Practice Test 2023: NCLEX-PN Flashcards
Gunshot victim transported to ED via EMS. Needs emergency surgery no next of kin present.
What is the proper way to obtain informed consent
No informed consent is needed when life saving procedures are necessary to save a life
Which of the following describes Assessment
Data collection and validation
Direct care
Goal setting
Evaluation
Data collection and validation
Diagnosis is the 2nd step of the nursing process.
Which describes diagnosis
Planning and implementation
Evaluation
Data collection and validation
Goal setting
Planning and implementation
Which of the following is not part of the Self-actualization part of Maslows Hierarchy of needs
Spiritual growth
POV of others
Reaching Max Potential
Acceptance
Acceptance
Acceptance is part of the Self-esteem
Empowering Environment is also part of Self-actualization
Nurse is friends with a patient
After discharge the nurse hasn’t heard from the patient.
Nurse post on patient’s social media
Hey girl, haven’t heard from you since you left the hospital
What has the Nurse done
Broken the law
Written unethical statement
Dismissive of patients feelings
Nothing wrong
Broken the law
HIPPA
Which would you as an RN not assign to a new LPN
Assisting a post op patient 12 hours out of surgery with going to the rest room
Feeding a patient with early Alzheimer’s
Teaching a family about ambulating for the first time
Foley care
Teaching family about ambulation for the first time
RN should be first nurse to assess and teach a patient about ambulation after surgery
Nurse suspects patient is having a seizure in L&D unit. What is the most important intervention
Place patient of left side
Call code blue
Give patient magnesium
Check poc glucose on the patient
Place on left side to prevent aspiration
Call RAPID RESPONSE rather than code blue
Allopurinol 200mg
What is it prescribed for?
Precautions
Antigout Agent: Lowers uric acid
(Uric acid forms when Purines breakdown found in foods: Small canned fishes, beer, dried beans)
Drink 8 glasses of water daily
After Salem Sump NG tube
Client vomits moderate amount.
What is the most appropriate action to take?
Irrigate with 20mL NS
Priority action for a client who is a daily alcohol abuser.
- Reorient client to the environment frequently
- Maintain in a cool, darkened room
- Assist the client drinks more isotonic fluids
- Administer thiamine 100mg IM
- Reorient client to the environment frequently
Safety
Client may hallucinate and reoriention will maintain Safety
isoniazid (Antibiotic)
part of the cocktail for TB
Thus serious side effect
Liver injury
What is uneven skin pigmentation in the elderly associated with.
Normal finding
Skin becomes more avascular
Prone to pallor.
Long-term sun exposure produces white or gray Macules
Lentigines (commonly referred to as “liver spots”
Which of the following demonstrates understanding
Client prescribed clopidogrel 75mg
- I will have my blood tested regularly
- I will need to stop taking garlic tablets that I take for my cholesterol
- I can continue taking my Ibuprofen
- I will make sure to take a multi vitamin from now on
- I will need to stop taking garlic tablets that I take for my cholesterol
Garlic also inhibits platelets
Which finding at a fasting blood glucose Indicates gestational diabetes
40
100
140
180
180
140 is the maxium normal number
Phenytoin antiseizure medication
Major side effects
Speech: Slurred / Rapid
Energy: Hyper / lethargic
Coma / seizures
Slurred speech
Lethargy
Seizures
Spinning sensation
Nystagmus (Rapid eye movements)
Sertraline (Zolfot) SSRI
How long does it take to work
Common SE
4 weeks
SE
Nausea
Inability to sleep
Dry mouth
Decreased libido
Maslows hierarchy of needs
Bottom first / Most fundamental
Physiological
Safety / Security
Love and Belonging
Self-esteem
Self-Actualization
Applying Maslows Hierarchy
- Recognize Physical or Psychosocial
- Eliminate Psychosocial (Pain is Psychosocial)
- Does this make sense to the disease process
- Apply ABCs
Arrive at correct answer
Yeppers
Applying Maslows
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy/ laparotomy is scheduled
Most important for Plan of Care
- Fluid replacement
- Therapeutic communication
- Emotional support
- Oxygen therapy
- Fluid replacement
Eliminate 2&3 (Psychosocial)
Eliminate 4. Oxygen doesn’t make sense in the question. There is no mention of low oxygen levels nor is it to be expected
Applying Maslows
Anorexic girl 82 lbs & 5’ 4”
Labs: Hypokalemia, anemia, dehydration
Which has the highest priority
- Body image disturbance related to weight loss
- Self-esteem disturbance related to weight loss
- Impaired nutrition: Less than the body requirement
- Deficient cardiac output related to the potential for Dysrhthmias
- Deficient cardiac output related to the potential for Dysrhthmias
Eliminate 1 & 2 Psychosocial
Between 3 & 4 which one involves the ABCs, Keep number 4
On NCLEX you should assume you have an order for all “Dependent” nursing actions.
Ie. Giving a pill, orders, oxygen
T or F
T
Does “Assessment” always come before “Intervention”
Yes
Unless the question is looking for an intervention, due to the assessment already being done
6 hr post op ab surgery
Nursing Processs ADPIE
Most important action
- Have client use pillows to splint incision
- Instruct client how to safely get out of bed
- Reinforce dry dressing to provide more padding
- Turn client to check for bleeding underneath client.
- Turn client to check for bleeding underneath client.
Assess first, then intervention
ADPIE / ABC
child fell riding bike and has a possible fractured right Femur. Severe pain, conscious and alert
Which is the first action taken.
- Immobilize limb with splint and ask client not to move
- Collect data of the circumstances of the fall
- Place in semi-fowlers posistion to facilitate breathing.
- Check pedal pulse / blanching both legs and compare findings
- Immobilize limb with splint and ask client not to move
The question states “possible fracture”. Hence, the assessment was already done.
Eliminate 2 & 4 Assessments
Eliminate 3. There is nothing in the question that states breathing problems.
Just because ABC are one of the answers doesn’t mean you have to chose it.
Does the ABC make sense? In this case No
ADPIE
A child biking to school fell of bike. The child tells the nurse: I think I broke my leg.
What is the first action taken
- Immobilize affected leg with splint and instruct client not to move.
- Collect data of the circumstances surrounding the fall
- Place in semi-fowlers posistion to facilitate breathing
- Check appearance of leg
- Check appearance of leg
Determine if Assessment or Interventions is needed
Assessment comes first always
Eliminate 1 & 3 Interventions
Priority: Examination of leg is more urgent than the background story
Safety Strategy - Flow sheet
All possible answers are Interventions
Try to answer based on knowledge, if unable
What will cause the client the least amount of harm
Correct Answer
Imagine being an RN at MVH
Overnight and chilling
40$ ph, pension, vacation, sick days
Safety
Pediatric tonsillectomy/ unresponsive to antibiotics. After surgery child brought to clinical unit.
What action should be included in the plan of care?
- Institute measures to minimize crying
- Perform postural drainage q2h
- Cough & deep breathing hourly
- Provide ice-cream as tolerated
- Institute measures to minimize crying
Safety
- All answers are interventions
- Try to answer using your Knowledge
- What will cause my client the least amount of harm
(2.) Postural drainage can cause bleeding
(3.) Can cause bleeding
(4.) May cause child to clear throat and cause bleeding
The nurse must prevent postop hemorrhage.
1. Crying may irritate throat and increase chance of bleeding
Safety
Nurse doubts accuracy on MAR.
What action should they take first?
- Compare MAR with order in medical record
- Contact prescribing HCP
- Consult pharmacy
- Compare information about meds in a nursing book.
- Compare MAR with order in medical record
The nurse needs to know what the original order said.
Safety
Wrist restraints to dementia client
Which action is most appropriate
- Attach ties of restraints to bed frame
- Perform daily ROM to restrained extremities
- Remove restraints when in a wheelchair
- Explain restraints need to family only
- Attach restraints to bed psot.
ROM exercises need to be more frequent than daily. q4h
Only remove when supervised
Explain need to the client too
Priority
Bipolar stopped taking Lithium
No food or sleep for 2 days.
Upon admission what nursing action has the highest priority
1 reinforcement of importance for taking Lithium
2. Provide with safe environment with few distractions
3. Arranging food and rest for client
4. Setting limits on behavior
Food and Rest
Maslows hierarchy
Eliminate Psychosocial 1 & 4
Ask self if others make sense
Both make sense
Food and rest and physiological
Safety is 2nd to physiological
Safety
NG tube at low intermittent suction for client with intestinal obstruction.
2 hrs after insertion client vomits. While irrigating NG tube resistance is felt
Which action should be taken first
- Replace NG tube with larger one
- Turn client onto left side
- Implement continuous NG tube suction
- Continue NG tube irrigation
- Turn client to left side (Tip of tube maybe against stomach wall)
Steps:
1.All answers are Interventions = safety
2.Can you answer based on your knowledge
3. What will cause client least amount of harm?
- Replacement with larger NG tube can damage mucosa
- Continuous suction will erode mucosa
- NEVER FORCE IRRIGATION
To answer Priority questions properly
Use these 3 strategies
Maslows, nursing process, safety (abcs - if it makes sense)
Assisting client with ambulation when they begin to fall.
Most appropriate action
- Grasp client underarms and bend at the waist and assist client to the floor
- Place feet close together, place arms under clients Axillary, slide client to the floor
- Place arms around waist of client and assist to nearest chair or bed.
- Place feet wide apart, push Pelvis forward, and slide the client down one leg.
- Place feet wide apart, push Pelvis forward, and slide the client down one leg.
Clients radial pulse dropped from 72 to 56 bpm since last VS check 4 hrs ago.
Most important action for nurse
- Check oxygen sat levels
- Begin Ox at 2/L minute via NC
- Obtain BP
- Palpate bilateral pedal pulse strength
Obtain BP (Drop in HR = Drop in cardiac output = No blood to organs)
- Ox Sat levels NOT dependent on cardiac output, affected by Altered Respiratory Function
- More Assessment is needed before intervention
- Bilateral pulse strength is important But not as important as Overall BP
Client states “I feel short of breath” has NS infusion of 75mL/hour through PICC line
First action taken
- Obtain BP & apical HR
- Reassure client that SOB will improve
- Observe PICC insertion site
- Elevate HOB to 90°
- Elevate HOB to 90°
Intervention is needed because it’s ABC.
Shortness of breath requires immediate action
Vaginal delivery result3d in a still born
Most important action by the nurse
- Be available to the client to listen to expressions of grief
- Provide client with appropriate fluid replacement.
- Check client’s perineal pad frequently for excessive bleeding
- Tell client about measures to cope with severe uterine pain
- Check client’s perineal pad frequently for excessive bleeding
Maslows / ABC
Eliminate Psychosocial
No evidence of dehydration.
Evidence of blood loss due to giving birth (ABC)
Left or Right sided HF
Dyspnea, Orthopnea, frothy sputum, crackles, Pallor, fatigue, coolness, weak pulse, pulmonary edema.
Juglar vein distention, hepatomegaly, ascites, decreased bowel sounds, generalized edema
Left sided: Left Ventricle, unable to pump unoxygenated blood to body and Backs Up in the Lungs
Right sided HF
Right Ventricle unable to properly pump blood and results in BACKFLOW to Right Atrium & Venous Congestion
Dyspnea, Orthopnea, frothy sputum, crackles, Pallor, fatigue, coolness, weak pulse, pulmonary edema, Increased Creatinine & decreased urinary output due to poor renal perfusion
Juglar vein distention, hepatomegaly, ascites, decreased bowel sounds, generalized edema
2 most common causes of CKD
Chronic kidney disease
Hypertension & DM
Explain S&S of Hyperkalemia & Hypokalemia
As K goes so does the body except for Cardiac & Urine output
Which medication is used to treat Hyperkalemia
- Spironolactone
- Prednisone
- Naproxen
- Sodium polystyrene
- Sodium polystyrene (Replaces the K for Na in the GI tracts)
Spironolactone is a K sparing diuretic
Corticosteroids (Prednisone) lead to K retention
NSAIDS like Naproxen Increase K by Decreasing kidney ability to excrete K
Hyperkalemia
Which nursing actions are indicated
- Cardiac Monitor
- IV reg insulin & Dextrose 5%
- Maintain strict bed rest
- Anti seizure precautions
- Loop diuretics
- Monitor I& O
- Cardiac Monitor
- IV reg insulin & Dextrose 5%
- Loop diuretics
- Monitor I& O
Not indicated
Hyperkalemia doesn’t cause Seizures
Provide care to stable clients
Provide care to unstable clients
RN / LPN
Stable LPN
Unstable RN
Initiate oxygen treatments
Collect data and lab specimens
Monitor Is & Os
Blood Glucose
Apply dressings
Initial assessment
Give teachings and discharge
Insert & care for catheter & ng tube
Pass medication
Empty JP drains
Which are duties of LPN
Collect data and lab specimens
Monitor Is & Os
Blood Glucose
Apply dressings
Insert & care for catheter & ng tube
Pass medication
Empty JP drains
LPN may also
Maintenance of Oxygen delivery
Reinforce teachings
RN
Initial assessment
What roles does an LPN have in blood Transfusions / IVs
Monitor IV site / Blood Transfusion after first 15 minutes
Hang or change bag IV fluid to existing line
Admin IV piggyback meds
Discontinue peripheral IV
Preform site care
An RN my assign a LPN to assess a client to help with making nursing judgments.
T or F
F
Assessment, Evaluation, & nursing judgments may not be assigned to LPNs
Most appropriate for an LPN
- Obtain VS for a newly admitted client with several fractures
- Monitor client client who had an Ovarian tumor removed 2 days ago
- Teach recently diagnosed DM client how to perform insulin injection
- Bathe and change clothes of client recovering for appendectomy
- Monitor client client who had an Ovarian tumor removed 2 days ago
- Obtain VS for a newly admitted client with several fractures (RN -Unstable)
- Teach recently diagnosed DM client how to perform insulin injection (RN- new teaching)
- Bathe and change clothes of client recovering for appendectomy (UAP)
Best assignment for LPN
- Help client recovering from surgery with bathing, linen change, and ambulation to bathroom
- Perform Head-to-toe assessment for client admitted yesterday with pneumonia
- Assess newly admitted client with high fever and productive cough
- Change dressings for a statis ulcer in a client with DM.
- Change dressings for a statis ulcer in a client with DM.
- Help client recovering from surgery with bathing, linen change, and ambulation to bathroom (UAP)
- Perform Head-to-toe assessment for client admitted yesterday with pneumonia (RN)
- Assess newly admitted client with high fever and productive cough (RN)
Client care should be assigned to LPN
- Assess new admit with severe ab pain
- Review education on birthing methods provided to a pregant client
- Provide bedside care for infant client with fever and discomfort
- Change dressings of a client who underwent partial mastectomy
- Change dressings of a client who underwent partial mastectomy
RN responsibility other actives
- Review education on birthing methods provided to a pregant client
A LPN may reinforce teaching but not evaluate them
Can a LPN educate about preprocedure instructions
Yes ?
LPN is floating to several units in the hospital. Which client-care activity is best for LPN
- Assist postsurgical client with ambulation to bathroom
- Checking with family members about effectiveness of discharge teachings.
- Instruct newly admitted client about diagnostic test preparation
- Changing the Purulent dressing of a client with stage 4 pressure injury
- Instruct newly admitted client about diagnostic test preparation
LPNs are trained to provide client education and physical preparation for diagnostic test.
- LPNs can change dressings but stage 4 is considered unstable
Can LPNs administer IV push medications
No
Can UAP fill out incident reports
Yes, if they witness the incident
When to use Hot / Cold therapy
Hot = chronic pain / muscle pain (Will bring more blood to the area Vasodilation)
Cold = Acute pain. (Will Vasoconstrict and lessen blood to area)
Strategy for Posistioning
- Are you trying to prevent or promote?
- What are you trying to prevent or promote?
- Think A&P
Correct answer
Become a NP by 47
Immediately after percutaneous liver biopsy, client should be placed in which posistion?
- Supine
- Right side-laying
- Left side-laying
- Semi-fowlers
- Right side-laying
Why?
After surgery what is the biggest risk?
Hemorrhage
To prevent Hemorrhage do we Apply or Not Apply pressure?
Apply Pressure
Where is the liver located?
Right side
Correct answer will Apply pressure to the right side-where the liver is located
Client gets angiogram for decreased circulation in right leg. After the angiogram what posistion should the client be put it?
- Semi-fowlers with right leg bent at the knee
- Side-laying with a pillow between the legs
- Supine with right leg extended
- High fowler with right leg elevated
- Supine with right leg extended
Think about it
Promotion or Prevention? Promotion of blood to right leg
What promotes blood flow to right leg?
Keeping right leg at or Below heart level
How to turn a client after a laminectomy?
- HOB 30°, client locks knees when turning
- Pillow placed between legs, body turned as a unit.
- Client straightens back and grasps side rails on opposite side of the bed
- HOB flat, client bends knees and rolls to the side.
- Pillow placed between legs, and body rolled as a unit.
Why?
Prevention or Promotion:
Promotion of a straight back
(After Lamenectomy client must not bend or twist torso)
Log Rolling = name of maneuver
Client continues to report pain after appendectomy despite analgesics.
Which measure is most appropriate
- Notify HCP
- Place in semi-fowlers posistion
- Massage abdomen
- Guided meditation
- Place in semi-fowlers posistion
Notifying HCP is almost never correct
Describe
Dorsal recumbent posistion
Supine with knees flexed; more comfortable
Describe Use of Side Lateral posistion
Allows drainage of oral secretion
Describe use of Sims posistion
Allows drainage of oral secretions and Rectal Exams
HOB elevated Various Fowlers
Describe (2) general uses
Increases venous return
Allows maxium Lung Expansion
Feet & legs elevated has this affect
Increases blood return to the heart
Feet elevated and head lowered (Trendelenburg)
2 uses
Insert Central Venous Pressure Line CVP
Umbilical Cord compression