
Program Complete Practice Questions with Correct
Answers
What natural supplement/homeopathic remedy is used to help heal burns and wounds? -
ANSWER ✔ - Aloe vera
What is lavage? - ANSWER ✔ - Washing out of a body cavity, such as a colon or stomach with
water or a medicated solution
What is a peritoneal lavage? - ANSWER ✔ - a diagnostic test in which a catheter is inserted into
peritoneal cavity and fluid is aspirated with a syringe. It is most commonly performed to assess
for bleeding in abd cavity in clients who have experienced blunt trauma.
What are catecholamines? - ANSWER ✔ - adrenal hormones: dopamine, norepinephrine,
epinephrine that help with fight or flight reactions
Bag holding formula and other feeding equipment for intermittent enteral feedings should be
discarded how often? - ANSWER ✔ - Every 6 hours to prevent bacterial contamination
What are the S/S of Addison’s disease? - ANSWER ✔ - -Muscle or joint pain
-N/V
-abd pain
-Postural hypotension
-Fatigue
-Salt craving
-Weight loss
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Postural hypotension and salt craving may occur with what disease? - ANSWER ✔ - Addison's
disease
Skin pigmentation is a specific feature of what disease? - ANSWER ✔ - Addison's disease. Caused
by increased production of melanin
Adverse effect of echinacea? - ANSWER ✔ - Anaphylaxis, specifically in people with asthma
What is St. John's wort used for and what is its adverse effect? - ANSWER ✔ - Depression
*Precipitates serotonergic crisis with SSRIs
*Precipitates HTNsive crisis with digoxin
What is echinacea used for? - ANSWER ✔ - Colds and flu (boosts immune system)
What is Kava used for and what is its adverse effect? - ANSWER ✔ - Anxiety reduction, insomnia
Can cause severe liver damage
What herbal supplements increase risk of bleeding? - ANSWER ✔ - -Garlic
-Ginseng
-Ginger
-Feverfew
-Ginkgo biloba
What are some complications of untreated growth hormone deficiency? - ANSWER ✔ - -Delayed
sexual development
-Short stature
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-Delayed epiphyseal closure
-Stunted bone age
-Premature aging
What is the primary focus of group therapy? - ANSWER ✔ - Personal feelings that affect
behavior. Group setting allows for feedback that may enhance discovery of how feelings and
situations can drive behavior
A nurse is caring for a client with reduced mobility who has RA. To help hip flexion deformities
associated with RA; the nurse should help the client assume which of the following positions in
bed several times a day? - ANSWER ✔ - Prone. It will help keep the hips and knees in an
extended position
The nurse is providing care for a client who was admitted with an exacerbation of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). On assessment the nurse finds the client to be pale,
short of breath, and their lung sounds reveal rhonchi. What is the best initial action by the
nurse? - ANSWER ✔ - Encourage the client to take several deep breaths and perform
diaphragmatic coughing. The deep breaths will loosen secretions and coughing deeply will allow
these secretions to be expectorated
A charge nurse is planning a staff education session to discuss the meds used during the care of
a client experiencing GI bleeding. What med should the charge nurse include in discussion? -
ANSWER ✔ - Vasopressin (manmade ADH). It is a vasopressor that can constrict the arterioles
and reduce inflow to portal vein
What is protamine sulfate used for? - ANSWER ✔ - Antidote to heparin for clients experiencing a
severe bleeding episode
What should be done with unused portion of formula used in intermittent enteral feedings? -
ANSWER ✔ - Refrigerated (up to 24 hrs) to prevent bacterial contamination
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How long should the nurse elevate the HOB for a client after an intermitting feeding? - ANSWER
✔ - 30-60 minutes
Intermittent feedings are administered how often and for how long? - ANSWER ✔ - 4-6x
times/day in equal portions
30-45 min.
What material is used for deep granulation of a pressure ulcer? - ANSWER ✔ - Impregnated
gauze and alginate to promote packing of the tissue
Pressure wounds with minimal to moderate exudates can be dressed with what? - ANSWER ✔ -
Thin hydrocolloid
What is the granulation phase of the healing process (of pressure ulcers)? - ANSWER ✔ - Initial
repair of new tissues are formed to facilitate remodeling of the affected area
What is the leading type of healthcare-associated infection? - ANSWER ✔ - Pneumonia
Encephalitis occurs most frequently d/t what? - ANSWER ✔ - Viruses (e.g. herpes simplex I and
II, varicella zoster (chickenpox and shingles); measles, mumps, and rubella
How long should a nurse hold direct pressure on puncture sites after administering alteplase? -
ANSWER ✔ - 30 min. or until oozing of blood stops
Pramipexole has what adverse effect? - ANSWER ✔ - Hallucinations.
It is used for parkinson's to stimulate brain's DA receptors to decrease tremors and rigidity
associated with disease
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Virtual ATI Comprehensive NCLEX Review – U.S. Nursing
Program Complete Practice Questions with Correct
Answers
What natural supplement/homeopathic remedy is used to help heal burns and wounds? -
ANSWER ✔ - Aloe vera
What is lavage? - ANSWER ✔ - Washing out of a body cavity, such as a colon or stomach with
water or a medicated solution
What is a peritoneal lavage? - ANSWER ✔ - a diagnostic test in which a catheter is inserted into
peritoneal cavity and fluid is aspirated with a syringe. It is most commonly performed to assess
for bleeding in abd cavity in clients who have experienced blunt trauma.
What are catecholamines? - ANSWER ✔ - adrenal hormones: dopamine, norepinephrine,
epinephrine that help with fight or flight reactions
Bag holding formula and other feeding equipment for intermittent enteral feedings should be
discarded how often? - ANSWER ✔ - Every 6 hours to prevent bacterial contamination
What are the S/S of Addison’s disease? - ANSWER ✔ - -Muscle or joint pain
-N/V
-abd pain
-Postural hypotension
-Fatigue
-Salt craving
-Weight loss
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Postural hypotension and salt craving may occur with what disease? - ANSWER ✔ - Addison's
disease
Skin pigmentation is a specific feature of what disease? - ANSWER ✔ - Addison's disease. Caused
by increased production of melanin
Adverse effect of echinacea? - ANSWER ✔ - Anaphylaxis, specifically in people with asthma
What is St. John's wort used for and what is its adverse effect? - ANSWER ✔ - Depression
*Precipitates serotonergic crisis with SSRIs
*Precipitates HTNsive crisis with digoxin
What is echinacea used for? - ANSWER ✔ - Colds and flu (boosts immune system)
What is Kava used for and what is its adverse effect? - ANSWER ✔ - Anxiety reduction, insomnia
Can cause severe liver damage
What herbal supplements increase risk of bleeding? - ANSWER ✔ - -Garlic
-Ginseng
-Ginger
-Feverfew
-Ginkgo biloba
What are some complications of untreated growth hormone deficiency? - ANSWER ✔ - -Delayed
sexual development
-Short stature
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-Delayed epiphyseal closure
-Stunted bone age
-Premature aging
What is the primary focus of group therapy? - ANSWER ✔ - Personal feelings that affect
behavior. Group setting allows for feedback that may enhance discovery of how feelings and
situations can drive behavior
A nurse is caring for a client with reduced mobility who has RA. To help hip flexion deformities
associated with RA; the nurse should help the client assume which of the following positions in
bed several times a day? - ANSWER ✔ - Prone. It will help keep the hips and knees in an
extended position
The nurse is providing care for a client who was admitted with an exacerbation of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). On assessment the nurse finds the client to be pale,
short of breath, and their lung sounds reveal rhonchi. What is the best initial action by the
nurse? - ANSWER ✔ - Encourage the client to take several deep breaths and perform
diaphragmatic coughing. The deep breaths will loosen secretions and coughing deeply will allow
these secretions to be expectorated
A charge nurse is planning a staff education session to discuss the meds used during the care of
a client experiencing GI bleeding. What med should the charge nurse include in discussion? -
ANSWER ✔ - Vasopressin (manmade ADH). It is a vasopressor that can constrict the arterioles
and reduce inflow to portal vein
What is protamine sulfate used for? - ANSWER ✔ - Antidote to heparin for clients experiencing a
severe bleeding episode
What should be done with unused portion of formula used in intermittent enteral feedings? -
ANSWER ✔ - Refrigerated (up to 24 hrs) to prevent bacterial contamination
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How long should the nurse elevate the HOB for a client after an intermitting feeding? - ANSWER
✔ - 30-60 minutes
Intermittent feedings are administered how often and for how long? - ANSWER ✔ - 4-6x
times/day in equal portions
30-45 min.
What material is used for deep granulation of a pressure ulcer? - ANSWER ✔ - Impregnated
gauze and alginate to promote packing of the tissue
Pressure wounds with minimal to moderate exudates can be dressed with what? - ANSWER ✔ -
Thin hydrocolloid
What is the granulation phase of the healing process (of pressure ulcers)? - ANSWER ✔ - Initial
repair of new tissues are formed to facilitate remodeling of the affected area
What is the leading type of healthcare-associated infection? - ANSWER ✔ - Pneumonia
Encephalitis occurs most frequently d/t what? - ANSWER ✔ - Viruses (e.g. herpes simplex I and
II, varicella zoster (chickenpox and shingles); measles, mumps, and rubella
How long should a nurse hold direct pressure on puncture sites after administering alteplase? -
ANSWER ✔ - 30 min. or until oozing of blood stops
Pramipexole has what adverse effect? - ANSWER ✔ - Hallucinations.
It is used for parkinson's to stimulate brain's DA receptors to decrease tremors and rigidity
associated with disease
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