NCLEX Practice Exam 22 (10 Questions)
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- 1.The registered nurse is making assignments for the day. Which client should be assigned to the pregnant nurse?
- A.
The client receiving linear accelerator radiation therapy for lung cancer
- B.
The client with a radium implant for cervical cancer
- C.
The client who has just been administered soluble brachytherapy for thyroid cancer
- D.
The client who returned from placement of iridium seeds for prostate cancer
- 2.The nurse is planning room assignments for the day. Which client should be assigned to a private room if only one is available?
- A.
The client with Cushing’s disease
- B.
The client with diabetes
- C.
The client with acromegaly
- D.
The client with myxedema
- 3.The nurse caring for a client in the neonatal intensive care unit administers adult-strength Digitalis to the 3-pound infant. As a result of her actions. the baby suffers permanent heart and brain damage. The nurse can be charged with:
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Tort
- C.
Assault
- D.
Malpractice
- 4.Which assignment should not be performed by the licensed practical nurse?
- A.
Inserting a Foley catheter
- B.
Discontinuing a nasogastric tube
- C.
Obtaining a sputum specimen
- D.
Starting a blood transfusion
- 5.The client returns to the unit from surgery with a blood pressure of 90/50. pulse 132. and respirations 30. Which action by the nurse should receive priority?
- A.
Continuing to monitor the vital signs
- B.
Contacting the physician
- C.
Asking the client how he feels
- D.
Asking the LPN to continue the post-op care
- 6.Which nurse should be assigned to care for the postpartum client with preeclampsia?
- A.
The RN with 2 weeks of experience in postpartum
- B.
The RN with 3 years of experience in labor and delivery
- C.
The RN with 10 years of experience in surgery
- D.
The RN with 1 year of experience in the neonatal intensive care unit
- 7.Which information should be reported to the state Board of Nursing?
- A.
The facility fails to provide literature in both Spanish and English.
- B.
The narcotic count has been incorrect on the unit for the past 3 days.
- C.
The client fails to receive an itemized account of his bills and services received during his hospital stay.
- D.
The nursing assistant assigned to the client with hepatitis fails to feed the client and give the bath.
- 8.The nurse is suspected of charting medication administration that he did not give. After talking to the nurse. the charge nurse should:
- A.
Call the Board of Nursing
- B.
File a formal reprimand
- C.
Terminate the nurse
- D.
Charge the nurse with a tort
- 9.The home health nurse is planning for the day’s visits. Which client should be seen first?
- A.
The 78-year-old who had a gastrectomy 3 weeks ago and has a PEG tube
- B.
The 5-month-old discharged 1 week ago with pneumonia who is being treated with amoxicillin liquid suspension
- C.
The 50-year-old with MRSA being treated with Vancomycin via a PICC line
- D.
The 30-year-old with an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis being treated with cortisone via a centrally placed venous catheter
- 10.The emergency room is flooded with clients injured in a tornado. Which clients can be assigned to share a room in the emergency department during the disaster?
- A.
A schizophrenic client having visual and auditory hallucinations and the client with ulcerative colitis
- B.
The client who is 6 months pregnant with abdominal pain and the client with facial lacerations and a broken arm
- C.
A child whose pupils are fixed and dilated and his parents. and a client with a frontal head injury
- D.
The client who arrives with a large puncture wound to the abdomen and the client with chest pain
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