NCLEX PN STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NCLEX PN STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Reduce symptoms of Raynauds disease? - CORRECT ANSWER-Wearing gloves when handling frozen food What is Raynauds disease? - CORRECT ANSWER-reduced blood flow due to spasm of arteries of the feet and hands When removing a chest tube, what should you instruct the patient to do? - CORRECT ANSWER-hold breathe and bear down When you notice blanching, coldness and edema at the IV site, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Remove the IV What is considered a normal Blood Glucose level? - CORRECT ANSWER-70-100 What PPE to use for MRSA patient? - CORRECT ANSWER-Gloves Gown Goggles Mask What is an EARLY sign of digoxin toxicity, from the drug digoxin? - CORRECT ANSWER-Anorexia What are normal Magnesium levels? - CORRECT ANSWER-1.6 - 2.6 mg What are signs of elevated magnesium levels? - CORRECT ANSWER-Drowsiness Sedation Lethargy Muscle weakness Areflexia What is Areflexia? - CORRECT ANSWER-Absence of the reflexes What position should you place a patient with acute epiglottitis? - CORRECT ANSWERSit upright What position to use for Soapsuds enema? - CORRECT ANSWER-Left side SIMS position What is the 1st step when looking into the NCLEX exam? - CORRECT ANSWER-Step 1: Access the NCSBN website at (Obtain info for international nurses) For state licensing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Contact the state in which you are taking the NCLEX in and determine specific requirements for that state What is the process for sending the state official documents? - CORRECT ANSWERThey must come from the "Licensing Authority" Is the NCLEX exam administered in other languages? - CORRECT ANSWER-No (ONLY in English) What is your Initial response after a patients trach tube becomes dislodged? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use a manual BVM/resuscitation device? What is the "immediate" action to take after a heart failure patient presents with shortness of breath/dyspnea? - CORRECT ANSWER-Raise the head of the bed How soon after the administration of nitroglycerin should the patient see relief? - CORRECT ANSWER-5 mins (Burning sensation/vertigo are common side effects) What is a concern when a patient is taking Warfarin? - CORRECT ANSWER-Bleeding easily (Educate patient on straight razor use) What is Dystocia? - CORRECT ANSWER-Abnormal labor or childbirth What is the 1st step in the Nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Data collection What is the 2nd step in the Nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Planning What is the 3rd step in the Nursing process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Implementation What is the 4th step in the Nursing Process? - CORRECT ANSWER-Evaluation What is the medication "Tigan" used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Nausea and Emesis Iron supplements should be taken with what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vitamin C rich juices (Tomato juice, Orange juice) When noticing that the fundus of a postpartum patient is soft and spongy, what should you do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Massage the fundus gently until it is firm Drugs that end in "lol" are normally used for what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Beta Blocker (for hypertension) ("Lo" Lowers the BP) What OTC tabs should patients not take with medication? - CORRECT ANSWERAntacids tabs (effects the absorption of the med) Which tabs should not be crushed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Enteric Coated/sustained release tabs Can nurses adjust or change a patients medication? - CORRECT ANSWER-NO (only the Doctor can do this) T/F Patients should consult a doctor before taking OTC or any herbal preparations? - CORRECT ANSWER-True Can Abandonment charges be filed against nurses who walk out if staffing is inadequate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes Can nurses refuse to float? - CORRECT ANSWER-No, unless their Union contract states they only work in a specific area Do Nurses need to get their own Insurance against malpractice? - CORRECT ANSWER-YES Who issued the Patients Bill of Rights? - CORRECT ANSWER-American Hospital Association What is habeas Corpus, and can a mentally ill patient request it? - CORRECT ANSWER-Requesting a release from care/Yes they can T/F Catholics, Christians and Jehovah witness are the only religions that allow organ donations? - CORRECT ANSWER-True T/F Orthodox Judaism may allow organ donation with the Rabbis approval? - CORRECT ANSWER-True What are Incident reports used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Identifying risk situations and Improving care Do Incident reports get filed in the Patients record? - CORRECT ANSWER-No