NCLEX Practice Questions &
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After Breceiving Breport Bat Bthe Bstart Bof Bthe Bevening Bshift, Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing
Bclients Bshould Bthe Bnurse Battend Bto Bfirst?
(a) BA B34-year-old Bman Bundergoing Btreatment Bfor Bnon-Hodgkin Blymphoma Bwith Ba
Bpotassium Blevel Bof B7.5 BmEq/L.
(b) BA B21-year-old Bwoman Bwith Bsickle Bcell Banemia Bwith Bpain Bof B6 Bon Ba Bscale Bof B1-
10.
(c) BA B55-year-old Bwoman Bwith Bovarian Bcancer Bwaiting Bto Bbe Bdischarged.
(d) BA B72-year-old Bman Bwith Bchronic Bobstructive Bpulmonary Bdisease B(COPD) Band Ba
Bpulse Boximetry Bof B96% Bon Broom Bair. B- BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(a) BA B34-year-old Bman
Bundergoing Btreatment Bfor Bnon-Hodgkin Blymphoma Bwith Ba Bpotassium Blevel Bof B7.5
BmEq/L.
Rationale: BHyperkalemia Bis Ba Bpotentially Bserious Bcondition Bthat, Bin Ba Bclient Bundergoing
Btreatment Bfor Bnon-Hodgkin Blymphoma, Bcould Bindicate Btumour Blysis Bsyndrome. BPatient
B(b) Bshould Bbe Battended Bto, Bbut Bher Bcondition Bis Bnot Bas Burgent. BPatients B(c) Band
B(d) Bdo Bnot Brequire Bimmediate Battention.
A B34-year-old Bwoman Bwho Bdeveloped BStevens-Johnson Bsyndrome Bwhile Bundergoing
Btreatment Bwith Bcarbamazepine B(Tegretol) Bis Bbeing Btransferred Bin Bstable Bcondition Bfrom
Bthe Bintensive Bcare Bunit Bto Bthe Bmedical Bunit. BThere Bare B4 Bbeds Bavailable. BThe Bnurse
Bknows Bthe Bbest Bchoice Bof Broommates Bfor Bthis Bclient Bis Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing?
(a) BA B40-year-old Bman Bwith Bmethicillin-resistant BStaphylococcus Baureus B(MRSA).
(b) BA B28-year-old Bwoman Bdiagnosed Bwith Bdiarrhea.
(c) BA B72-year-old Bman Bwith Bfever Bof Bunknown Borigin.
(d) BA B68-year-old Bwoman Bwith Batrial Bfibrillation B. B- BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(d) BA B68-
year-old Bwoman Bwith Batrial Bfibrillation.
Rationale: BA Bclient Bwith BStevens-Johnson Bsyndrome Bis Blikely Bto Bhave Bsevere Bskin
Bintegrity Bissues, Bincluding Bblistering Band Bskin Bshedding, Bwhich Bcan Bplace Bthe Bclient Bat
Bhigh Brisk Bfor Binfection. BAtrial Bfibrillation Bis Bnot Ban Binfectious Bprocess. BAll Bother
Bpatients Bmay Bbe Ban Binfection Brisk Bfor Ban Bindividual Bwith Baltered Bskin Bintegrity.
, A B72-year-old Bman Bwho Bhad Ba Bstroke Bis Bbeing Btransferred Bfrom Ba Bmedical Bunit Bto Ba
Brehabilitation Bcentre. BThe Bnurse Bcase Bmanager Bis Bassisting Bin Bthe Bprocess. BThe Bnurse
Bknows Bthat Bthe Bgoals Bof Bcase Bmanagement Binclude Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing? BSelect
Ball Bthat Bapply.
(a) BImproving Bthe Bcoordination Bof Bcare
(b) BIncreasing Breferrals Bto Blocal Borganizations
(c) BReducing Bthe Bfragmentation Bof Bcare
(d) BDischarging Bclients Bquickly B- BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(a) BImproving Bthe Bcoordination
Bof Bcare; Band B(c) BReducing Bthe Bfragmentation Bof Bcare
Rationale: BSome Bof Bthe Bprimary Bgoals Bof Bcase Bmanagement Bare Bto Bimprove Bthe
Bcoordination Bof Bcare Band Bto Breduce Bfragmentation Bof Bcare. BThe Bother Boptions Bare
Bnot Bgoals Bof Bcase Bmanagement.
A Bpregnant Bwoman Bat B15 Bweeks' Bgestation Bis Bscheduled Bfor Ban Bamniocentesis. BAs Bthe
Bclient Bis Bbeing Bprepped Bfor Bthe Bprocedure, Bit Bbecomes Bclear Bto Bthe Bnurse Bthat Bthe
Bclient Bdoesn't Bfully Bunderstand Bthe Brisks Band Bbenefits Bassociated Bwith Bthe Bprocedure.
BWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bdescribe Bthe Bnurse's Brole Bin Bobtaining Binformed Bconsent?
BSelect Ball Bthat Bapply.
(a) BExplain Bthe Brisks Band Bbenefits Bassociated Bwith Bthe Bprocedure.
(b) BDescribe Balternatives Bto Bthe Bprocedure.
(c) BWitness Bthe Bclient's Bsignature Bon Bthe Bconsent Bform.
(d) BAdvocate Bfor Bthe Bclient Bby Bensuring Bshe Bis Bmaking Ban Binformed Bdecision. B-
BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(c) BWitness Bthe Bclient's Bsignature Bon Bthe Bconsent Bform; Band
(d) BAdvocate Bfor Bthe Bclient Bby Bensuring Bshe Bis Bmaking Ban Binformed Bdecision.
Rationale: BSome Bof Bthe Bnurse's Broles Bin Bthe Binformed Bconsent Bprocess Bare Bto Bwitness
Bthe Bsignature Bon Bthe Bconsent Bform, Band Bto Badvocate Bfor Bthe Bclient Bby Bensuring Bshe
Bhas Bbeen Bprovided Bthe Bnecessary Binformation Bto Bmake Ban Binformed Bdecision. BIt Bis
Bthe Bphysician's Bduty Bto Bprovide Binformation Bto Bthe Bclient-related Brisks Band Bbenefits,
Band Bto Bprovide Balternatives.
A Bwell-known Bactor Bhas Bbeen Badmitted Bto Ban Bambulatory Bsurgical Bunit. BThe Bnurse
Bnotices Ba Bstaff Bmember Bwho Bis Bnot Binvolved Bin Bthe Bclient's Bcare Breading Bhis
Bmedical Brecord. BThe Bnurse Bknows Bshe Bshould BFIRST Bdo Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing?
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After Breceiving Breport Bat Bthe Bstart Bof Bthe Bevening Bshift, Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing
Bclients Bshould Bthe Bnurse Battend Bto Bfirst?
(a) BA B34-year-old Bman Bundergoing Btreatment Bfor Bnon-Hodgkin Blymphoma Bwith Ba
Bpotassium Blevel Bof B7.5 BmEq/L.
(b) BA B21-year-old Bwoman Bwith Bsickle Bcell Banemia Bwith Bpain Bof B6 Bon Ba Bscale Bof B1-
10.
(c) BA B55-year-old Bwoman Bwith Bovarian Bcancer Bwaiting Bto Bbe Bdischarged.
(d) BA B72-year-old Bman Bwith Bchronic Bobstructive Bpulmonary Bdisease B(COPD) Band Ba
Bpulse Boximetry Bof B96% Bon Broom Bair. B- BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(a) BA B34-year-old Bman
Bundergoing Btreatment Bfor Bnon-Hodgkin Blymphoma Bwith Ba Bpotassium Blevel Bof B7.5
BmEq/L.
Rationale: BHyperkalemia Bis Ba Bpotentially Bserious Bcondition Bthat, Bin Ba Bclient Bundergoing
Btreatment Bfor Bnon-Hodgkin Blymphoma, Bcould Bindicate Btumour Blysis Bsyndrome. BPatient
B(b) Bshould Bbe Battended Bto, Bbut Bher Bcondition Bis Bnot Bas Burgent. BPatients B(c) Band
B(d) Bdo Bnot Brequire Bimmediate Battention.
A B34-year-old Bwoman Bwho Bdeveloped BStevens-Johnson Bsyndrome Bwhile Bundergoing
Btreatment Bwith Bcarbamazepine B(Tegretol) Bis Bbeing Btransferred Bin Bstable Bcondition Bfrom
Bthe Bintensive Bcare Bunit Bto Bthe Bmedical Bunit. BThere Bare B4 Bbeds Bavailable. BThe Bnurse
Bknows Bthe Bbest Bchoice Bof Broommates Bfor Bthis Bclient Bis Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing?
(a) BA B40-year-old Bman Bwith Bmethicillin-resistant BStaphylococcus Baureus B(MRSA).
(b) BA B28-year-old Bwoman Bdiagnosed Bwith Bdiarrhea.
(c) BA B72-year-old Bman Bwith Bfever Bof Bunknown Borigin.
(d) BA B68-year-old Bwoman Bwith Batrial Bfibrillation B. B- BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(d) BA B68-
year-old Bwoman Bwith Batrial Bfibrillation.
Rationale: BA Bclient Bwith BStevens-Johnson Bsyndrome Bis Blikely Bto Bhave Bsevere Bskin
Bintegrity Bissues, Bincluding Bblistering Band Bskin Bshedding, Bwhich Bcan Bplace Bthe Bclient Bat
Bhigh Brisk Bfor Binfection. BAtrial Bfibrillation Bis Bnot Ban Binfectious Bprocess. BAll Bother
Bpatients Bmay Bbe Ban Binfection Brisk Bfor Ban Bindividual Bwith Baltered Bskin Bintegrity.
, A B72-year-old Bman Bwho Bhad Ba Bstroke Bis Bbeing Btransferred Bfrom Ba Bmedical Bunit Bto Ba
Brehabilitation Bcentre. BThe Bnurse Bcase Bmanager Bis Bassisting Bin Bthe Bprocess. BThe Bnurse
Bknows Bthat Bthe Bgoals Bof Bcase Bmanagement Binclude Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing? BSelect
Ball Bthat Bapply.
(a) BImproving Bthe Bcoordination Bof Bcare
(b) BIncreasing Breferrals Bto Blocal Borganizations
(c) BReducing Bthe Bfragmentation Bof Bcare
(d) BDischarging Bclients Bquickly B- BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(a) BImproving Bthe Bcoordination
Bof Bcare; Band B(c) BReducing Bthe Bfragmentation Bof Bcare
Rationale: BSome Bof Bthe Bprimary Bgoals Bof Bcase Bmanagement Bare Bto Bimprove Bthe
Bcoordination Bof Bcare Band Bto Breduce Bfragmentation Bof Bcare. BThe Bother Boptions Bare
Bnot Bgoals Bof Bcase Bmanagement.
A Bpregnant Bwoman Bat B15 Bweeks' Bgestation Bis Bscheduled Bfor Ban Bamniocentesis. BAs Bthe
Bclient Bis Bbeing Bprepped Bfor Bthe Bprocedure, Bit Bbecomes Bclear Bto Bthe Bnurse Bthat Bthe
Bclient Bdoesn't Bfully Bunderstand Bthe Brisks Band Bbenefits Bassociated Bwith Bthe Bprocedure.
BWhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing Bdescribe Bthe Bnurse's Brole Bin Bobtaining Binformed Bconsent?
BSelect Ball Bthat Bapply.
(a) BExplain Bthe Brisks Band Bbenefits Bassociated Bwith Bthe Bprocedure.
(b) BDescribe Balternatives Bto Bthe Bprocedure.
(c) BWitness Bthe Bclient's Bsignature Bon Bthe Bconsent Bform.
(d) BAdvocate Bfor Bthe Bclient Bby Bensuring Bshe Bis Bmaking Ban Binformed Bdecision. B-
BAnswerCorrect Banswer: B(c) BWitness Bthe Bclient's Bsignature Bon Bthe Bconsent Bform; Band
(d) BAdvocate Bfor Bthe Bclient Bby Bensuring Bshe Bis Bmaking Ban Binformed Bdecision.
Rationale: BSome Bof Bthe Bnurse's Broles Bin Bthe Binformed Bconsent Bprocess Bare Bto Bwitness
Bthe Bsignature Bon Bthe Bconsent Bform, Band Bto Badvocate Bfor Bthe Bclient Bby Bensuring Bshe
Bhas Bbeen Bprovided Bthe Bnecessary Binformation Bto Bmake Ban Binformed Bdecision. BIt Bis
Bthe Bphysician's Bduty Bto Bprovide Binformation Bto Bthe Bclient-related Brisks Band Bbenefits,
Band Bto Bprovide Balternatives.
A Bwell-known Bactor Bhas Bbeen Badmitted Bto Ban Bambulatory Bsurgical Bunit. BThe Bnurse
Bnotices Ba Bstaff Bmember Bwho Bis Bnot Binvolved Bin Bthe Bclient's Bcare Breading Bhis
Bmedical Brecord. BThe Bnurse Bknows Bshe Bshould BFIRST Bdo Bwhich Bof Bthe Bfollowing?
