Exam 11: Nclex: What You Need to Know

What is the maximum number of questions that a graduate may answer on the NCLEX-RN CAT?

Identify the additional assessment the nurse should make when the serum uric acid level of a 64-year-old man is 12.8 mg/dL.

Select the stem question that best indicates that an "Assessment" category question is being asked.

Identify the stem question that best indicates that an "Evaluation" category question is being asked.

A client receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) through a central line reports chest discomfort and mild dyspnea. The nurse notes a churning sound over the permanent pacemaker implantation (PMI) and tachycardia. Which action should the nurse take first?

Select the communication technique that is most appropriate for the nurse to use when working with a client who has both eyes patched.

Identify the discharge instructions by the nurse for a client diagnosed with Addison's disease that most accurately describes how the client should take fludrocortisone acetate and hydrocortisone at home.

A stem questions states: "A client admitted with BUN of 64 and a creatinine of 6 would require which nursing actions first?" What cognitive level does this stem question indicate?

A 32-year-old woman who has a fractured T-7 following an automobile accident develops urinary retention. The physician orders intermittent catheterizations every 6 hours, and the nurse obtains between 600 and 830 mL of urine each time. Select the most appropriate nursing action for this client.

An adult client with Hodgkin's disease who weighs 168 pounds is to receive vincristine (Oncovin), 25 mcg/kg IV. Calculate the correct medication dosage and type the answer in the box.

Select the action by the nurse that is most appropriate for a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome.

Identify the statement made by the nurse during the discharge instructions to a client with a hiatal hernia that best aids in the prevention of gastrointestinal discomfort.

A client with colon cancer has surgery with a colostomy. Which assessments indicate to the nurse that the client is developing postoperative complications? (Select all that apply.)

Select the intervention that the nurse places highest priority on when caring for an adult client with severe impetigo.

After reviewing the lab results for the clients to which the nurse is assigned, select the client the nurse should assess first.

In which health needs categories of the NCLEX-CAT, RN examination would the student find questions about a pregnant woman?

A client with severe anxiety is being treated with lorazepam (Ativan) and outpatient therapy. Which statement indicates that the client requires additional discharge instructions for this medication?

What statement is most accurate about the NCLEX-CAT, RN?

Choose the action the nurse should take to elicit the oculocephalic response in a motor vehicle accident victim who is unconscious.

Select the teaching point the nurse should include in the discharge instructions for a client with asthma about the mode of action of the home medication cromolyn sodium (Intal).