100+ Lab Values Cheat Sheet and Memory Tricks of the most common Questions seen on the NCLEX® Flashcards Updated 2025 Version.

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Isgagprocessgofglearninggagdifferentgculturegtogadaptgtogagnewgorgchanginggenvironment.g-
gCorrectgAnswerg-gAcculturation.




Itgisgagsubjectivegperspectivegofgthegperson'sgheritagegandgagsensegofgbelonginggtogaggroupg-
gCorrectgAnswerg-gEthnicgidentity




Includegmeditation,grelaxationgtechniques,gimagery,gmusicgtherapy,gmassage,gtouch,glaughter,ghumor,g&
gspiritualgmeasuresg(prayer).g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gLow-riskgtherapies:




Agpregnantgclientgisgseengforgagregulargprenatalgvisitgandgtellsgthegnursegthatgshegisgexperiencinggirreg
ulargcontractions.gThegnursegdeterminesgthatgshegisgexperiencinggBraxtongHicksgcontractions.gOngtheg
basisgofgthisgfinding,gwhichgnursinggactiongisgappropriate?



A. Contactgthegprimaryghealthgcaregprovider.

B. Instructgthegclientgtogmaintaingbedgrestgforgthegremaindergofgthegpregnancy.

C. Informgthegclientgthatgthesegcontractionsgaregcommongandgmaygoccurgthroughoutgthegpregnancy.

D. Callgthegmaternitygunitgandginformgthemgthatgthegclientgwillgbegadmittedgingagpretermglaborgconditio
n.g-gANSWERg-gC

BraxtongHicksgcontractionsgaregirregular,gpainlessgcontractionsgthatgmaygoccurgintermittentlygthroughou
tgpregnancy.gBecausegBraxtongHicksgcontractionsgmaygoccurgandgaregnormalgingsomegpregnantgwome
ngduringgpregnancy,gtheregisgnogreasongtognotifygthegprimaryghealthgcaregprovider.gThisgclientgisgnotgin
gpretermglaborgand,gtherefore,gdoesgnotgneedgtogbegplacedgongbedgrestgorgbegadmittedgtogtheghospita

lgtogbegmonitored.



Agclientgarrivesgatgthegclinicgforgthegfirstgprenatalgassessment.gShegtellsgthegnursegthatgthegfirstgdaygofgh
erglastgnormalgmenstrualgperiodgwasgOctoberg19,g2020.gUsinggNäegele'sgrule,gwhichgexpectedgdategof
deliverygshouldgthegnursegdocumentgingthegclient'sgchart?



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,A. Julyg12,g2021

B. Julyg26,g2021

C. Augustg12,g2021

D. Augustg26,g2021g-gANSWERg-gB

AccurategusegofgNäegele'sgrulegrequiresgthatgthegwomanghavegagregularg28-
daygmenstrualgcycle.gSubtractg3gmonthsgandgaddg7gdaysgtogthegfirstgdaygofgtheglastgmenstrualgperiod,g
andgthengaddg1gyeargtogthatgdate:gfirstgdaygofgtheglastgmenstrualgperiod,gOctoberg19,g2020;gsubtractg3
gmonths,gJulyg19,g2020;gaddg7gdays,gJulyg26,g2020;gaddg1gyear,gJulyg26,g2021.




Thegnursegisgcollectinggdatagduringgangadmissiongassessmentgofgagclientgwhogisgpregnantgwithgtwins.gT
hegclientghasgaghealthyg5-year-
oldgchildgwhogwasgdeliveredgatg38gweeksgandgtellsgthegnursegthatgshegdoesgnotghavegaghistorygofganygty
pegofgabortiongorgfetalgdemise.gUsinggGTPAL,gwhatgshouldgthegnursegdocumentgingthegclient'sgchart?



A. Gg=g3,gTg=g2,gPg=g0,gAg=g0,gLg=g1

B. Gg=g2,gTg=g1,gPg=g0,gAg=g0,gLg=g1

C. Gg=g1,gTg=g1,gPg=g1,gAg=g0,gLg=g1

D. Gg=g2,gTg=g0,gPg=g0,gAg=g0,gLg=g1g-gANSWERg-gB

PregnancygoutcomesgcangbegdescribedgwithgthegacronymgGTPAL.gGgisggravidity,gthegnumbergofgpregna
ncies;gTgisgtermgbirths,gthegnumbergborngatgtermg(longergthang37gweeks);gPgisgpretermgbirths,gthegnum
bergborngbeforeg37gweeksgofggestation;gAgisgabortionsgorgmiscarriages,gthegnumbergofgabortionsgor
miscarriagesg(includedginggravidagifgbeforeg20gweeksgofggestation;gincludedgingparityg[numbergofgbirths]
gifgpastg20gweeksgofggestation);gandgLgisgthegnumbergofgcurrentglivinggchildren.gAgwomangwhogisgpregn

antgwithgtwinsgandghasgagchildghasgaggravidagofg2.gBecausegthegchildgwasgdeliveredgatg38gweeks,gthegnu
mbergofgtermgbirthsgisg1,gandgthegnumbergofgpretermgbirthsgisg0.gThegnumbergofgabortionsgisg0,gandgth
egnumbergofglivinggchildrengisg1.



Thegnursegisgcaringgforgagclientginglabor.gWhichgassessmentgfindingsgindicategtogthegnursegthatgthegclien
tgisgbeginninggthegsecondgstagegofglabor?gSelectgallgthatgapply.



A. Thegcontractionsgaregregular.

B. Thegmembranesghavegruptured.

C. Thegcervixgisgdilatedgcompletely.


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,D. Thegclientgbeginsgtogexpelgcleargvaginalgfluid.

E. ThegFergusongreflexgisginitiatedgfromgperinealgpressure.g-gANSWERg-gC,gE



Thegsecondgstagegofglaborgbeginsgwhengthegcervixgisgdilatedgcompletelygandgendsgwithgbirthgofgt
he
neonate.gThegwomanghasgagstronggurgegtogpushgingstageg2gwhengthegFergusongreflexgisgactivated.gOpti
ons
1,g2,gandg4garegnotgspecificgassessmentgfindingsgofgthegsecondgstagegofglaborgandgoccurgingstag
e 1.

Thegnursegisgreviewinggtruegandgfalseglaborgsignsgwithgagmultiparousgclient.gThegnursegdeterminesgthatgtheg
clientgunderstandsgthegsignsgofgtrueglaborgifgshegmakesgwhichgstatement?



A. "Igwon'tgbeginglaborguntilgmygbabygdrops."

B. "Mygcontractionsgwillgbegfeltgingmygabdominalgarea."

C. "MygcontractionsgwillgnotgbegasgpainfulgifgIgwalkgaround."

D. "Mygcontractionsgwillgincreasegingdurationgandgintensity."g-gANSWERg-gD

Trueglaborgisgpresentgwhengcontractionsgincreasegingdurationgandgintensity.gLighteninggorgdroppingglea
dsgtogengagementg(presentinggpartgreachesgtheglevelgofgthegischialgspine)gandgoccursgwhengthegfetus
descendsgintogthegpelvisgaboutg2gweeksgbeforegdelivery.gContractionsgfeltgingthegabdominalgareagandgc
ontractionsgthatgeasegwithgwalkinggaregsignsgofgfalseglabor.



Becausegofgtheirghealthg&gdietarygpractices,gNativegAmericans,gLatinogAmericans,gHispanicgAmericans,g
&gAfricangAmericans.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gHighgriskgofgobesityg&gdiabetesgmellitus



Surgerygisgnotgprohibited,gbutgthegadministrationgofgbloodgandgbloodgproductsgisgforbidden.gThisgreligi
ousggroupgbelievesgthegsoulgcannotglivegaftergdeath.gAdministrationgofgmedicationgisgangacceptablegpr
acticegexceptgifgthegmedicationgisgderivedgfromgbloodgproducts.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-
gJehovah'sgWitnesses




Believersgadheregtogdietarygkosherglaws.gIngthisgreligion,gthegdairy-meatgcombinationgisgunacceptable.
Onlygfishgthatghavegscalesgandgfinsgaregallowed;gmeatsgthatgaregallowedgincludeganimalsgthatgaregveget
ablegeaters,gcloven-hoofed,gandgrituallygslaughtered.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gOrthodoxgJudaism



includegwholegmedicalgsystems,gmind-bodygmedicine,gbiologicallygbasedgpractices,gmanipulativeg&gbody-
gbasedgpractices,g&genergygmedicine.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-

gFivegcategoriesgofgcomplementarygandgalternativegmedicineg(CAM):




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, Focused,gmaintainsgstronggcontrol,gmakesgdecisions,g&gaddressesgallgproblems.gDominatesggroupg&gco
mmands,grathergthangseeksgsuggestionsgorginput.gManagergaddressesgproblemg(qualitygimprovement)g
withgtaff,gdesignsgagplangwithoutginput,g&gwantsgallgproblemsgreportedgdirectlygbackgtogherg-gCorrect
Answerg-gAutocraticgleader



Participativeg&gwouldglikelygmeetgwithgeachgstaffgpersongindividuallygtogdeterminegstaffgmember's
perceptiongofgproblem.gWouldgalsogspeakgwithgthegstaffgaboutganygissuesg&gaskgthegstaffgforginputgwith
gdevelopinggagplan.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gDemocraticgleader




Passivegandgnondirective.gWouldgstategwhatgthegproblemgwasg&ginformgstaffgthatgthegstaffgneededgtogc
omegupgwithgagplangtog"fixgit."g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gLaissez-fairegleader



Assessmentgfindingsgincludegcough,gdyspnea,gcrackles,gtachypnea,gtachycardia,gelevatedgbloodgpressur
e,gboundinggpulse,gelevatedgCVP,gweightggain,gedema,gneckg&ghandgveingdistention,galteredgLOC,g&
decreasedghematocrit.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gOverhydrationgorgfluidgoverloadg&goccursgwhengfluidgintakegor
fluidgretention



Avocado,gbananas,gcantaloupe,gcarrots,gfish,gmushrooms,goranges,gpotatoes,gpork,gbeef,gveal,graisins,gsp
inach,gstrawberries,g&gtomatoesg-gCorrectgAnswerg-gCommongfoodgsourcesgofgpotassium:



Musclegweakness,gincreasedgurinarygoutput,g&gdecreasedgspecificggravitygofgthegurinegwouldgbegnotedg
-gCorrectgAnswerg-gHyponatremia



Causativegfactorsgrelategtogmalnutritiongorgstarvationg&gthegusegofgaluminumghydroxide-
basedgorgmagnesium-basedgantacids.gMalnutritiongisgassociatedgwithgalcoholism.g-
gCorrectgAnswerg-gHypophosphatemia




Renalginsufficiency,ghypoparathyroidism,g&gtumorglysisgsyndrome;gcausativegfactors.gShouldgavoidgfood
sghighgingphosphates;gfish,geggs,gmilkgproducts,gvegetables,gwholeggrains,g&gcarbonatedgbeverages.g-
CorrectgAnswerg-gHyperphosphatemia



Vomiting,gdiarrhea,gconditionsgthatgincreasedgrespiration'sgorgincreasedgurinarygoutput,ginsufficientgintr
avenousgfluidgreplacement,gdraininggfistulas,gpresencegofgileostomygorgcolostomy.gDiuretics,g&ggastroi
ntestinalgsuctioning.g-gCorrectgAnswerg-gCausesgofgagfluidgvolumegdeficit


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