NCLEX-PN
Health Promotion and Maintenance NCLEX PN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A patient has recently been diagnosed with symptomatic bradycardia. Which of the following medications is the most recognized for treatment of symptomatic bradycardia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Atropine encourages increased rate of conduction in the AV node.
Question 2 of 5
A 55 year-old female asks a nurse the following, 'Which mineral/vitamin is the most important to prevent progression of osteoporosis.' The nurse should state:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Calcium is the most recognized osteoporosis treatment.
Question 3 of 5
In hanging a parenteral IV fluid that is to be infused by gravity, rather than with an infusion pump, the nurse notes that the IV tubing is available in different drop factors. Which tubing is a microdrop set?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: All microdrop sets are calculated to give 60 drops for each milliliter of IV fluid. Macrodrop sets are calculated to give 10, 15, or 20 drops for each milliliter of IV fluid.
Question 4 of 5
When a client with a major burn experiences body image disturbance, which of the following is an appropriate nursing intervention classification?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Grief work facilitation helps address body image disturbance in burn clients by supporting grief resolution related to altered appearance.
Question 5 of 5
A client has just returned from surgery where a femoral-popliteal bypass was performed. The nurse has assessed the client and is unable to feel a pulse at either the dorsalis pedis or the posterior tibial sites of the left foot. The foot feels warm and the color is pink. What action should the nurse perform next to prevent ischemia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse should immediately obtain a Doppler device and recheck the pulses. The dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial can be difficult to assess and might need to be verified with a Doppler. Because the client just had a surgery in which a complication is arterial insufficiency, the client must be monitored carefully. If the pulses are not found, the nurse should recognize that this is an emergent situation, and the physician must be notified immediately. If the nurse waits 30 minutes before determining if the pulses can be felt, this could compromise the viability of the client's foot due to ischemia. Documenting the findings is important but must be performed after the nurse locates the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses or any necessary interventions are made.