ARCHER NCLEX EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has a serum calcium level of 13.2 mg/dL.
Which of the following medication does she expect to administer? (SATA)
a. Phosphorous
b. calcitonin
c. Vitamin D
d. IV calcium gluconate --CORRECT ANSWER--a b
The nurse is reviewing her patient's laboratory findings and notes that one of her
patients has a serum calcium level of 7.2 mg/dL. She knows that of each of the
following patients, which ones are most likely to have this result? (SATA)
a. the patient with breast cancer and bone metastases
b. the patient with obesity
c. the patient with vitamin d toxicity
d. the patient with hypoparathyroidism
e. patient with chronic renal failure --CORRECT ANSWER--d e
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,The nurse is caring for a patient with a serum magnesium level of 3.2 mg/dL.
She knows that which of the following could have caused the electrolyte
abnormality? (SATA)
a. Renal failure
b. alcoholism
c. anorexia
d diarrhea --CORRECT ANSWER--a
The nurse is caring for a patient with a magnesium level of 1.1 mg/dL. Which
of the following signs and symptoms does she closely monitor for? (SATA)
a. Diarrhea
b. Psychosis
c. Tetany
d. Decreased deep tendon reflexes --CORRECT ANSWER--b
c
The nurse is caring for a patient with a sodium level of 122 mEq/L. Which of
the following assessment findings does she suspect? SATA
a confusion
b abdominal cramps
c increased urine output
d hypoactive bowel sounds --CORRECT ANSWER--a
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, b
The nurse is caring for a patient whose most recent serum sodium level was 152
mEq/L. Which of the following signs and symptoms does she suspect are
caused by the patients sodium level? SATA
a. Lethargy
b. Dry mucous membranes
c. Tachypnea
d. Cyanosis --CORRECT ANSWER--a
b
The nurse is evaluating her patients lab results and notes that the potassium
level is 5.5 mEq/L. she reviews the telemetry monitor, looking for which of the
following signs? SATA
a. inverted T waves
b. Widened QRS interval
c. Tall Peaked T waves
d. Prominent U waves --CORRECT ANSWER--b
c
The nurse is reviewing he patient assignment for the shift and has each of the
following patients. Which patient is most at risk for hypokalemia?
a. a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum
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CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
CURRENLTY TESTED GRADED A+
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a serum calcium level of 13.2 mg/dL.
Which of the following medication does she expect to administer? (SATA)
a. Phosphorous
b. calcitonin
c. Vitamin D
d. IV calcium gluconate --CORRECT ANSWER--a b
The nurse is reviewing her patient's laboratory findings and notes that one of her
patients has a serum calcium level of 7.2 mg/dL. She knows that of each of the
following patients, which ones are most likely to have this result? (SATA)
a. the patient with breast cancer and bone metastases
b. the patient with obesity
c. the patient with vitamin d toxicity
d. the patient with hypoparathyroidism
e. patient with chronic renal failure --CORRECT ANSWER--d e
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,The nurse is caring for a patient with a serum magnesium level of 3.2 mg/dL.
She knows that which of the following could have caused the electrolyte
abnormality? (SATA)
a. Renal failure
b. alcoholism
c. anorexia
d diarrhea --CORRECT ANSWER--a
The nurse is caring for a patient with a magnesium level of 1.1 mg/dL. Which
of the following signs and symptoms does she closely monitor for? (SATA)
a. Diarrhea
b. Psychosis
c. Tetany
d. Decreased deep tendon reflexes --CORRECT ANSWER--b
c
The nurse is caring for a patient with a sodium level of 122 mEq/L. Which of
the following assessment findings does she suspect? SATA
a confusion
b abdominal cramps
c increased urine output
d hypoactive bowel sounds --CORRECT ANSWER--a
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, b
The nurse is caring for a patient whose most recent serum sodium level was 152
mEq/L. Which of the following signs and symptoms does she suspect are
caused by the patients sodium level? SATA
a. Lethargy
b. Dry mucous membranes
c. Tachypnea
d. Cyanosis --CORRECT ANSWER--a
b
The nurse is evaluating her patients lab results and notes that the potassium
level is 5.5 mEq/L. she reviews the telemetry monitor, looking for which of the
following signs? SATA
a. inverted T waves
b. Widened QRS interval
c. Tall Peaked T waves
d. Prominent U waves --CORRECT ANSWER--b
c
The nurse is reviewing he patient assignment for the shift and has each of the
following patients. Which patient is most at risk for hypokalemia?
a. a patient with hyperemesis gravidarum
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