NCLEX Practice Exam 14 (10 Questions)
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- 1.The nurse has a preop order to administer Valium (diazepam) 10mg and Phenergan (promethazine) 25mg. The correct method of administering these medications is to:
- A.
Administer the medications together in one syringe
- B.
Administer the medication separately
- C.
Administer the Valium. wait 5 minutes. and then inject the Phenergan
- D.
Question the order because they cannot be given at the same time
- 2.A client with frequent urinary tract infections asks the nurse how she can prevent the reoccurrence. The nurse should teach the client to:
- A.
Douche after intercourse
- B.
Void every 3 hours
- C.
Obtain a urinalysis monthly
- D.
Wipe from back to front after voiding
- 3.Which task should be assigned to the nursing assistant?
- A.
Placing the client in seclusion
- B.
Emptying the Foley catheter of the preeclamptic client
- C.
Feeding the client with dementia
- D.
Ambulating the client with a fractured hip
- 4.The client has recently returned from having a thyroidectomy. The nurse should keep which of the following at the bedside?
- A.
A tracheotomy set
- B.
A padded tongue blade
- C.
An endotracheal tube
- D.
An airway
- 5.The physician has ordered a histoplasmosis test for the elderly client. The nurse is aware that histoplasmosis is transmitted to humans by:
- A.
Cats
- B.
Dogs
- C.
Turtles
- D.
Birds
- 6.What’s the first intervention for a patient experiencing chest pain and an p02 of 89%?
- A.
Administer morphine.
- B.
Administer oxygen.
- C.
Administer sublingual nitroglycerin.
- D.
Obtain an electrocardiogram (ECC)
- 7.Which of the following signs and symptoms usually signifies rapid expansion and impending rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
- A.
Abdominal pain.
- B.
Absent pedal pulses.
- C.
Chest pain.
- D.
Lower back pain.
- 8.In which of the following types of cardiomyopathy does cardiac output remain normal?
- A.
Dilated.
- B.
Hypertrophic.
- C.
Obliterative.
- D.
Restrictive.
- 9.Which of the following interventions should be your first priority when treating a patient experiencing chest pain while walking?
- A.
Have the patient sit down.
- B.
Get the patient back to bed.
- C.
Obtain an ECG.
- D.
Administer sublingual nitroglycerin.
- 10.Which of the following positions would best aid breathing for a patient with acute pulmonary edema?
- A.
Lying flat in bed.
- B.
Left side-lying position.
- C.
High Fowler’s position.
- D.
Semi-Fowler’s position.
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