Module 9 NCLEX Questions

Module 9 NCLEX Questions

NCLEX Nursing Fundermentals Module 9 Questions and answers – Keiser University

• In the prenatal clinic, the nurse is gathering data from a new client for the health

history information. Which action is the best way for the nurse to elicit correct responses to questions that refer to sexually transmitted infections?

• Use specific closed-ended questions.
• Omit this area of questions because they are highly personal.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship between the nurse and pregnant client.
• Apologize for the embarrassment that these questions may cause the client.
• A pregnant client is positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The

nurse educates the client and determines that there is a need for further teaching if the client makes which statement?

• "I can hold and diaper my newborn baby."
• "Breastfeeding my newborn will be the best option for my baby."
• "It may be as long as 2 years before I will know if my baby is HIV positive."
• "If I take the prescribed medications for HIV, it is possible that I may not

transfer this disease to my newborn."

• The nurse is gathering data from a 16-year-old pregnant client during her initial

prenatal clinic visit. The client is beginning week 18 of her first pregnancy. Which client statement indicates a need for further investigation?

• "I don't like my figure anymore. My clothes are all too tight."
• "I don't like my breasts anymore. These silver lines are ugly."
• "I don't like my stomach anymore. That brown line is disgusting."
• "I don't like my face anymore. I always look like I have been crying."
• The nurse has provided instructions to a client scheduled for a mammography

regarding the procedure. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of the procedure?

• "I cannot eat on the day of the test."
• "The test takes about 1 hour and is painless."

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• "I will need to wear a sports bra for the procedure."
• "I should not wear deodorant on the day of the test."
• A client returns to the nursing unit after an above-knee amputation of the right

leg. In which position should the nurse place the client?

• Prone with the head on a pillow
• With the foot of the bed elevated
• Reverse Trendelenburg’s position
• With the residual limb flat on the bed
• The nurse is assigned to assist in caring for a client who has had surgery and has

pneumatic sequential compression devices (SCDs) in place. The client asks about these devices. The nurse instructs the client that SCDs are used for which purpose?

• Promoting venous return to the heart
• Preventing edema in the lower extremities
• Improving oxygenation to the lower extremities
• Decreasing the size of any thrombus that formed during surgery
• The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client scheduled for surgery.

Which laboratory result should indicate to the nurse that the surgery might be postponed?

• Sodium, 140 mEq/L
• Hemoglobin, 8.4 g/dL
• Platelets, 200,000 mm3
• Serum creatinine, 0.9 mg/dL
• A client is seen in the urgent care center for complaints of chest pain 2 days ago.

Since that time, the client has not been feeling well and fatigues easily. The nurse reviews the results of the laboratory tests. An elevation of which laboratory test indicates a myocardial infarction occurred at the time of chest pain 2 days ago?

• Myoglobin
• Troponin I
• Total Creatine Kinase (CK)
• B-Type Natriuretic Peptides (BNP)

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• A client is suspected of having a myocardial infarction. The nurse should expect

elevations in which laboratory values to support the diagnosis? Select all that apply.

• Troponin I
• Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
• Creatinine phosphokinase MB (CPK-BB)
• Creatinine phosphokinase MB (CPK-MB)
• Creatinine phosphokinase MB (CPK-MM)
• A client who takes theophylline for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(COPD) is seen in the urgent care center for respiratory distress. Just before initiating treatment for the respiratory distress, a sample for a theophylline level is drawn. The nurse notes the therapeutic range for the serum theophylline level is 10 to 20 mcg/mL and determines that the client may not be taking the medication as prescribed if which result is obtained?

• 6 mcg/mL
• 11 mcg/mL
• 15 mcg/mL
• 25 mcg/mL
• The nurse is reviewing the complete blood count (CBC) laboratory results of a

female adult client suspected of having iron deficiency anemia. The nurse reviews the results and determines that which results are consistent with this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

• Hemoglobin (Hgb) 8.8 g/Dl
• Hematocrit (Hct) 30%
• Platelet count 300,000 mm3
• White blood count (WBC) 7500 mm3
• Decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 66 fL
• The nurse is reinforcing instructions regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(CPR) to a group of nursing students. The nurse tells the group that when performing chest compressions on adults, the sternum should be depressed to at least which depth?

• 1 inch

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• 2 inches
• One third to one half the depth of the chest
• Deep enough to make a hand impression
• The nurse suspects that the client has a pulmonary embolism when the client

exhibits which signs and symptoms?

• Dyspnea, tachypnea, and tachycardia
• Dry cough, shortness of breath, and back pain
• Edema, skin tenderness, and increased skin temperature
• Hematemesis, chest pain, and a feeling of impending doom
• The nurse is assisting in administering beractant to a premature infant who has

respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse understands that the medication should be administered by which route?

• Intradermal
• Intratracheal
• Subcutaneous
• Intramuscular
• The nurse is checking the capillary refill of a child with a cast applied to the left

arm. The nurse compresses the nail bed of a finger, and it returns to its original color in 2 seconds. Which action should be taken by the nurse?

• Document the findings
• Notify the RN
• Prepare the child for bivalving the cast
• Elevate the extremity and recheck the capillary refill immediately.
• A child suspected of having sickle cell disease (SCD) is seen in a clinic, and

laboratory studies are performed. Which laboratory value is likely to be increased in sickle cell disease?

• Platelet count
• Hematocrit level
• Hemoglobin level
• Reticulocyte count