physiological — NCLEX-RN Practice Questions

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1. Which action must the nurse perform first?
2. Which cue cluster most strongly suggests that a client is developing serotonin syndrome after starting a new m
3. During the evaluation of a client following naloxone administration for opioid-induced ventilatory depression
4. A nurse is caring for a client with hypovolemic shock. Which cue most likely indicates the client is still in
5. Which laboratory result is most directly linked to the mechanism of worsening confusion?
6. Which intervention should the nurse anticipate first?
7. How should the nurse interpret the PaCO2 value?
8. Which task is most appropriate for the RN to delegate to a competent Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) for
9. Which finding is the most concerning sign of impending respiratory failure?
10. Which ABG finding indicates that the client is experiencing acute-on-chronic respiratory failure?
11. A nurse is caring for a client with a suspected cervical spi… — Which mechanism explains this clinical pattern
12. What is the immediate priority?
13. What is the nurse's first action?
14. During a cardiac arrest, the monitor shows an organized rhythm (sinus tachycardia), but the nurse cannot palpa
15. A client is experiencing anaphylactic shock. The nurse has administered epinephrine. Which findings indicate t
16. The nurse is reviewing the 'Five Steps of Clinical Judgment' for a client in shock. Which actions correspond t
17. A 24-year-old client is admitted to the intensive care unit following a traumatic brain injury. The nurse note
18. Complete the following sentence: The nurse should first [drop-down 1] in order to [drop-down 2].
19. Complete the following sentence from the drop-down lists: Use the current acute decompensated heart failure wi
20. The provider issues the following STAT orders. Which actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.
21. The nurse reviews the assessment findings and laboratory data. The primary threat to the client's safety at th
22. For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with rising intracranial pressure
23. The nurse prepares to administer Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBCs). Select the action the nurse should take first
24. The nurse suspects an acute pulmonary embolism. Place the following nursing actions in the correct sequence of
25. The client's status is trending from compensated sepsis to uncompensated septic shock. Select the nursing inte
26. Complete the response using the current electronic health record: EHR Entry: Client with suspected urosepsis.
27. Which nursing assessment is the priority for the safety of this client?
28. Which finding indicates the strategy is effective?
29. What is the priority assessment before returning the client to the supine position?
30. Which action is the most important to prevent derecruitment of the alveoli?