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Department of Nursing
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6522
Fax: 910.521.6178
Email: nursing@uncp.edu
Location: Nursing Building
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NCLEX-RN Question of the week
Week 1 Prioritization:
A client had a 1000 mL bag of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride hung at 3:00 p.m. The nurse making rounds at 3:45 p.m. finds that the client is complaining of a pounding headache and is dyspneic, experiencing chills and apprehensive, with an increasd pulse rate. The intravenous (IV) bag has 400 mL remaining. The nurse should take which of the following actions first?
1. Call the physician
2. Slow the IV infusion
3. Sit the client up in bed
4. Remove the IV catheter
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Week 2 Pharmacology
The burn client is receiving treatments of topical mafenide acetate (Sulfamylon) to the site of injury. The nurse monitors the client, knowing that which of the following indicates that a systemic effect has occurred?
1. Hyperventilation
2. Elevated blood pressure
3. Local pain at the burn site
4. Local rash at the burn site
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Week 3 Prioritization:
The nurse places highest priority on assessing for which of the following most common and most lethal side effects of chemotherapy using Bleomycin?
1. Increased respiratory rate
2. Electrolyte imbalance
3. Myelosuppression
4. Elevated liver function studies
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Week 4 Pharmacology
The nurse assesses the client receiving gentamycin (Garamycin) for which two most specific toxicities?
1. Hepatotoxicity and neurotoxicity
2. Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
3. Leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia
4. Pseudomembranous colitis and crystalluria
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Week 5 Pharmacology
Aminophylline is supplied in a 500mg/2.5mL solution. How much would be given if an order were written for 100mg aminophylline IV?
1. 5 mL
2. 1.5mL
3. 2.5 mL
4. 0.5 mL
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Week 6 Pharmacology
Robitussin cough syrup 225 mg PO is ordered. The bottle reads: 600 mg in 1 ounce. How many mL of cough syrup will you give?
1. 11.25 mL
2. 30 mL
3. 1.5 mL
4. 12 ounces
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Week 7 Pharmacology
Tylenol gr x is prescribed. Tylenol elixer is labeled 160 mg per teaspoon. Give _______mL
1. 10.5 mL
2. 15 mL
3. 18.75 mL
4. 6.25 mL
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