NCLEX-PN
Integumentary System NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
If a client with a middle ear infection reports the following symptoms, which one suggests that the infection has spread to the inner ear?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Postural dizziness suggests inner ear involvement, such as labyrinthitis.
Question 2 of 5
The client is diagnosed with a viral infection and the HCP has prescribed an antiviral medication to be administered by weight. The client weighs 220 pounds and the order reads 10 mg per kilogram per day to be administered in equally divided doses every six (6) hours. How many milligrams will be administered in one dose?
Correct Answer: 250
Rationale: 220 lbs ÷ 2.2 = 100 kg; 10 mg/kg/day = 1000 mg/day; 1000 mg ÷ 4 doses = 250 mg/dose.
Question 3 of 5
Which symptom related to the chronic progression of untreated glaucoma will a client most likely report to the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Untreated glaucoma leads to tunnel vision due to progressive peripheral vision loss.
Question 4 of 5
Which plan best promotes a blind client's feeling of self-reliance when eating?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Using clock positions empowers the client to eat independently by orienting them to food placement.
Question 5 of 5
When assessing the client's skin the nurse notices a rounded area of hair loss with redness, pustules, and scales that appear greenish-yellow when exposed to a black light (Wood's lamp). The nurse should plan to implement treatment for which condition?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A fungal infection that manifests on the scalp with red, scaly lesions and hair loss will appear either greenish-yellow or bluish-green under a Wood's lamp. Lyme disease produces a bull's-eye rash that does not fluoresce. Anaerobic infections have diffuse redness and do not fluoresce. Contact dermatitis does not display a discrete, rounded area of hair loss or fluoresce.