Comprehensive NCLEX-RN Challenge Exam #9

Nurse Jenny is instilling an otic solution into an adult male client’s left ear. Nurse Jenny avoids doing which of the following as part of the procedure

Nurse Bea should instruct the male client with an ileostomy to report immediately which of the following symptoms?

Jerry has been diagnosed with appendicitis. He develops a fever, hypotension, and tachycardia. The nurse suspects which of the following complications?

Which of the following complications should the nurse carefully monitor a client with acute pancreatitis?

Which of the following symptoms during the icteric phase of viral hepatitis should the nurse expect the client to inhibit?

Marco, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor, was scheduled for craniotomy. In preventing the development of cerebral edema after surgery, the nurse should expect the use of:

Halfway through the administration of blood, the female client complains of lumbar pain. After stopping the infusion Nurse Hazel should:

Nurse Maureen knows that the positive diagnosis of HIV infection is made based on which of the following:

Nurse Maureen is aware that a client who has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure recognizes an adequate amount of high-biological-value protein when the food the client selected from the menu was:

Kenneth, who was diagnosed with uremic syndrome has the potential to develop complications. Which among the following complications should the nurse anticipates:

A client is admitted to the hospital with benign prostatic hyperplasia, the nurse most relevant assessment would be:

A client has undergone a penile implant. After 24 hrs of surgery, the client’s scrotum was edematous and painful. The nurse should:

Nurse Hazel receives emergency laboratory results for a client with chest pain and immediately informs the physician. An increased myoglobin level suggests which of the following?

Nurse Maureen would expect a client with mitral stenosis would demonstrate symptoms associated with congestion in the:

A client has been diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse priority nursing diagnosis would be:

Nurse Hazel teaches the client with angina about common expected side effects of nitroglycerin including:

The following are lipid abnormalities. Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis and PVD?

Which of the following represents a significant risk immediately after surgery for repair of aortic aneurysm?

Nurse Josie should instruct the client to eat which of the following foods to obtain the best supply of Vitamin B12?

Karen has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia. The nurse monitors for changes in which of the following physiologic functions?

Lydia is scheduled for elective splenectomy. Before the client goes to surgery, the nurse in charge final assessment would be:

What is the peak age range for acquiring acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)?

Marie with acute lymphocytic leukemia suffers from nausea and headache. These clinical manifestations may indicate all of the following except:

A client has been diagnosed with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC). Which of the following is contraindicated with the client?

Which of the following findings is the best indication that fluid replacement for the client with hypovolemic shock is adequate?

Which of the following signs and symptoms would Nurse Maureen include in her teaching plan as an early manifestation of laryngeal cancer?

Karina, a client with myasthenia gravis, is to receive immunosuppressive therapy. The nurse understands that this therapy is effective because it:

A female client is receiving IV Mannitol. An assessment specific to safe administration of the said drug is:

Patricia, a 20-year-old college student with diabetes mellitus, requests additional information about the advantages of using a pen-like insulin delivery device. The nurse explains that the advantages of these devices over syringes include:

A male client’s left tibia was fractured in an automobile accident, and a cast is applied. To assess for damage to major blood vessels from the fracture tibia, the nurse in charge should monitor the client for: