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Nclex-Rn Readiness Test 16 is a nursing-school practice exam with 150 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
Topics covered on this page: Pharmacology, Mental Health, Maternal & Newborn Health.
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Start Practice ExamThe nurse is caring for a client with advanced liver cirrhosis receiving prescribed medications. Which medications would the nurse clarify with the primary healthcare provider (PHCP)? Select all that
The nurse has provided medication instruction to a client prescribed sucralfate. ➢ Which of the following statements, if made by the client, would require further teaching? Select all that apply.
The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which medication? Select all that apply.
The nurse is working with a client who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The client has an obsession with the dangers of germs and performs compulsive hand washing hundreds of times pe
The nurse is teaching a client about how to use a metered-dose inhaler (MDI).➢ Which of the following statements by the client indicates effective teaching? Select all that apply.
The nurse conducts a review course on older adults and medication elimination/excretion. ➢ It would be appropriate for the nurse to note which factor may impact drug elimination? Select all that apply
The nurse is teaching parents planning to tell their children about their divorce. Which of the following information should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
The nurse is providing discharge education regarding a newly prescribed medication, apixaban. ➢ Which of the following statements by the client would require follow-up?
The nurse is caring for a client who was prescribed lamotrigine. The nurse understands that this medication is intended to treat
The emergency department (ED) nurse cares for a client with suspected shock and is prescribed a large volume of sodium chloride (normal saline). The nurse plans on starting which gauge peripheral vasc
The nurse has received a prescription for bupropion for a client with major depressive disorder. Which of the following conditions in the client's medical history would be a contraindication to admini
The nurse has instructed a client scheduled for an injection of dulaglutide for diabetes mellitus (type two). Which of the following statements by the client would require follow-up?
The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes mellitus (type two) newly prescribed rapid-acting insulin. ➢ Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a client with a central venous catheter (CVC) in place. Which action by the nurse is most effective in preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)?
The nurse has provided education to a client newly prescribed glipizide. ➢ Which of the following statements by the client would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?
The primary healthcare provider (PHCP) prescribes 100 mg of amoxicillin oral suspension by mouth, four times a day. The nurse has amoxicillin 250 mg per 5 mL on hand. ➢ How many milliliters in a singl
PharmacologyThe nurse in the mental health clinic is performing an assessment on a client with a history of major depressive disorder and is taking prescribed medications. The client reports feeling hopeless, has
The nurse in the psychiatric unit notes that a client with paranoid schizophrenia is yelling and blocking the television. Other psychiatric clients around the yelling client are now becoming agitated.
The nurse is preparing to administer ten units of regular insulin and twenty units of NPH insulin. ➢ Which of the following actions is correct when mixing the insulins?
The nurse is reviewing a care plan for a client with chronic pain receiving morphine sulfate. Which of the following aspects in the plan of care require revision?
A breastfeeding mother is struggling to care for her infant with lactose intolerance. Which of the following foods should the mother avoid?
The nurse is teaching a client about prescribed metronidazole.➢ Which of the following statements by the client indicates effective teaching?
The nurse cares for a client with a potassium of 3.2 mEq/L (mmol/L) [3.5-5 mEq/L, mmol/L]. Which of the following medications may cause this abnormality?
The nurse is caring for a client that was newly prescribed clozapine. It would be essential to teach the client to do which of the following?
The nurse is caring for a client who has been newly prescribed salmeterol. ➢ Which of the following prescribed medications should be reported to the primary healthcare provider (PHCP)?