[Date] NCLEX-PN
NCLEX
, NCLEX-PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary tumor
using the tr ANSWER sphenoidal approach. the nurse should be particularly
alert to:
A. Nasal congestion
B. Abdominal Tenderness
,C. Muscle Tetany
D. Oliguria ANSWER A. Nasal congestion
why?
removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by tr ANSWER phernoidal
approach through the nose. Nasal congestion further interferes with the
airway.
A client with cancer is a, admitted to the oncology unit. Stat lab values revel
Hgb 12.6, WBC 6500, K+1.9, uric acid 7.0, Na+136, and platelets 178,000.
The nurse evaluates that the client is experiencing which of the following?
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Myelosuppression
D. Leukocytosis ANSWER B. Hypokalemia
why?
, Hypokalemia is evident from the lab values listed. The other laboratory
findings are within normal limits. Making answers A,C and D incorrect
A 24 year-old female client is scheduled for surgery in the morning. Which
of the following is the primary responsibility of the nurse?
A. taking the vital signs
B. obtaining the permit
C. explaining the procedure
D. Checking the lab work ANSWER A. taking the vital signs
why?
the primary responsiblity of the nurse is to take the vital signs before any
surgery.
answers B,C and D are the responsibility of the doctor.
The nurse is working in the emergency room when a client arrives with
severe burns of the left arm, hands, face, and neck. which action should
receive priority?
NCLEX
, NCLEX-PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary tumor
using the tr ANSWER sphenoidal approach. the nurse should be particularly
alert to:
A. Nasal congestion
B. Abdominal Tenderness
,C. Muscle Tetany
D. Oliguria ANSWER A. Nasal congestion
why?
removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by tr ANSWER phernoidal
approach through the nose. Nasal congestion further interferes with the
airway.
A client with cancer is a, admitted to the oncology unit. Stat lab values revel
Hgb 12.6, WBC 6500, K+1.9, uric acid 7.0, Na+136, and platelets 178,000.
The nurse evaluates that the client is experiencing which of the following?
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Myelosuppression
D. Leukocytosis ANSWER B. Hypokalemia
why?
, Hypokalemia is evident from the lab values listed. The other laboratory
findings are within normal limits. Making answers A,C and D incorrect
A 24 year-old female client is scheduled for surgery in the morning. Which
of the following is the primary responsibility of the nurse?
A. taking the vital signs
B. obtaining the permit
C. explaining the procedure
D. Checking the lab work ANSWER A. taking the vital signs
why?
the primary responsiblity of the nurse is to take the vital signs before any
surgery.
answers B,C and D are the responsibility of the doctor.
The nurse is working in the emergency room when a client arrives with
severe burns of the left arm, hands, face, and neck. which action should
receive priority?
