Exam Cram Sheet for the NCLEX-RN Test
Questions with Complete Solutions
Miscellaneous Tips (16) ✔️✔️Para is the number of pregnancies that reached viability, regardless
of whether the fetus was delivered alive or stillborn. A fetus is considered viable at 20 weeks'
gestation.
Miscellaneous Tips (17) ✔️✔️Lochia rubra is the vaginal discharge of almost pure blood that
occurs during the first few days after childbirth.
Miscellaneous Tips (18) ✔️✔️Lochia serosa is the serous vaginal discharge that occurs 4 to 7 days
after childbirth.
Miscellaneous Tips (19) ✔️✔️Lochia alba is the vaginal discharge. It occurs 7 to 10 days after
childbirth.
Miscellaneous Tips (20) ✔️✔️In the event of fire, the acronym most often used is RACE. (R)
Remove the patient. (A) Activate the alarm. (C) Attempt to contain the fire by closing the door.
(E) Extinguish the fire if it can be done safely.
Miscellaneous Tips (21) ✔️✔️Before signing an informed consent form, the patient should know
whether other treatment options are available and should understand what will occur during
the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases; the risks involved; and the possible
complications. The patient should also have a general idea of the time required from surgery to
recovery. In addition, he should have an opportunity to ask questions.
Miscellaneous Tips (22) ✔️✔️The first nursing intervention in a quadriplegic client who is
experiencing autonomic dysreflexia is to elevate his head as high as possible.
Miscellaneous Tips (23) ✔️✔️Usually, patients who have the same infection and are in strict
isolation can share a room.
,Miscellaneous Tips (24) ✔️✔️Veracity is truth
Miscellaneous Tips (25) ✔️✔️Beneficence is the duty to do no harm and the duty to do good.
There's an obligation in patient care to do no harm and an equal obligation to assist the patient.
Miscellaneous Tips (26) ✔️✔️Nonmaleficence is the duty to do no harm.
Miscellaneous Tips (27) ✔️✔️Tyramine-rich food, such as aged cheese, chicken liver, avocados,
bananas, meat tenderizer, salami, bologna, Chianti wine, and beer may cause severe
hypertension in a patient who takes a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
Miscellaneous Tips (28) ✔️✔️Projection is the unconscious assigning of a thought, feeling, or
action to someone or something else.
Miscellaneous Tips (29) ✔️✔️Sublimation is the channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially
acceptable behavior.
Miscellaneous Tips (30) ✔️✔️Repression is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby
unacceptable or painful thoughts, impulses, memories, or feelings are pushed from the
consciousness or forgotten.
Miscellaneous Tips (31) ✔️✔️People with obsessive-compulsive disorder realize that their
behavior is unreasonable, but are powerless to control it.
Miscellaneous Tips (32) ✔️✔️A significant toxic risk associated with clozapine (Clozaril)
administration is blood dyscrasia.
, Miscellaneous Tips (33) ✔️✔️Adverse effects of haloperidol (Haldol) administration include
drowsiness; insomnia; weakness; headache; and extrapyramidal symptoms, such as akathisia,
tardive dyskinesia, and dystonia.
Miscellaneous Tips (34) ✔️✔️Hypervigilance and déjà vu are signs of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD).
Heart Rate ✔️✔️80-100
Respiratory Rate ✔️✔️12-20
Blood Pressure ✔️✔️110 - 120/60
RBCs ✔️✔️4-6 million
WBCs ✔️✔️5,000-11,000
Platelets ✔️✔️150,000-400,000
Hemoglobin (hgb) ✔️✔️12-18
Hematocrit (Hct) ✔️✔️36-54
Sodium ✔️✔️135-145
Potassium ✔️✔️3.5-5.3
Questions with Complete Solutions
Miscellaneous Tips (16) ✔️✔️Para is the number of pregnancies that reached viability, regardless
of whether the fetus was delivered alive or stillborn. A fetus is considered viable at 20 weeks'
gestation.
Miscellaneous Tips (17) ✔️✔️Lochia rubra is the vaginal discharge of almost pure blood that
occurs during the first few days after childbirth.
Miscellaneous Tips (18) ✔️✔️Lochia serosa is the serous vaginal discharge that occurs 4 to 7 days
after childbirth.
Miscellaneous Tips (19) ✔️✔️Lochia alba is the vaginal discharge. It occurs 7 to 10 days after
childbirth.
Miscellaneous Tips (20) ✔️✔️In the event of fire, the acronym most often used is RACE. (R)
Remove the patient. (A) Activate the alarm. (C) Attempt to contain the fire by closing the door.
(E) Extinguish the fire if it can be done safely.
Miscellaneous Tips (21) ✔️✔️Before signing an informed consent form, the patient should know
whether other treatment options are available and should understand what will occur during
the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases; the risks involved; and the possible
complications. The patient should also have a general idea of the time required from surgery to
recovery. In addition, he should have an opportunity to ask questions.
Miscellaneous Tips (22) ✔️✔️The first nursing intervention in a quadriplegic client who is
experiencing autonomic dysreflexia is to elevate his head as high as possible.
Miscellaneous Tips (23) ✔️✔️Usually, patients who have the same infection and are in strict
isolation can share a room.
,Miscellaneous Tips (24) ✔️✔️Veracity is truth
Miscellaneous Tips (25) ✔️✔️Beneficence is the duty to do no harm and the duty to do good.
There's an obligation in patient care to do no harm and an equal obligation to assist the patient.
Miscellaneous Tips (26) ✔️✔️Nonmaleficence is the duty to do no harm.
Miscellaneous Tips (27) ✔️✔️Tyramine-rich food, such as aged cheese, chicken liver, avocados,
bananas, meat tenderizer, salami, bologna, Chianti wine, and beer may cause severe
hypertension in a patient who takes a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
Miscellaneous Tips (28) ✔️✔️Projection is the unconscious assigning of a thought, feeling, or
action to someone or something else.
Miscellaneous Tips (29) ✔️✔️Sublimation is the channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially
acceptable behavior.
Miscellaneous Tips (30) ✔️✔️Repression is an unconscious defense mechanism whereby
unacceptable or painful thoughts, impulses, memories, or feelings are pushed from the
consciousness or forgotten.
Miscellaneous Tips (31) ✔️✔️People with obsessive-compulsive disorder realize that their
behavior is unreasonable, but are powerless to control it.
Miscellaneous Tips (32) ✔️✔️A significant toxic risk associated with clozapine (Clozaril)
administration is blood dyscrasia.
, Miscellaneous Tips (33) ✔️✔️Adverse effects of haloperidol (Haldol) administration include
drowsiness; insomnia; weakness; headache; and extrapyramidal symptoms, such as akathisia,
tardive dyskinesia, and dystonia.
Miscellaneous Tips (34) ✔️✔️Hypervigilance and déjà vu are signs of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD).
Heart Rate ✔️✔️80-100
Respiratory Rate ✔️✔️12-20
Blood Pressure ✔️✔️110 - 120/60
RBCs ✔️✔️4-6 million
WBCs ✔️✔️5,000-11,000
Platelets ✔️✔️150,000-400,000
Hemoglobin (hgb) ✔️✔️12-18
Hematocrit (Hct) ✔️✔️36-54
Sodium ✔️✔️135-145
Potassium ✔️✔️3.5-5.3
