NCLEX-RN
Practice NCLEX RN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The client has an order for gentamycin to be administered. Which lab results should be reported to the doctor before beginning the medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Creatinine levels indicate renal function, critical to monitor before administering gentamycin, which is nephrotoxic.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is reviewing a client's PRN pain medications. There is an order for acetaminophen 1,000 mg PO q4 hours as needed for pain. How should the nurse proceed?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Acetaminophen 1,000 mg q4 hours PRN is within safe dosing (max 4,000 mg/day), so it can be administered as ordered.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse assesses a client complaining of a headache. When the nurse shines a light on the frontal and maxillary sinuses, the light does not penetrate the tissues. What is the best interpretation of this finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lack of light penetration during transillumination suggests fluid or pus in the sinuses, indicating a potential infection or obstruction.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is at a local swimming pool, and a man collapses with a cardiac arrest after exiting the pool. The man is still wet when the nurse begins cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and another person brings the automated external defibrillator (AED). Which of the following should the nurse do next?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Wiping the chest dry (
B) ensures AED pads adhere properly and deliver an effective shock. Applying pads on a wet chest (
A) risks ineffective defibrillation, continuing CPR (
C) delays defibrillation, and alcohol wipes (
D) are inappropriate.
Question 5 of 5
During which stage of injury repair does the wound show evidence of erythema and edema, and phagocytosis begins?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The inflammation stage (
B) involves erythema, edema, and phagocytosis as the body responds to injury. Other stages (A, C,
D) have different processes.