NCLEX RN ALL FINAL EXAMS, ASSIGMENTS AND STUDY GUIDES WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

1. The nurse is aware that the patient who is to have his leg amputated is also to have a prosthesis fitted in the OR at the same time. The preoperative teaching plan will include the fact that there will be: 1. the need for extra preoperative medications. 2. a rigid dressing applied to accommoda...

1. A young woman makes an appointment to see a physician at the clinic. She complains of tiredness, weight gain, muscle aches and pains, and constipation. The physician will likely order: 1. T3 and T4 serum level laboratory tests. 2. glucose tolerance test. 3. cerebral computed tomography (CT) sc...

1. The nurse explains that type 1 diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body does not produce enough insulin so my blood glucose is elevated because of: 1. prolonged elevation of stress hormone levels (cortisol, epinephrine, glucagon, growth hormone). 2. malfunction of the glycogen-storing c...

1. When reviewing the drugs taken by the 50-year-old male patient, the nurse recognizes that the drug that is most probably causing erectile dysfunction (ED) is the: 1. vasodilator for hypertension. 2. antibiotic for an upper respiratory infection. 3. antihistamine for allergies. 4. Glucophage for...

1. The nurse in the out patient clinic notes that the patient has been treated for syphilis three separate times in the last 2 years. The nurse explains that the antibiotic treatment this time will consist of: 1. one injection of penicillin G. 2. one injection of penicillin G today, and a follow-...

1. Displaying her hands, a patient asks, “Do you think my liver is OK? Look at all these liver spots!” The most appropriate response would be: 1. “The spots could mean there is something wrong; I will make a note of it.” 2. “The spots are normal aging changes and have nothing to do with ...

1. The 60-year-old patient who has had an enucleation asks when he can get his prosthesis fitted. The nurse responds that the prosthesis will be fitted by an optician in approximately: 1. 2 weeks. 2. 4 weeks. 3. 8 weeks. 4. 12 weeks. ANS: 2 After an enucleation, the patient is fitted with a prosth...

1. When the nurse reads in the patient’s history that the patient has experienced otalgia, the nurse knows that the patient has: 1. difficulty hearing. 2. a buildup of cerumen. 3. ear pain. 4. ringing in ears. ANS: 3 Otic- is the root for ear, and -algia is the root term for pain of any type. P...

1. The nurse uses a picture to show the structures of the internal nose, which are the: 1. turbinates, sinuses, and eustachian tubes. 2. olfactory cells, mucous membrane, and vestibule. 3. vestibular formations, nasal hairs, and turbinates. 4. septum, sinuses, and turbines. ANS: 2 Olfactory cells,...

1. The nurse would describe a patient who has a functional interaction of his cognitive, affective, behavioral, and social dimensions of his personality as: 1. effectively organized. 2. personally satisfied. 3. well rounded. 4. mentally healthy. ANS: 4 Mental health depends on the functional integ...