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NCLEX-RN STYLE QUESTIONS 2022A depressed client is seen at the Mental Health Center for follow up after an attempted suicide 1 week ago. She has taken phenelzine sulfate (Nardil), a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor, for 7 straight days. She states that she is not feeling any better. The nurse explains that the drug must accumulate to an effective level before symptoms are totally relieved. Symptom relief is expected to occur within: 2-4 weeks Cystic Fibrosis is transmitted as an autosomal...

NCLEX-RNDiamox - correct answer tx of glaucoma, high altitude sickness...don't take if allergic to sulfa drugs Indocin - correct answer (said) tx of arthritis (osteo, rheumatoid, gouty), bursitis, and tendonitis. Synthroid - correct answer tx of hypothyroidism. May take several weeks to take effect...notify doctor of chest pain..take in the AM on empty stomach..could cause hyperthyroidism. Librium: - correct answer tx of alcohol w/d...don’t take alcohol with this...very bad nausea an...

NCLEX-RN A client in a hospice program has increasing pain, and the nurse is collaborating with the client to make a pain management plan. Which plan will be most effective for the client? administering doses of analgesic when pain is a "5" on a scale of 1 to 10. providing enough analgesia to keep the client semi-somnolent allowing an analgesia-free period so that the client can carry out daily hygienic activities. administering pain medications over a 24-hour period - correct answer The ...

NCLEX-RNIsotonic IV fluids NS And lactated Ringers - correct answer Are used as fluid replacement for fluid volume deficit Serum phenytoin - correct answer 10-20 mcg/ml Normal glucose Infant - correct answer 40-60mg/dl Normal resp for infant - correct answer 30-60 Normal temp for infant - correct answer 97.7-99.7 What is the antidote for norepinephrine? - correct answer Phentolamine (Regitine) What is autonomic dysreflexia? - correct answer Life-threatening condition in a cl...

NCLEX-RN RBC - correct answer 4.2-6.2 WBC - correct answer 4,500-11,00 Platelets - correct answer 150,000-450,000 Hematocrit - correct answer 35-52% Hemoglobin - correct answer 12-18 Normal Bleeding Time - correct answer 1.5-9.5 minutes PTT - correct answer 20-39 seconds PT - correct answer 9.5-12 seconds INR - correct answer 1.0 normal 2-3 seconds for treatment 2.5-3.5 seconds for prosthetic heart valves ESR - correct answer <30 mm/hr >50 years old <25 m...

NCSBN NCLEX QUESTIONSA LPN complains to the charge nurse that an unlicensed assistive person (UAP) consistently leaves the work area untidy and does not restock supplies. What is the best initial response by the charge nurse? 1Write down potential solutions to the problems today by shift's end 2Add this concern to the agenda of the next unit meeting 3Assure the staff nurse that the complaint will be investigated 4Explore for further identification about the nature of the problem - correct a...

Next generation Who regulates the national licensure council exams? - correct answer National council of state boards of nursing NCB's mission - correct answer Ensure public protection, including the development of the nclex licensure exam The nclex exams ensures that nurses are tested on - correct answer The same entry level of competencies needed to provide safe nursing Why the need to have a change in NCLEX questions? - correct answer To meet today's complex client needs, improved ...

Nursing Process NCLEXOnce a nurse assesses a client's condition and identifies appropriate nursing diagnoses, a: A. Plan is developed for nursing care. B. Physical assessment begins C. List of priorities is determined. D. Review of the assessment is conducted with other team members. - correct answer A. Plan is developed for nursing care. Planning is a category of nursing behaviors in which: A. The nurse determines the health care needed for the client. B. The Physician determines ...

Pharmacology NCLEX QuestionsAn 86-year-old patient is being discharged to home on digitalis therapy and has very little information regarding the medication. Which statement best reflects a realistic outcome of patient teaching activities? a. The patient and patient's daughter will state the proper way to take the drug. b. The nurse will provide teaching about the drug's adverse effects. c. The patient will state all the symptoms of digitalis toxicity. d. The patient will call the prescr...

Prioritization NCLEX questionsThe nurse employed in an emergency department is assigned to triage clients coming to the emergency department for treatment on the evening shift. The nurse should assign priority to which client? a. A client complaining of muscle aches, a headache, and malaise b. A client who twisted her ankle when she fell while rollerblading c. A client with a minor laceration on the index finger sustained while cutting an eggplant d. A client with chest pain who states that ...