NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
A 57-year-old man admitted with metastatic cancer has been receiving chemotherapy for 3 months. His lab values include: RBC 3.8 million/mm³, WBC 3,000/mm³, Hgb 9.3 g/dL, platelets 50,000/mm³.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse would expect the patient to exhibit which of the following symptoms?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how each answer choice relates to the situation. (1) correct-increased pulse and respirations are caused by decreased oxygenation of tissues (2) no information to suggest this is provided in the question (3) will be pale due to anemia, normal RBC male 4.3-5.9 million/mm³, female 3.5-5.5 million/mm³, decreased with anemia; normal WBC 4,500-11,000/mm³, decreased (leukopenia) causes susceptibility to infection; normal Hgb - male 13.5-17.5 g/dL, female 12-16 g/dL, decreased with anemia (4) not related to information provided in the question
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Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV gentamicin for a gram-negative infection. Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse report immediately?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A creatinine of 2.0 mg/dL indicates nephrotoxicity, a serious gentamicin side effect. Options B, C, and D are normal.
Question 3 of 5
Included in teaching the client with tuberculosis taking isoniazid (INH) about follow-up home care, the nurse should emphasize that a laboratory appointment for which of the following lab tests is critical?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Liver function. INH can cause hepatocellular injury and hepatitis. This side effect is age-related and can be detected with regular assessment of liver enzymes, which are released into the blood from damaged liver cells.
Question 4 of 5
A client has developed a low inTest inal obstruction. The nurse would anticipate which of the following findings?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: there is distention above the level of obstruction and initially hyperactive bowel sounds; would be no stool, as motility distal to (below) the obstruction would cease
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous IV infusion of midazolam (Versed) for sedation. Which of the following findings should the nurse report immediately?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An oxygen saturation of 90% indicates hypoxemia, a serious midazolam side effect. Options A, B, and C are acceptable: respiratory rate is low but stable, BP is mildly low, and heart rate is normal.