NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN SATA Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with a new diagnosis of hypothyroidism is prescribed levothyroxine. What should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Palpitations or chest pain may indicate overmedication or cardiac effects, requiring prompt reporting to adjust the levothyroxine dose.
Question 2 of 5
A client had a positive Papanicolaou smear and underwent cryosurgery with laser therapy. What information should the nurse provide the client as a part of discharge teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cryosurgery is a procedure that involves freezing cervical tissues. Vaginal discharge should be clear and watery after the procedure. There is mild pain after the procedure, but opioid analgesics would not be required. Tub and sitz baths are avoided while the area is healing, which takes about 10 weeks. The client will begin to slough off dead cell debris, which may be odorous. This resolves within approximately 8 weeks.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following client statements indicates that the client with hepatitis B understands his discharge teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Avoiding alcohol for at least 1 year supports liver recovery in hepatitis B.
Question 4 of 5
You are caring for a postoperative client who is complaining of abdominal distention and flatus. Which intervention would you most likely do for this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A return-flow enema is specifically used to relieve abdominal distention and flatus by introducing and then removing fluid to stimulate gas expulsion.
Question 5 of 5
Which manifestations associated with thyroid storm indicate the need for immediate nursing intervention?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The excessive amounts of thyroid hormone cause a rapid increase in the metabolic rate, thereby causing the manifestations of thyroid storm such as fever, tachycardia, and hypertension. When these signs present themselves, the nurse must take quick action to prevent deterioration of the client's health because death can ensue. Priority interventions include maintaining a patent airway and stabilizing the hemodynamic status. The remaining options do not indicate the need for immediate nursing intervention nor are they associated with thyroid storm.