NCLEX Comprehensive Exam Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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NCLEX
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NCLEX
Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment
does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication?
Checking the client's blood pressure
Enalapril maleate is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
used to treat hypertension. One c...
contractions (PVCs) on the monitor, checks the client's carotid pulse, and
determines that the PVCs are not resulting in perfusion. The appropriate
action by the nurse is:
✓ Asking the ED health care provider to check the client
NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client scheduled to
undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of the
procedure, the nurse checks the client's record and notes that the client
routinely takes an oral antihypertensive medication each morning. The nurse
should:
✓ Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
A client who recently underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery comes
to the health care provider's office for a follow-up visit. On assessment, the
client tells the nurse that he is feeling depressed. Which response by the nurse
is therapeutic?
✓ "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
A client in labor experiences spontaneous rupture of the membranes. The
nurse immediately counts the fetal heart rate (FHR) for 1 full minute and then
checks the amniotic fluid. The nurse notes that the fluid is yellow and has a
strong odor. Which action should be the nurse's priority?
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