Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sample Questions

A client is diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome. The nurse knows that the diet for this client would include a:

A. Decrease in both potassium and sodium
B. Decrease in protein and increase in potassium
C. Decrease in sodium and increase in protein
D. Decrease in protein and increase in sodium

Answer: C .

A nurse is caring for a client who has recently been diagnosed with COPD and fibromyalgia. Which of the following tasks could the nurse delegate to the nursing assistant?

A. Transferring the client to the shower.
B. Educating the client on monitoring fatigue
C. Ambulating the client for the first time.
D. Taking the client's breath sounds

Answer: A. Nursing assistants should be competent on all transfers.

A 36 year-old client with a complaint of dizziness has an order for Morphine via. IV. Which of the following should the nurse should do first?

A. Recommend that the on-call physician assess the client.
B. Check the resuls of the client’s chest x-ray.
C. Perform a neurological screen on the client.
D. Retake vitals including blood pressure.

Answer: D. Dizziness can be a sign of hypotension, that may be a contraindication with Morphine.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

TRUE or FALSE

With polycytemia vera, lab results show an increase in bone marrow iron and a decrease in hemoglobin, leukocytes and uric acid.

False. Polycytemia vera is an abnormal increase in circulating red blood cells. Lab data would show a decrease in bone marrow iron and an increase in hemoglobin, leukocytes, uric acid, hematocrit, RBC's and platelets.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, the main risk of infection is related to _____________ or ____________ transmission.

(droplet, airborne)

General anesthesia is administered to a client prior to surgery. Which of the following drugs, if taken by the client, could create a hazardous drug interaction:

A. Prozac
B. Coumadin
C. Aspirin
D. A, B or C could cause hazardous drug interactions.

Answer: D. With Prozac, liver and renal functions must be monitored. Coumadin could increase bleeding times which may result in excessive blood loss or hemorrhage. Aspirin could decrease platelet aggregation and may result in increased bleeding.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Samran Batara-NCLEX RN

Another Entralink die hard, Samran just recently passed the NCLEX-RN. He is now a license RN for the state of California. Sam utilized the proprietary critical questioning to his advantage. Congratulations Sam.

Atty Johnny Salazar-NCLEX RN

Entralink is happy to announce that Attorney is now a US NCLEX-RN. He has been diligent in his review. More power to you attorney. See you in the US, hopefully soon.

Genevieve Sepulveda-NCLEX RN

Congratulations to Genevieve Sepulveda for recently passing the NCLEX Exam. We are proud of you.