NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 3

1. The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a 45-year-old client recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. What is the first step in this process? a. Establish goals. b. Choose video materials and brochures. c. Assess the client’s learning needs.

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(ANSWERS & RATIONALE) NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 2

NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 2 Questions 1. ANSWER D. Symptoms of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), such as hypertension and facial swelling, before 24 weeks’ gestation and a fundal height larger than expected are suggestive of gestational trophoblastic disease or hydatidiform mole. This condition

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NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 2

1. A multigravida client visiting the prenatal clinic at 16 weeks’ gestation exhibits facial swelling, a brownish vaginal discharge, and fundal height of 22 cm. The client’s blood pressure is 160/90 mm Hg and her pulse is 80 bpm. The nurse interprets

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(ANSWERS & RATIONALE) NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 1

NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 1 Questions Answer B. The nurse is responsible for maintaining confidentiality of this disclosure by the client. Answer B. Pets are discouraged when parents are trying to allergy-proof a home for a child with bronchial asthma, unless the

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NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Part 1

1. A client with HIV and AIDS confides that he is homosexual and his employer does not know his HIV status. The nurse’s best response to him is: A. “Would you like me to help you tell them?” B. “The information you

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NCLEX Sample Test on Physiological Adaptation [ANSWERS & RATIONALE]

1. A. Failure of the left ventricle to pump effectively causes damming of blood back into the pulmonary circuit, increasing pressure, and causing extravasation of fluid into interstitial spaces and alveoli. 2. D. The halo or “bull’s-eye” sign seen when drainage from

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NCLEX Sample Test on Physiological Adaptation

1. Dyspnea associated with congestive heart failure is primarily due to a. Accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces and alveoli of the lungs. b. Compression of lungs by the dilated heart. c. Blockage of a pulmonary artery by an embolus. d. Blockage

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Health Promotion and Maintenance NCLEX Test Prep Answers and Rationale

View Questions 1. A. Black males have the highest incidence of esophageal cancer. It’s more common in Black, Japanese, and Chinese males than in White males. 2. C. To palpate the maxillary sinuses, the nurse places the hands on either side of

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Health Promotion and Maintenance NCLEX Test Prep

1. A male client with esophageal cancer is admitted to an acute care facility. The incidence of esophageal cancer is highest in: a. Black males b. Adult ages 20 to 30 c. Women older than age 60 d. Whites younger than age

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Pediatric Nursing (Infancy) NCLEX Review Answers and Rationale

View Questions 1. Answer: D. After 1 minute of CPR, the nurse should call for assistance and then resume efforts. CPR shouldn’t be stopped after it has been started unless the nurse is too exhausted to continue. A cycle usually ends with

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Pediatric Nursing (Infancy) NCLEX Review

1.    Nurse Nelli performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for 1 minute on an infant without calling for assistance. In reassessing the infant after 1 minute of CPR, the nurse finds he still isn’t breathing and has no pulse. The nurse should then: a.  

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