NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN SATA Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client with a history of bipolar disorder is prescribed carbamazepine (Tegretol). The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following side effects?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carbamazepine can cause agranulocytosis, requiring regular monitoring of white blood cell counts.
Question 2 of 5
A client is ready to be discharged from same-day surgery following an inguinal hernia repair. Which criteria must the client meet before the nurse can discharge the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The ability to walk to the bathroom indicates sufficient recovery of mobility and stability, a key discharge criterion. Pain control and urination are also important, but mobility is critical.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of gastric bypass surgery. Which of the following vitamins is the client at highest risk for deficiency?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gastric bypass surgery impairs vitamin B12 absorption due to reduced intrinsic factor production, increasing deficiency risk.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing the leg pain of a client who has just undergone right femoral-popliteal artery bypass grafting. Which question would be most useful in determining whether the client is experiencing graft occlusion?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The most frequent indication that a graft is occluding is the return of pain that is similar to that experienced preoperatively. Standard pain assessment techniques also include the items described in the remaining options, but these will not help differentiate current pain from preoperative pain.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is evaluating the pin insertion site of a client's skeletal traction. Which of the following indicate a complication?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A moving pin indicates instability, a complication risking infection or poor healing. Crusts and serous drainage are normal, and lack of pain is not a complication.