Medical and Surgical Nursing (NCLEX Exams)
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Text Mode – Text version of the exam 1.) A client is receiving NPH insulin 20 units subq at 7:00 AM daily, at 3 PM how would the nurse finds if the client were having a hypoglycemic reaction?
2.) Postoperative thyroidectomy nursing care includes which measures?
3.) What would the nurse note as typical findings on the assessment of a client with acute pancreatitis?
4.) A client is found to be comatose and hypoglycemic with a blood suger level 50 mg/dl. What nursing action is implemented first?
5.) Which medication will the nurse have available for the emergency treatment of tetany in the client who has had a thyroidectomy?
6.) What is the primary action of insulin in the body?
7.) What will the nurse teach the diabetic client regarding exercise in his /her treatment program?
8.) The nurse is caring for a client who has exophthalmos associated with her thyroid disease. What is the cause of exophthalmos?
9.) What is characteristic symptom of hypoglycemia that should alert nurse to an early insulin reaction?
10.) A client is scheduled for routine glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) test. What is important for the nurse to tell the client before this test?
11.) A client has been inhalation vasopressin therapy. What will the nurse evaluate to determine the therapeutic response to this medication?
12.) A client with diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been ordered a course of prednisone for her severe arthritic pain. An expected change that requires close monitoring by the nurse is;
13.) The nurse performing an assessment on a client who has been receiving long-term steroid therapy would expect to find:
14.) A diabetic client receives a combination of regular and NPH insulin at 0700 hours. The nurse teaches the client to be alert for signs of hypoglycemia at
15.) It is important for the nurse to teach the client that metformin (Glcucophage):
16.) A nurse assessing a client with SIADH would expect to find laboratory values of:
17.) A priority nursing diagnostic for a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of diabetes insipidus is:
18.) A client admitted with a pheochrocytoma returns from the operating room after adrenalectomy. The nurse should carefully assess this client for:
19.) When caring for client in thyroid crisis, the nurse would question an order for:
20.) A client is prescribed levothyroxine (Synthroid) daily. The most important instruction to give the client for administration of this drug is:
21.) The nurse would question which medication order for a client with acute-angled glaucoma?
22.) A client tells you she has heard that glaucoma may be a hereditary problem and she is concerned about her adult children. What is the best response?
23.) What will be important to include in the nursing care for the client with angle-closure glaucoma?
24.) A child is scheduled for a myringotomy. What goal of this procedure will the nurse discuss with the parents?
25.) After a client’s eye has been anesthetized, what instructions will be important for the nurse to give the client?
26.) A child diagnosed with conjunctivitis. Which statement reflects that the child understood the nurse’s teaching?
27.) What medication would the nurse anticipate giving a client with Meniere’s dse?
28.) When teaching a family and a client about the use of a hearing aid, the nurse will base the teaching on what information regarding the hearing aid?
29.) What statement by the client recovering from cataract surgery would indicate to the nurse need for additional teaching?
30.) A client is walking down the hall and begins to experience vertigo. What is the most important nursing action when this occurs?
31.) Which client is at highest risk for retinal detachment?
32.) To promote and maintain safety for a client after a stapedectomy. What would be included in the nursing care plan?
33.) The nurse would question the administration of which eye drop in a patient with increased ICP?
34.) A client is being admitted for problems with Meniere’s disease. What is most important to the nurse to assess?
35.) A client calls the nurse regarding an accident that just occurred during which an unknown chemical was splashed in his eyes. What is the most important for the nurse to tell the client to do immediately?
36.) A 25- year old woman comes to the clinic complaining of dizziness, weakness and palpitations. What will be important for the nurse to initially evaluate when obtaining the health history?
37.) A child with leukemia is being discharged after beginning chemotherapy. What instructions will the nurse include in the teaching plan for the parents of this child?
38.) Which client is most likely to have iron deficiency anemia?
39.) A client has an order for one unit of whole blood. What is a correct nursing action?
40.) The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a blood transfusion. The transfusion was started 30 mins ago at a rate of 100 ml/hr. The client begins to complain of low back pain and headache and is increasing restless, what is the first nursing action?
41.) The nurse is preparing to start an IV infusion before the administration of a unit of packed red blood cells, what fluid will the nurse select to maintain the infusion before hanging the unit of blood?
42.) A client in sickle cell crisis is admitted to the emergency department what are the priorities of care?
43.) A client in the ICU has been diagnosed with DIC. The nurse will anticipate administering which of the following fluids?
44.) The nurse is assessing a client who has been given a diagnosis of polycythemia vera. What characteristics will the nurse anticipate finding when assessing this client?
45.) A client has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia what will the nurse teach this client regarding medication he will need to take after he goes home?
46.) First postop day after a right lower lobe (RLL) lobectomy, the client breathes and coughs but has difficulty raising mucus. What indicates that the client is not adequately clearing secretions?
47.) What nursing observations indicate that the cuff on an endotracheal tube is leaking?
48.) The client with COPD is to be discharged home while receiving continuous oxygen at a rate of 2 L/min via cannula. What information does the nurse provide to the client and his wife regarding the use of oxygen at home?
49.) The wife of a client with COPD is worried about caring for her husband at home. Which statement by the nurse provides the most valid information?
50.) Which statement correctly describes suctioning through an endotracheal tube
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