NCLEX RN Review Questions for Physiological Adaptation Answers and Rationale
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1. C. Nitrates act primarily to relax coronary smooth muscle and produce vasodilation. They can cause hypotension, which makes the client dizzy and weak. Nitrates are taken at the first sign of chest pain and before activities that might induce chest pain. Sublingual nitroglycerin is taken every 5 minutes for three doses. If the pain persists, the client should... Continue Reading
NCLEX RN Review Questions for Physiological Adaptation
1. Nurse Fiona is teaching a client who receives nitrates for the relief of chest pain. Which of the following instructions should the nurse emphasize?
a. Repeat the dose of sublingual nitroglycerin every 15 minutes for three doses
b. Store the drug in a cool, well-lit place
c. Lie down or sit in a chair for 5 to 10 minutes after taking the... Continue Reading
NCLEX Test Review Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance Answers and Rationale
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1. B. No matter how far the client’s pregnancy has progressed by the time of her first prenatal visit, the nurse should teach about danger signs during pregnancy so the client can identify and report them early, helping to avoid complications. The nurse should discuss other topics just before they’re expected to occur.
2. C. Freud defined the first... Continue Reading
NCLEX Test Review Questions on Health Promotion and Maintenance
1. Ana, a pregnant mother comes to the facility for her first prenatal visit. When providing teaching, the nurse should be sure to cover which topic?
a. Labor techniques
b. Danger signs during pregnancy
c. Signs and symptoms of pregnancy
d. Tests to evaluate for high-risk pregnancy
2. When developing a plan of care for a child, nurse... Continue Reading
NCLEX Test Safety and Infection Control Answers and Rationale
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1. B. Gonorrhea must be reported to the public health department. Bacterial vaginitis, genital herpes, and HPV aren’t reportable diseases. 2. D. Telling the client about the personal protective equipment worn to administer the chemotherapy drugs educates the client about the administration process and helps allay his anxiety. 3. A. The client should swab... Continue Reading
NCLEX Test Safety and Infection Control
1. A client comes to the outpatient department complaining of vaginal discharge, dysuria, and genital irritation. Suspecting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), the physician orders diagnostic testing of vaginal discharge. Which STD must be reported to the public health department?
a. Bacterial vaginitis
b. Gonorrhea
c. Genital Herpes
d. Human... Continue Reading
Foundation of Nursing NCLEX Test Review 1 Answers and Rationale
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1. Answer D. Administering eye drops should be done in the lower conjunctival sac to ensure that the medication gets to eye. Option A is not done since some medications can irritate the cornea when placed directly in to it. Options B and C are not practiced because doing so cannot hold the medication into the eye. Its tendency would be,... Continue Reading
Foundation of Nursing NCLEX Test Review 1
by: Ira Hope, RN
Situation: One important legal and safe nursing responsibility is concerned with administration of medications.
1. A pediatric client has been diagnosed with conjunctivitis. The nurse is to administer eye drops 4 times a day. The nurse should administer the medication on to which of the following areas?
a. Center of the cornea
b. Sclera by... Continue Reading
Maternal Infant Nursing NCLEX Questions Part 2 Answers and Rationale
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1. Answer D. Labor is divided into four stages: first stage, onset of labor to full dilation; second stage, full dilation to birth of the baby; third stage, birth of the placenta; and fourth stage, 1-hour postpartum. The first stage is divided into three phases: early, active, and transition.
2. Answer B. The second... Continue Reading