NCLEX Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+

What is normal pH? : 7.35-7.45 What is normal paCo2? : 35-45 What is normal HCO3? : 22-27 What is normal Po2? : 80-100 If pH and paCo2 are OPPOSITE -> : Respirator

A student nurse is preparing blood for an A Positive patient who needs to receive a blood transfusion. The nurse intervenes after which statement? A. " Since you are A positive, you are considered a "universal recipient", therefore you can receive any type of blood. B. "A positive blood ty...

The charge nurse has received a change of shift report on the following laboring clients. The nurse should give priority for treatment to a A. Client who is 41 weeks pregnant, G2P1, pushing, facial presentation. B. Client who is 39 weeks pregnant, G3P2, amniotomy performed, thin, green fluid. ...

A 73-year-old patient who sustained a right hip fracture in a fall requests pain medication from the nurse. Based on his injury, which type of pain is this patient most likely experiencing? 1) Phantom 2) Visceral 3) Deep somatic 4) Referred : Answer: 3) Deep somatic Rationale: Deep somatic...

After receiving report at the start of the evening shift, which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first? (a) A 34-year-old man undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma with a potassium level of 7.5 mEq/L. (b) A 21-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia with pain of 6 on ...

A nurse is assigned to care for a client with chronic renal failure who is undergoing hemodialysis through an internal AV fistula in the RA. Which intervention should the nurse implement in caring for the client? SATA a. Assessing the radial pulse in the right extremity b. Using the LA ti take...

When selecting an NCLEX answer or determining the order of priority what should you remember or use and what is the exception? : Use the ABC rule: Airway breathing, and circulation. The exception to the rule is with actual CPR, use C-A-B for CPR. Also remember safety first and acute before chro...

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and reports difficulty following the diet and remembering to take the prescribed medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to promote client compliance? (SATA) A. Ask the dieti...

Five rights of delegation ANSWER: Right person Right task Right circumstance Right direction and communication Right supervision and evaluation Non-delegatable tasks ANSWER: Nursing process Client education Tasks that require nursing judgement (care of unstable patients) LPN delegation ...

What Po2 value indicates respiratory failure in adults? ANSWER: Po2 below 60 mm Hg What blood value indicates hypercapnia? ANSWER: Pco2 above 45 mm Hg Identify the condition that exits when the Po2 is less than 50 mmHg and Fio2 is greater than 60%. ANSWER: Hypoxemia List three symptoms of...

An expectant father tells the nurse he fears that his wife is "losing her mind." He states that she is constantly rubbing her abdomen and talking to the baby and that she actually reprimands the baby when it moves too much. Which recommendation should the nurse make to this expectant father?...

What Po2 value indicates respiratory failure in adults? ANSWER: Po2 below 60 mm Hg What blood value indicates hypercapnia? ANSWER: Pco2 above 45 mm Hg Identify the condition that exits when the Po2 is less than 50 mmHg and Fio2 is greater than 60%. ANSWER: Hypoxemia List three symptoms of...

What types of procedures should be assigned to professional nurses? (LEGAL ASPECTS OF NURSING) ANSWER: Sterile or invasive procedures Negligence is measured by reasonableness. What question might the nurse ask when determining such reasonableness? (LEGAL ASPECTS OF NURSING) ANSWER: Would a ...

What types of procedures should be assigned to professional nurses? ANSWER: Sterile or invasive procedures. Negligence is measured by reasonableness. What question might the nurse ask when determining such reasonableness? ANSWER: Would a reasonable and prudent nurse act in the same manner und...