NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhenNselectingNanNNCLEXNanswerNorNdeterminingNtheNorderNofNpriorityNwhatNshouldNyouNrememberNorNu
seNandNwhatNisNtheNexception?N-
NANSWERNUseNtheNABCNrule:NAirwayNbreathing,NandNcirculation.NTheNexceptionNtoNtheNruleNisNwithNactualN

CPR,NuseNC-A-
BNforNCPR.NAlsoNrememberNsafetyNfirstNandNacuteNbeforeNchronic.NIfNtheNpt.NisNnotNinNdistressNthenNyouNas
sess.NIfNtheNptNisNinNdistressNthenNyouNshouldNdoNsomething.NIfNtheNptNhasNdiaphorisisNyouNshouldNalwaysN
doNsomething.



HowNshouldNyouNaddressNquestionsNrelatedNtoNMaslow'sNHierarchyNofNNeedsN-
NANSWERNAddressNphysiologicalNneedsNfirst,NfollowedNbyNsafetyNandNsecurityNneeds,NloveNandNbelongingN

needs,NselfNesteemNneedsNandNfinallyNselfNactualizationNneeds.N*WhenNaNphysiologicalNneedNisNnotNaddre
ssedNinNtheNquestion,NlookNforNtheNoptionNthatNaddressesNsafety.



IfNaNquestionNisNrelatedNtoNtheNnursingNprocess,NreadNtheNquestionNtoNdetermineNtheNstepNofNtheNnursingN
process.NWhatNareNtheNstepsNinNtheNnursingNprocessNandNwhatNkindNofNquestionNmightNbeNrelatedNtoNthat
Nstep.N-NANSWERNAssessmentNquestionNaddressNtheNgatheringNandNverificationNofNdata.




AnalysisNquestionsNrequireNtheNnurseNto:NinterpretNdata,NcollectNadditionalNinformation,NidentifyNandNcom
municateNnursingNdiagnosesNandNdetermineNtheNhealthNteam'sNabilityNtoNmeetNtheNptsNneeds.



PlanningNquestionsNaskNaboutNdetermining,Nprioritizing,NandNmodifyingNoutcomesNofNcare.



ImplementationNquestionsNreflectNtheNmanagementNandNorganizationNofNcareNandNtheNassignmentNandNd
elegationNofNtasks.NBeNpreparedNforNquestionsNonNclientNteaching.



EvaluationNquestionsNfocusNonNcomparingNtheNactualNoutcomesNofNcareNwithNtheNexpectedNoutcomesNan
dNonNcommunicatingNandNdocumentingNfindings.



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNH&H?NWhatNareNtheNnursingNimplicationsN-NANSWERNHemoglobinN-
NMaleN14-18NFemaleN12-16NNewbornN14-24




HighNaltitudeNlivingNincreasesNvalue,NslightNdecreaseNduringNpregnancy.NDrugNtherapyNcanNalterNvalues.N

,HematocritN-NMaleN42-52NFemaleN37-47NNewbornN44-64



ProlongedNstasisNfromNvasoconstrictionNsecondaryNtoNtheNtourniquetNcanNalterNvalues.NAbnormalitiesNinN
RBCNsizeNmayNalterNHctNvalues



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNWBC?N

WhatNcanNincreaseNvalues?N

WhatNcanNdecreaseNvalues?N

HowNlongNdoesNtheNpostpartumNperiodNofNpregnancyNaffectNnormalNranges?NWhatNrangeNisNnormalNdurin
gNtheNpostpartumNperiod?N-NANSWERNBothNgendersN5000-10000NNewbornN9000-30000N



Anesthetics,Nstress,Nexercise,NandNconvulsionsNcanNincreasedNvalues.N



DrugNtherapyNcanNdecreaseNvalues.N



24-28NhrNpostpartum:NaNcountNasNhighNasN25000NisNnormal



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNRBC?N

WhatNcanNincreaseNlevels

WhatNhappensNtoNlevelsNduringNpregnancy?N-NANSWERNMales:N4.7-6.1Nmillion

Female:N4.2-5.4Nmillion

ExerciseNandNhighNaltitudesNcanNcauseNanNincreaseNlevels

pregnancyNusuallyNlowerNvalues

drugNtherapyNcanNalterNvalues

NeverNdrawNaNspecimenNfromNanNarmNwithNanNinfusingNIV.



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNPLATELETS?N

WhatNmayNincreaseNvalues?N

, WhatNmayNdecreaseNvalues?

WhatNdrugsNdecreaseNvalues?N-NANSWERNBothNGenders:N150000-400000



LivingNatNhighNaltitudes,NexercisingNstrenuouslyNorNtakingNoralNcontraceptivesNmayNincreaseNvalues



decreasedNvaluesNmayNbeNcausedNbyNhemorrhage,NDIC,NreducedNproductionNofNplatelets,Ninfections,NuseN
ofNprostheticNheartNvalves,NandNdrugs.



DrugsNthatNdecreaseNplatelets:Nacetaminophen,Naspirin,Nchemotherapy,NH2Nblockers,NINH,NLevaquin,Nstre
ptomycin,Nsulfonamides,NthiazideNdiuretics.



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNK+?NWhatNshouldNyouNkeepNinNmindNwhenNgettingNaNspecimen?N-
NANSWERN3.5-5NisNnormalNrangeNforNpotassium



ExerciseNofNtheNforearmNwithNtourniquetNinNplaceNmayNcauseNanNincreasedNlevel.NHemolysisNofNspecimenN
canNresultNinNaNfalselyNelevatedNvalue



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNNa+?NWhatNshouldNyouNconsiderNwhenNcollectingNaNspecimen?N-
NANSWERN136-145NisNaNnormalNsodiumNrange



DoNNotNcollectNfromNanNarmNwithNanNinfusingNIVNsolution



WhatNareNtheNnormalNrangesNforNCa+?N

WhatNtypeNofNdrugNcanNincreaseNcalciumNlevels?N

WhatNareNtwoNtestsNwithNpositiveNresultsNthatNareNassociatedNwithNhypocalcemia?N

HowNdoNyouNpreformNtheNtwoNtests?N-NANSWERN9-10.5NforNadults.NslightlyNlowerNinNtheNelder

UseNofNthiazideNdiureticsNcanNcauseNincreasedNlevelsNofNcalcium



PositiveNChvostekNandNTrousseauNtestsNareNassociatedNwithNhypocalcemia.



•NChvostekNsign:NcontractionNofNipsilateralNfacialNmusclesNwhenNtheNfacialNnerveNisNtappedNjustNinNfrontNof
NtheNear.