NCLEX PN
Reduce symptoms of Raynauds disease? - ~ANSWER Wearing gloves when handling frozen food What is Raynauds disease? - ~ANSWER reduced blood flow due to spasm of arteries of the feet and hands When removing a chest tube, what should you instruct the patient to do? - ~ANSWER hold breathe and bear down When you notice blanching, coldness and edema at the IV site, what should you do? - ~ANSWER Remove the IV 1 / 4
What is considered a normal Blood Glucose level? - ~ANSWER 70- 100 What PPE to use for MRSA patient? - ~ANSWER Gloves Gown Goggles Mask What is an EARLY sign of digoxin toxicity, from the drug digoxin? - ~ANSWER Anorexia What are normal Magnesium levels? - ~ANSWER 1.6 - 2.6 mg 2 / 4
What are signs of elevated magnesium levels? - ~ANSWER Drowsiness Sedation Lethargy Muscle weakness Areflexia What is Areflexia? - ~ANSWER Absence of the reflexes What position should you place a patient with acute epiglottitis? - ~ANSWER Sit upright 3 / 4
What position to use for Soapsuds enema? - ~ANSWER Left side SIMS position What is the 1st step when looking into the NCLEX exam? - ~ANSWER
Step 1: Access the NCSBN website at
www.ncsbn.org (Obtain info for international nurses) For state licensing? - ~ANSWER Contact the state in which you are taking the NCLEX in and determine specific requirements for that state What is the process for sending the state official documents? - ~ANSWER They must come from the "Licensing Authority"
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