NCLEX-PN
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Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse caring for a middle-aged adult would expect which characteristic behavior indicating the developmental task of generativity?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Generativity involves contributing to future generations, such as through writing a memoir to share life experiences.
Question 2 of 5
The noon blood glucose level of a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus is 250 mg/dL. The physician orders a sliding-scale insulin regimen based on the client's blood glucose level. The order reads, 'Give regular insulin using the following scale: 0 to 140 mg/dL: None; 141 to 200 mg/dL: 2 units; 201 to 250 mg/dL: 4 units; 251 to 300 mg/dL: 6 units; 301 to 350 mg/dL: 8 units; 351 to 400 mg/dL: 10 units; Over 400 mg/dL: Notify physician.' How many units of insulin should the nurse plan to give?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A blood glucose of 250 mg/dL corresponds to 4 units of regular insulin per the sliding-scale order.
Question 3 of 5
During the first stage of a client's labor, the nurse finds that the fetal heart rate decreases during a contraction and returns to normal at the end of the contraction. Which action is the most appropriate in response to the assessment finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A temporary fetal heart rate decrease during contractions (early deceleration) is normal, indicating head compression, and requires no action.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is asked to complete health education on testicular cancer. To obtain the maximal impact, the nurse should plan to present this education to which group?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A. Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer in young men between 15 and 34 years of age.
Therefore, education should be directed at males within this age group. B. Never fathering a child does not change the risk for testicular cancer development if the male is between 15 and 34 years of age. C. Fathering a child does not change the risk for development of testicular cancer; all males in the high-risk age group should be educated. D. Increasing age decreases the risk for testicular cancer.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with suspected dehydration. Which finding supports this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Sunken eyes, increased thirst, tachypnea, and poor skin turgor are signs of dehydration; bradycardia is not.