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NCLEX-PN Practice Questions The nurse is administering sublingual nitroglycerin to a client. Immediately
afterward, the client may experience: - ~ANSWER
throbbing headache or dizziness.A client with iron deficiency anemia has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit. Which assessment findings are characteristic of this type of anemia? - ~ANSWER Dyspnea, tachycardia, and pallor The nurse is caring for a client taking an anticoagulant. Which instruction regarding anticoagulant therapy should the nurse give the client? - ~ANSWER Limit foods high in vitamin K. 1 / 3
The nurse delivers a client's 10 a.m. medications. The client is away from his room for a diagnostic study. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to take? - ~ANSWER Lock the medications in the medicine preparation area until the client returns.The nurse is caring for a client receiving patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for pain management. Which statement about PCA is true? - ~ANSWER Pain relief is initiated by the client as needed.The nurse is caring for a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus who exhibits confusion, light-headedness, and aberrant behavior. The client is still conscious.The nurse should first administer: - ~ANSWER 15 to 20 g of a fast-acting carbohydrate such as orange juice. 2 / 3
The nurse is caring for an elderly female with osteoporosis. When teaching the client, the nurse should include information about which major complication? - ~ANSWER Bone fracture The nurse is speaking to a group of women about early detection of breast cancer. The average age of the women in the group is 47. Following the American
Cancer Society guidelines, the nurse should recommend that the women: -
~ANSWER have a mammogram annually.The nurse is instructing a premenopausal woman about breast self-examination.
The nurse should tell the client to do her self-examination: - ~ANSWER
immediately after her menses.The nurse is teaching a group of women to perform breast self-examination. The nurse should explain that the purpose of performing the examination is to discover: - ~ANSWER changes from previous self- examinations.
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