NCLEX PN ACTUAL EXAM QUESTION AND
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026 CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Tip to remember Grave's disease s/s's. Answer: "Run yourself into the
Grave" - everything is up ... diarrhea, thin, hot, high BP, high HR, cold
tolerance, hot intolerance
⩥ Treatment for Grave's disease. Answer: Radioactive Iodine, PTU (put
thyroid under), surgically remove
⩥ Total thyroidectomy ... totals get. Answer: tetany, need lifelong
hormone replacement
⩥ After thyroidectomy patients are at risk for. Answer: hypocalcemia,
remember hypocalcemia is opposite of the prefix and anything to BP so
tetany, parasthesia
⩥ parathesia. Answer: numbness and tingling, first sign of electrolyte
imbalance
⩥ Subtotal thyroidectomy ... subs get. Answer: storm
,⩥ S/S of thyroid storm. Answer: Extremely high vital signs,
hyperpyrexia, psychotic delerium
⩥ How to treat thyroid storm. Answer: give o2, lower temp to spare
brain
⩥ Risks post op for total thyroidectomy. Answer: airway, hemorrhage
for 1st 12 hours then for 12-48 hours hypocalcemia leading to tetany
⩥ Risks post op for sub total thyroidectomy. Answer: airway, hemorrage
for 1st 12 hours then for 12-48 hours thyroid storm
⩥ Hypothyroidism is also called. Answer: Myxedema or
hypometabolism
⩥ S/S of mydexema. Answer: everything is down, constipation, heat
tolerance, cold intolerance
⩥ Treatment for mydexema. Answer: give thyroid medications
⩥ Where to put the 5 ice packs to cool a thyroid storm patient. Answer:
neck pits groin
,⩥ If you cool a patient too fast what might happen?. Answer: Heart
arrythmias
⩥ Never hold the hormone for what patient?. Answer: patient who is
NPO with mydexema
⩥ Addison's disease easy way to remember. Answer: Add a Sone (sone =
steroid)
⩥ Adrenal Cortex diseases easy way to remember. Answer: A in Adrenal
stands for Addison's
C in Cortex stands for Cushing's
⩥ Addison's disease is. Answer: undersecretion of adrenal cortex, not
enough hormone, BRONZE/tan, go into shock very easily. STRESS can
trigger.
⩥ Addison's disease treatment. Answer: give a steroid, chronic steroid
therapy
⩥ Cushing's syndrome. Answer: Over secretion of adrenal cortex, too
much hormone, too much steroid.
, ⩥ S/S of Cushing's syndrome. Answer: same as steroid use ... moon
face, think cushman "I'm mad I have an infection", high blood sugar,
losing Potassium,
⩥ Treatment for Cushing's syndrome. Answer: Surgery, bi or uni lateral
adrenalectomy (bilateral is worse)
⩥ Donning PPE's order. Answer: Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
⩥ Removing PPE's order. Answer: alphabetically inside the room
⩥ For airborne precautions the mask is removed where?. Answer:
outside of the room
⩥ Avoid answers with what words for children 9 mths and younger?.
Answer: build, sort, stack, construct, make
⩥ Toddlers (1-3) work on. Answer: their gross motor skills (jump, hop,
throw), NO fine motor, parallel play
⩥ Preschoolers (3-6) work on. Answer: fine motor, balance (tumbling,
dance, tricycle), cooperative play, pretend
⩥ School age (7-11) work on. Answer: creative, collect, competitive
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026 CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ Tip to remember Grave's disease s/s's. Answer: "Run yourself into the
Grave" - everything is up ... diarrhea, thin, hot, high BP, high HR, cold
tolerance, hot intolerance
⩥ Treatment for Grave's disease. Answer: Radioactive Iodine, PTU (put
thyroid under), surgically remove
⩥ Total thyroidectomy ... totals get. Answer: tetany, need lifelong
hormone replacement
⩥ After thyroidectomy patients are at risk for. Answer: hypocalcemia,
remember hypocalcemia is opposite of the prefix and anything to BP so
tetany, parasthesia
⩥ parathesia. Answer: numbness and tingling, first sign of electrolyte
imbalance
⩥ Subtotal thyroidectomy ... subs get. Answer: storm
,⩥ S/S of thyroid storm. Answer: Extremely high vital signs,
hyperpyrexia, psychotic delerium
⩥ How to treat thyroid storm. Answer: give o2, lower temp to spare
brain
⩥ Risks post op for total thyroidectomy. Answer: airway, hemorrhage
for 1st 12 hours then for 12-48 hours hypocalcemia leading to tetany
⩥ Risks post op for sub total thyroidectomy. Answer: airway, hemorrage
for 1st 12 hours then for 12-48 hours thyroid storm
⩥ Hypothyroidism is also called. Answer: Myxedema or
hypometabolism
⩥ S/S of mydexema. Answer: everything is down, constipation, heat
tolerance, cold intolerance
⩥ Treatment for mydexema. Answer: give thyroid medications
⩥ Where to put the 5 ice packs to cool a thyroid storm patient. Answer:
neck pits groin
,⩥ If you cool a patient too fast what might happen?. Answer: Heart
arrythmias
⩥ Never hold the hormone for what patient?. Answer: patient who is
NPO with mydexema
⩥ Addison's disease easy way to remember. Answer: Add a Sone (sone =
steroid)
⩥ Adrenal Cortex diseases easy way to remember. Answer: A in Adrenal
stands for Addison's
C in Cortex stands for Cushing's
⩥ Addison's disease is. Answer: undersecretion of adrenal cortex, not
enough hormone, BRONZE/tan, go into shock very easily. STRESS can
trigger.
⩥ Addison's disease treatment. Answer: give a steroid, chronic steroid
therapy
⩥ Cushing's syndrome. Answer: Over secretion of adrenal cortex, too
much hormone, too much steroid.
, ⩥ S/S of Cushing's syndrome. Answer: same as steroid use ... moon
face, think cushman "I'm mad I have an infection", high blood sugar,
losing Potassium,
⩥ Treatment for Cushing's syndrome. Answer: Surgery, bi or uni lateral
adrenalectomy (bilateral is worse)
⩥ Donning PPE's order. Answer: Gown, Mask, Goggles, Gloves
⩥ Removing PPE's order. Answer: alphabetically inside the room
⩥ For airborne precautions the mask is removed where?. Answer:
outside of the room
⩥ Avoid answers with what words for children 9 mths and younger?.
Answer: build, sort, stack, construct, make
⩥ Toddlers (1-3) work on. Answer: their gross motor skills (jump, hop,
throw), NO fine motor, parallel play
⩥ Preschoolers (3-6) work on. Answer: fine motor, balance (tumbling,
dance, tricycle), cooperative play, pretend
⩥ School age (7-11) work on. Answer: creative, collect, competitive
