NCLEX practice questions
A nurse is reviewing a patient's medication during shift change. Which of the following
medication would be contraindicated if the patient were pregnant? Note: More than one answer
may be corr
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NCLEX practice questions
A nurse is reviewing a patient's medication during shift change. Which of the following
medication would be contraindicated if the patient were pregnant? Note: More than one answer
may be correct.
A: Coumadin
B: Finasteride
C: Celebrex
D: Catapress
E: Habitrol
F: Clofazimine - ✔✔(A) and (B) are both contraindicated with pregnancy.
A nurse is reviewing a patient's PMH. The history indicates photosensitive reactions to
medications. Which of the following drugs has not been associated with photosensitive
reactions? Note: More than one answer may be correct.
A: Cipro
B: Sulfonamide
C: Noroxin
D: Bactrim
E: Accutane
F: Nitrodur - ✔✔(F) All of the others have can cause photosensitivity reactions.
A patient tells you that her urine is starting to look discolored. If you believe this change is due
to medication, which of the following patient's medication does not cause urine discoloration?
A: Sulfasalazine
B: Levodopa
C: Phenolphthalein
D: Aspirin - ✔✔(D) All of the others can cause urine discoloration.
You are responsible for reviewing the nursing unit's refrigerator. If you found the following drug
in the refrigerator it should be removed from the refrigerator's contents?
A: Corgard
B: Humulin (injection)
C: Urokinase
D: Epogen (injection) - ✔✔(A) Corgard could be removed from the refigerator.
A 34 year old female has recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She has also
recently discovered that she is pregnant. Which of the following is the only immunoglobulin that
will provide protection to the fetus in the womb?
A: IgA
B: IgD
C: IgE
D: IgG - ✔✔(D) IgG is the only immunoglobulin that can cross the placental barrier.
A second year nursing student has just suffered a needlestick while working with a patient that is
positive for AIDS. Which of the following is the most important action that nursing student
should take?
A: Immediately see a social worker
B: Start prophylactic AZT treatment
C: Start prophylactic Pentamide treatment
D: Seek counseling - ✔✔(B) AZT treatment is the most critical innervention.
A thirty five year old male has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for five years and now is
unable to urinate. Which of the following would you most likely suspect?
A: Atherosclerosis
B: Diabetic nephropathy
C: Autonomic neuropathy
D: Somatic neuropathy - ✔✔(C) Autonomic neuropathy can cause inability to urinate.
You are taking the history of a 14 year old girl who has a (BMI) of 18. The girl reports inability
to eat, induced vomiting and severe constipation. Which of the following would you most likely
suspect?
A: Multiple sclerosis
B: Anorexia nervosa
C: Bulimia
D: Systemic sclerosis - ✔✔(B) All of the clinical signs and systems point to a condition of
anorexia nervosa.
A 24 year old female is admitted to the ER for confusion. This patient has a history of a
myeloma diagnosis, constipation, intense abdominal pain, and polyuria. Which of the following
would you most likely suspect?
A: Diverticulosis
B: Hypercalcaemia
C: Hypocalcaemia
D: Irritable bowel syndrome - ✔✔(B) Hypercal
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