NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN High-Yield Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client is admitted to the hospital in myasthenic crisis. The nurse should ask the client about which precipitating factor for this event?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Myasthenic crisis is often caused by undermedication and responds to the administration of cholinergic medications such as neostigmine and pyridostigmine. Increased sleep and change in diet are not precipitating factors. However, overexertion and overeating could possibly trigger myasthenic crisis. Cholinergic crisis is caused by excess medication and responds to withholding of medications.
Question 2 of 5
Your client has a doctor's order for 1200 mLs of intravenous fluid every 8 hours. Your shift began at 8 am and there were 600 mLs remaining in the intravenous fluid bag. How many mLs would you expect to see at 12 noon?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
To calculate: 1,200 mL ÷ 8 hours = 150 mL/hr. From 8 AM to 12 noon (4 hours), 4 × 150 = 600 mL infused. Starting with 600 mL, 600 - 600 = 0 mL remaining.
Question 3 of 5
A client comes into the emergency department with extreme fatigue. He is malnourished and laboratory tests reveal that he is severely anemic. The nurse should specifically ask the client about his intake of food high in which of the following nutrition:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Severe anemia is often due to deficiencies in iron, folate, vitamin B12, or copper, which are essential for red blood cell production. Other vitamins listed are less directly related to anemia.
Question 4 of 5
Which prescribed procedure should the nurse withhold until a comatose client is properly intubated?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Intubation should always precede gastric feeding to prevent pulmonary aspiration. The remaining options identify procedures that can be initiated before intubation of the client.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about dietary modifications. Which of the following foods should the client avoid?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Chocolate relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, worsening GERD symptoms, and should be avoided.