Download NCLEX Practice Questions: Test Your Nursing Knowledge with Clinical Scenarios and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! "NCLEX Practice Questions: Test Your Nursing Knowledge with Clinical Scenarios" 1. A patient tells you that her urine is starting to look discolored. If you believe this change is due to medication, which of the following patient's medication does not cause urine discoloration? A. Sulfasalazine B. Levodopa C. Phenolphthalein D. Aspirin 2. You are responsible for reviewing the nursing unit's refrigerator. If you found the following drug in the refrigerator it should be removed from the refrigerator's contents? A. Corgard B. Humulin (injection) C. Urokinase D. Epogen (injection) 3. A 34 year old female has recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She has also recently discovered that she is pregnant. Which of the following is the only immunoglobulin that will provide protection to the fetus in the womb? A. IgA B. IgD C. IgE D. IgG 4. A second year nursing student has just suffered a needlestick while working with a patient that is positive for AIDS. Which of the following is the most important action that nursing student should take? A. Immediately see a social worker B. Start prophylactic AZT treatment C. Start prophylactic Pentamide treatment D. Seek counseling 5. A thirty five year old male has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for five years and now is unable to urinate. Which of the following would you most likely suspect? A. Atherosclerosis B. Diabetic nephropathy C. Autonomic neuropathy D. Somatic neuropathy 6. You are taking the history of a 14 year old girl who has a (BMI) of 18. The girl reports inability to eat, induced vomiting and severe constipation. Which of the following would you most likely suspect? A. Multiple sclerosis B. Anorexia nervosa C. Bulimia D. Systemic sclerosis 7. A 24 year old female is admitted to the ER for confusion. This patient has a history of a myeloma diagnosis, constipation, intense abdominal pain, and polyuria. Which of the following would you most likely suspect? A. Trust vs. mistrust B. Initiative vs. guilt C. Autonomy vs. shame D. Intimacy vs. isolation 21. A toddler is 16 months old and has been recently admitted into the hospital. According to Erickson which of the following stages is the toddler in? A. Trust vs. mistrust B. Initiative vs. guilt C. Autonomy vs. shame D. Intimacy vs. isolation 22. A young adult is 20 years old and has been recently admitted into the hospital. According to Erickson which of the following stages is the adult in? A. Trust vs. mistrust B. Initiative vs. guilt C. Autonomy vs. shame D. Intimacy vs. isolation 23. A nurse is making rounds taking vital signs. Which of the following vital signs is abnormal? A. 11 year old male – 90 b.p.m, 22 resp/min., 100/70 mm Hg B. 13 year old female – 105 b.p.m., 22 resp/min., 105/60 mm Hg C. 5 year old male- 102 b.p.m, 24 resp/min., 90/65 mm Hg D. 6 year old female- 100 b.p.m., 26 resp/min., 90/70mm Hg 24. When you are taking a patient's history, she tells you she has been depressed and is dealing with an anxiety disorder. Which of the following medications would the patient most likely be taking? A. Elavil B. Calcitonin C. Pergolide D. Verapamil 25. Which of the following conditions would a nurse not administer erythromycin? A. Campylobacterial infection B. Legionnaire's disease C. Pneumonia D. Multiple Sclerosis Answer Key 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D
