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NCLEX-PN 3000 Questions 2026-2027 | Verified
Q&A with Rationales | Emphysema, Ulcers, GERD,
Hepatitis, Meningitis, Stroke & More | NCSBN
Exam Prep.
The parent of a preschooler with chickenpox asks the nurse about measures to
make the child comfortable. The nurse instructs the parent to avoid administering
aspirin or any other product that contains salicylates. When given to children with
chickenpox, aspirin has been linked to which disorder?
1. Guillain-Barré syndrome
2. Rheumatic fever
3. Reye's syndrome
4. Scarlet fever
Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: Research shows a correlation between the use of aspirin during
chickenpox and the development of Reye's syndrome (a disorder
characterized by brain and liver toxicity). Therefore, the nurse should instruct
the parents to avoid administering aspirin or other products that contain
salicylates and to consult the physician or pharmacist before administering
any medication to a child with chickenpox. No research has found a link
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between aspirin use, chickenpox, and the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome, rheumatic fever, or scarlet fever.
A client is to have an epidural block to relieve labor pain. The nurse anticipates that
the anesthesiologist will inject the anesthetic agent into the:
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1. subarachnoid space.
2. area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater.
3. area between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum.
4. ligamentum flavum.
Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: For an epidural block, the nurse should anticipate that the
anesthesiologist will inject a local anesthetic agent into the epidural space,
located between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum in the lumbar
region of the spinal column. When administering a spinal block, the
anesthesiologist injects the anesthetic agent into the subarachnoid space. The
ligamentum flavum and the area between the subarachnoid space and the
dura mater are inappropriate injection sites.
The physician prescribes penicillin potassium oral suspension 56 mg/kg/day in
four divided doses for a client with anorexia nervosa who weighs 25 kg. The
medication dispensed by the pharmacy contains a dosage strength of 125 mg/5 ml.
How many milliliters of solution should the nurse administer with each dose?
Correct Answer: 14
RATIONALES: To determine the total daily dosage, set up the following
proportion: 25 kg/X = 1 kg/56 mg
X = 1,400 mg.
Next, divide the daily dosage by four doses to determine the dose to
administer every 6 hours:
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X = 1,400 mg/4 doses
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NCLEX-PN 3000 Questions 2026-2027 | Verified
Q&A with Rationales | Emphysema, Ulcers, GERD,
Hepatitis, Meningitis, Stroke & More | NCSBN
Exam Prep.
The parent of a preschooler with chickenpox asks the nurse about measures to
make the child comfortable. The nurse instructs the parent to avoid administering
aspirin or any other product that contains salicylates. When given to children with
chickenpox, aspirin has been linked to which disorder?
1. Guillain-Barré syndrome
2. Rheumatic fever
3. Reye's syndrome
4. Scarlet fever
Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: Research shows a correlation between the use of aspirin during
chickenpox and the development of Reye's syndrome (a disorder
characterized by brain and liver toxicity). Therefore, the nurse should instruct
the parents to avoid administering aspirin or other products that contain
salicylates and to consult the physician or pharmacist before administering
any medication to a child with chickenpox. No research has found a link
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between aspirin use, chickenpox, and the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome, rheumatic fever, or scarlet fever.
A client is to have an epidural block to relieve labor pain. The nurse anticipates that
the anesthesiologist will inject the anesthetic agent into the:
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1. subarachnoid space.
2. area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater.
3. area between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum.
4. ligamentum flavum.
Correct Answer: 3
RATIONALES: For an epidural block, the nurse should anticipate that the
anesthesiologist will inject a local anesthetic agent into the epidural space,
located between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum in the lumbar
region of the spinal column. When administering a spinal block, the
anesthesiologist injects the anesthetic agent into the subarachnoid space. The
ligamentum flavum and the area between the subarachnoid space and the
dura mater are inappropriate injection sites.
The physician prescribes penicillin potassium oral suspension 56 mg/kg/day in
four divided doses for a client with anorexia nervosa who weighs 25 kg. The
medication dispensed by the pharmacy contains a dosage strength of 125 mg/5 ml.
How many milliliters of solution should the nurse administer with each dose?
Correct Answer: 14
RATIONALES: To determine the total daily dosage, set up the following
proportion: 25 kg/X = 1 kg/56 mg
X = 1,400 mg.
Next, divide the daily dosage by four doses to determine the dose to
administer every 6 hours:
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X = 1,400 mg/4 doses
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