1. A postpartum patient was in labor for 30 hours and had ruptured membranes for 24 hours. For which of the following would the nurse be alert?
a. Endometritis
b. Endometriosis
c. Salpingitis
d. Pelvic thrombophlebitis
2. A client at 36 weeks’ gestation is schedule for a routine ultrasound prior to an amniocentesis. After teaching [...]
Maternal and Child Health Nursing NCLEX Questions Part 1
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NCLEX Passing Rates 4Q 2009
February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The following data showed the most recent (4th quarter of 2009) NCLEX testing volume and the associated passing rates.
NCSBN has also listed the top 5 countries with the highest number of NCLEX Examinees. Topping the list is the Philippines, followed by India, South Korea, Canada and Nigeria.
Southcal Educational Institute
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Established in 1990, Southcal Education Institute is a nurse-own school specialized in NCLEX review and refresher courses and continuing education courses. For more than fourteen years, Southcal Educational Institute has developed unique curriculum and strategies to help RN/LVN candidates, especially foreign educated nurses, pass the NCLEX licensure exam to pursue their nursing career U.S.
Unlike [...]
NCSBN Learning Extension
February 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), with the help of many experts within the nursing community, created the Learning Extension to help busy nursing students, nurses, and nurse educators meet their educational goals. Since 1998, the Learning Extension has reached 165,000 learners in 120 countries, and counting!
NCSBN Learning Extension offers NCLEX review [...]
Psychiatric Nursing NCLEX Review Part 2 Answers and Rationale
February 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Answer B. Diphenhydramine, 25 to 50 mg I.M. or I.V., would quickly reverse this condition. Prochlorperazine and haloperidol are both capable of causing dystonia, not reversing it. Midazolam would make this patient drowsy.
Answer B. The nurse should directly orient a delusional patient to reality, especially to place and person. Option A and C encourage [...]
Psychiatric Nursing NCLEX Review Part 2
February 4, 2010 By 1 Comment
1. Which of the following medications would the nurse in-charge expect the doctor to order to reverse a dystonic reaction?
a. Procholorperazine (Compazine)
b. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
c. Haloperidol (Haldol)
d. Midazolam (Versed)
2. While pacing in the hall, a female patient with paranoid schizophrenia runs to the nurse and says, “Why are you poisoning me? [...]
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