NCLEX-RN
ATI NCLEX-RN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of incompetent cervix. Which intervention is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Incompetent cervix where the cervix dilates prematurely is treated with cerclage (a stitch to reinforce the cervix).
Tocolytics may be adjunctive fetal distress monitoring is secondary and antibiotics are not routinely indicated.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with pancreatitis. Which of the following IV medications would the nurse expect the physician to prescribe for control of pain in this client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Meperidine is the drug of choice for clients with pancreatitis. It will not cause spasms at the sphincter of Oddi, which can lead to increased pancreatic pain.
Question 3 of 5
The client is admitted with a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Which symptom is most characteristic?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Proteinuria is a hallmark of preeclampsia reflecting renal involvement alongside hypertension. Fetal macrosomia painful bleeding and fever are not characteristic of this condition.
Question 4 of 5
The physician has ordered atropine sulfate 0.4 milligrams IM before surgery. The medication is supplied in 0.8 milligrams per milliliter. How much medication should the nurse prepare to administer?
Correct Answer: 0.5
Rationale:
To calculate: 0.4 mg desired ÷ 0.8 mg/mL = 0.5 mL. The nurse should prepare 0.5 mL of atropine sulfate.
Question 5 of 5
When teaching a sex education class, the nurse identifies the most common STDs in the United States as:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common STD in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend screening of all high-risk women, such as adolescents and women with multiple sex partners. Herpes simplex genitalia is estimated to be found in 5-20 million people in the United States and is rising in occurrence yearly. Syphilis is a chronic infection caused by Treponema pallidum. Over the last several years the number of people infected has begun to increase. Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection caused by the organism Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Although gonorrhea is common, chlamydia is still the most common STD.