NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN SATA Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client receiving chemotherapy. Which precaution is most important?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Monitoring for fever is critical, as chemotherapy increases infection risk due to immunosuppression.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following is a commonality that is shared in terms of both restraints and urinary catheters?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Both restraints and urinary catheters can lead to infections restraints via skin breakdown and catheters via urinary tract infections if not properly managed.
Question 3 of 5
Which sound should you expect to hear when you percuss the liver during a complete physical assessment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The liver, a solid organ, produces a dull sound when percussed, as opposed to the tympanic sound of air-filled structures or the resonant sound of lung tissue.
Question 4 of 5
The physician orders I.V. cefazolin (Kefzol) 1g for a client. In preparing to administer the Kefzol, the nurse notes that the client is allergic to penicillin. Based on this information, what is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cefazolin, a cephalosporin, has a risk of cross-reactivity in penicillin-allergic clients, so the nurse should notify the physician to consider an alternative. Administering or verifying with the pharmacist without physician consultation is unsafe.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse at the outpatient clinic receives a lithium level report of 1.0 mEq/L for a client who has been taking lithium for 2 months. The nurse should interpret this level to indicate which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A lithium level of 1.0 mEq/L is within the therapeutic range (0.6–1.2 mEq/L) for maintenance therapy. Levels below this are subtherapeutic, and higher levels indicate toxicity.