WorksheetsNCLEX-PN
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
A 32-year-old male with a complaint of dizziness has an order for Morphine via. IV.
Which of the following should the nurse do first?
Check the patient's chest x-ray results.
Retake vitals including blood pressure.
Perform a neurological screen on the patient.
Request the physician on-call assess the patient.
A nurse is assessing a patient in the ICU. The patient has the following signs: weak pulse, quick respiration, acetone breath, and nausea.
Which of the following conditions is most likely occurring?
Hypoglycemic patient
Hyperglycemic patient
Cardiac arrest
End-stage renal failure
A nurse is working in a pediatric clinic and a mother brings in her 13-month-old child who has Down Syndrome. The mother reports, "My child's
muscles feel weak and he isn't moving well. My RN friend check his reflexes and she said they are diminished."
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Contact the physician immediately
Have the patient go to X-ray for a c-spine work-up.
Start an IV on the patient
Position the child's neck in a neutral position
A nurse is caring for a 10-year-old boy who has just been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
Which of the following clinical signs does not indicate CHF?
Increased body weight
Elevated heart rate
Lower extremity edema
Compulsive behavior
Your 54-year-old male HIV positive patient has just expired.
How should you care for this deceased patient?
Bathe the patient but it is no longer necessary to use standard precautions because the patient is deceased.
Place the patient in a negative pressure isolated area of the morgue.
Double shroud the patient to prevent the spread of infection.
Bathe the patient using the same standard precautions you used when he was alive.
Select the stage of viral hepatitis that is accurately paired with its characteristic(s).
The prodromal stage: Jaundice begins.
The icteric stage: Flu like symptoms occur.
The preicteric stage: Elevated urine bilirubin levels.
The posticteric stage: Jaundice and dark urine occurs.
Which of the following is a life threatening acute complication of diabetes mellitus?
Neuropathy
Hypoglycemia
Retinopathy
Impaired microcirculation
The doctor has ordered 500 mg of a medication po once a day. The tablets on hand are labeled as 1 tablet = 250 mg.
How many tablets will you administer to your patient?
1 Tablet
2 Tablets
3 Tablets
4 Tablets
Select a myth or falsehood relating to pain, pain management and addiction.
Addiction can be accurately predicted.
Withdrawal, drug tolerance and physical dependence do not indicate addiction.
Pain medications can be used with patients who have a substance abuse history.
Addiction is signaled when the client employs deception and stockpiling.
A nurse is reviewing a patient's current Lithium levels.
Which of the following values is outside the therapeutic range?
1.0 mEq/L
1.1 mEq/L
1.2 mEq/L
1.3 mEq/L
A nurse suspects a patient is developing Bell's Palsy. The nurse wants to test the function of cranial nerve VII.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate testing procedures?
Test the taste sensation over the back of the tongue and activation of the facial muscles.
Test the taste sensation over the front of the tongue and activation of the facial muscles.
Test the sensation of the facial muscles and sensation of the back of the tongue.
Test the sensation of the facial muscles and sensation of the front of the tongue.
A nurse is reviewing a patient's serum glucose levels.
Which of the following scenarios would indicate abnormal serum glucose values for a 30-year-old male?
70 mg/dl
55 mg/dl
110 mg/dl
100 mg/dl
A nurse has been ordered to set-up Buck's traction on a patient's lower extremity due to a femur fracture.
Which of the following applies to Buck's traction?
A weight greater than 10 lbs. should be used.
The line of pull is upward at an angle.
The line of pull is straight.
A weight greater than 20 lbs. should be used.
A nurse is assigned to do pre-operative teaching on a blind patient who is scheduled for surgery the following morning.
What teaching strategy would best fit the situation?
Verbal teaching in short sessions throughout the day.
Pre-operative booklet on the surgery in Braille.
Provide a tape for the client.
Have the blind patient's family member instruct the patient.
What can help reduce a patient's anxiety and postsurgical pain?
Preoperative teaching
Preoperative checklist
Psychological counseling
Preoperative medication
When caring for an infant during cardiac arrest, which pulse must be palpated to determine cardiac function?
Carotid
Brachial
Pedal
Radial
When caring for an infant during cardiac arrest, which pulse must be palpated to determine cardiac function?
Carotid
Brachial
Pedal
Radial
A nurse is working in a pediatric clinic and a mother brings in her 13-month-old child who has Down Syndrome. The mother reports, "My child's
muscles feel weak and he isn't moving well. My RN friend check his reflexes and she said they are diminished."
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Contact the physician immediately
Have the patient go to X-ray for a c-spine work-up.
Start an IV on the patient
Position the child's neck in a neutral position
