ATI RN
NCLEX Questions for Oxygenation Questions
Question 1 of 5
A PEFR less than 80% of the personal best indicates that the patient is in the yellow zone where changes in therapy are needed to prevent progression of the airway narrowing.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A PEFR less than 80% of the personal best indicates that the patient is in the yellow zone where changes in therapy are needed to prevent progression of the airway narrowing.
Question 2 of 5
A client reports a sore tongue and the inability to eat. What action by the nurse is best?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sore tongue (glossitis) is characteristic of B12 deficiency (pernicious anemia), treated with cobalamin.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse obtains the health history of a client who is newly admitted to the medical unit. Which statement by the client would alert the nurse to the presence of edema?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tight shoes by day's end suggest peripheral edema, a sign of fluid retention.
Question 4 of 5
A woman with severe preeclampsia is being treated with bed rest and intravenous magnesium sulfate. The drug classification of this medication is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Magnesium sulfate is an anticonvulsant used to prevent seizures in preeclampsia.
Question 5 of 5
The client with ARDS who is likely to have the poorest outcome is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The risk for mortality from ARDS is greater for men, African Americans, and those with sepsis. Thus, an African American male with sepsis (B) has the poorest prognosis.