NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Respiratory Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Your patient's asthma is poorly controlled. The patient reports using their rescue inhaler 4 times a week. In addition, the patient's asthma is not responding to other treatments. The physician orders the patient to take a medication that works by blocking the role of the immunoglobulin IgE. This describes which medication below?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to IgE, preventing it from triggering allergic responses in asthma.
Question 2 of 5
Select all the following that can trigger an asthma attack:
Correct Answer: A,B,D,E,G
Rationale: Triggers include sulfites, smoke, GERD, cold weather, and cockroaches. Caffeine and beta agonists are not typical triggers; beta agonists are treatments.
Question 3 of 5
The physician orders the patient to start taking Omalizumab. How will you administer this medication as the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Omalizumab is administered subcutaneously for asthma treatment.
Question 4 of 5
Your patient with a diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection needs a bronchoscopy. During transport to endoscopy, the patient will need to wear?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Patients with latent tuberculosis are not contagious and have no symptoms, but during procedures like bronchoscopy that may generate aerosols, a surgical mask is worn to prevent potential spread if the infection is active.
Question 5 of 5
You're teaching a group of long-term care health givers about the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis. What signs and symptoms will you include in your education?
Correct Answer: B,D,E,F,G
Rationale: Tuberculosis symptoms include night sweats , hemoptysis , chills , fever , and chest pain (G). A cough typically lasts 3 weeks or more, not necessarily 6 weeks (not
A). Weight loss, not weight gain , is common.