KAPLAN NCLEX PREDICTOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021/2022 VERSION 2

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Predictor Version 2 1. The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of ipratropium (Atrovent). Which statement, if made by the client to the nurse, indicates teaching is effective? ... 1. “I should use this medicine to stop the coughing that leads to an asthma attack” 2. “I should use this medicine if I begin to have an asthma attack” 3. “I should use this medicine right after I have an asthma attack” 4. “I should use this medicine to prevent an asthma attack” Answer#2 2. An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI procedure. Which of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, should be reported to the technician before the test? 1. “I take medication to control my blood pressure” 2. “I have had diabetes for about 10 years now” 3. “I had a knee replacement 5 years ago” 4. “I am allergic to penicillin and sulfa medications” Answer#3 3. The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn: axillary temperature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations irregular at 48/minute, black sticky stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is most important for the nurse to take which action? 1. Feed the newborn 30mL of infant formula 2. Administer low flow oxygen to the newborn 3. Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket 4. Perform a guaiac test on the newborns stool Answer#3 4. A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. The nurse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time at 4PM. It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions? 1. Turn the patient from side to side at 2 PM 2. Offer pain medication to the patient at 3:30PM 3. Encourage the patient to use the incentive spirometer at 3PM 4. Cough and deep-breathe the patient at 2:30PM Answer#1 5. The activity therapy staff takes a group of psychiatric patients on a trip to the zoo. The nurse should intervene with which of the following patients before their departure? 1. A 50 year old female who is having difficulty with sleeping, eating, and social interaction. 2. A 40 year old male who just received his third dose of trazodone (Desyrel) and is 20 pounds overweight. 3. A 42 year old female who has problems with decision making who paces [Show More]

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