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NCLEX Neurology Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Norepinephrine infusion: 4 mg in 1000 mL D5NS, 2 mcg/min. Rate in mL/hr?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 4 mg = 4000 mcg/1000 mL = 4 mcg/mL. 2 mcg/min = 120 mcg/hr. 120 / 4 = 30 mL/hr (B).
Question 2 of 5
GCS: opens eyes to shouting, groans, no pain response. Score?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Eyes 3, verbal 2, motor 1 = 6 (D) per GCS (text fig).
Question 3 of 5
A patient has been on daily, high-dose glucocorticoid therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. His prescription runs out before his next appointment with his physician. Because he s asymptomatic, he thinks it is all right to withhold the medication for 3 days. What is liekley to happent to this patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Abrupt cessation of high-dose glucocorticoids can cause adrenal crisis (A) due to HPA axis suppression, leading to cortisol deficiency.
Question 4 of 5
During the oliguric phase of AKI, the nurse monitors the patient for SELECT ONE THAT APPLY
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oliguric phase involves fluid overload (pulmonary edema, D) and hyperkalemia (ECG changes, B), not hypernatremia (C) or hypotension (A) specifically.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone major abdominal surgery 4 hrs post-op: urine output 45 mL/hr, BP 120/80 mmHg, HR 90 beats/min, Wt 97.5 kg 24 hrs post-op: urine output 20 mL/hr for past 2 hrs, BP 100/60 mmHg, HR 110 beats/min, Wt 99 kg According to the 4-hr post-op assessment and the 24-hr assessment data, the nurse should?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Decreased urine output (20 mL/hr), dropping BP, and rising HR suggest hypovolemia, warranting a saline bolus (B).