NCLEX-RN QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
RBC - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.2-6.2
WBC - CORRECT ANSWER - 4,500-11,00
Platelets - CORRECT ANSWER - 150,000-450,000
Hematocrit - CORRECT ANSWER - 35-52%
Hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER - 12-18
Normal Bleeding Time - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.5-9.5 minutes
PTT - CORRECT ANSWER - 20-39 seconds
PT - CORRECT ANSWER - 9.5-12 seconds
INR - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.0 normal
2-3 seconds for a.fib treatment
2.5-3.5 seconds for prosthetic heart valves
ESR - CORRECT ANSWER - <30 mm/hr >50 years old
<25 mm/hr if <50 years old
(time that erythrocytes settle in well mixed venous blood)
Blood Sugar - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-110
Cholesterol - CORRECT ANSWER - 150-200
LDL - CORRECT ANSWER - <160 (<100 if CAD)
HDL - CORRECT ANSWER - 35-85
Triglycerides - CORRECT ANSWER - 100-200
BUN - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-20 g/dL (high=kidney failure)
, Cr - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.4-1.4 (high=kidney failure)
Urine Specific Gravity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.005-1.030
Alkaline Phosphatase - CORRECT ANSWER - 50-120u/L (increased=liver damage)
Creatine Kinase - CORRECT ANSWER - MM bands present= skeletal muscle damage
MB bands present= cardiac muscle damage
elevated= MI (>336 Males, >176 Females)
Albumin - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.5-5.5
ALT and AST - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-40 (high=liver damage/failure)
Bilirubin - CORRECT ANSWER - <5 in newborns
0.3-1 in adults
Therapeutic Digoxin Level - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5-2
Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER - 135-145
Potassium - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.5-5
Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER - 8.6-10.2
Magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.3-2.3
Cranial Nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - 1- Olfactory (smell)
2-Optic (vision)
3- Oculomotor (pupil constriction, raising eyelid)
4- Throclear (down and inward eye movement)
5- Trigminal (jaw movement; face/neck sensation)
6- Abducens (lateral eye movement)
7-Facial (movement/taste)
8- Acoustic (hearing/balance)
9-Glossopharyngeal (pharyngeal/movement, taste)
10-Vagus (swallow/speaking)
11- Spinal Accessory (flex/roatation of the head and shoulder shrugging)
12- Hypoglossal (tongue movement)
CORRECT ANSWERS
RBC - CORRECT ANSWER - 4.2-6.2
WBC - CORRECT ANSWER - 4,500-11,00
Platelets - CORRECT ANSWER - 150,000-450,000
Hematocrit - CORRECT ANSWER - 35-52%
Hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER - 12-18
Normal Bleeding Time - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.5-9.5 minutes
PTT - CORRECT ANSWER - 20-39 seconds
PT - CORRECT ANSWER - 9.5-12 seconds
INR - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.0 normal
2-3 seconds for a.fib treatment
2.5-3.5 seconds for prosthetic heart valves
ESR - CORRECT ANSWER - <30 mm/hr >50 years old
<25 mm/hr if <50 years old
(time that erythrocytes settle in well mixed venous blood)
Blood Sugar - CORRECT ANSWER - 60-110
Cholesterol - CORRECT ANSWER - 150-200
LDL - CORRECT ANSWER - <160 (<100 if CAD)
HDL - CORRECT ANSWER - 35-85
Triglycerides - CORRECT ANSWER - 100-200
BUN - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-20 g/dL (high=kidney failure)
, Cr - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.4-1.4 (high=kidney failure)
Urine Specific Gravity - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.005-1.030
Alkaline Phosphatase - CORRECT ANSWER - 50-120u/L (increased=liver damage)
Creatine Kinase - CORRECT ANSWER - MM bands present= skeletal muscle damage
MB bands present= cardiac muscle damage
elevated= MI (>336 Males, >176 Females)
Albumin - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.5-5.5
ALT and AST - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-40 (high=liver damage/failure)
Bilirubin - CORRECT ANSWER - <5 in newborns
0.3-1 in adults
Therapeutic Digoxin Level - CORRECT ANSWER - 0.5-2
Sodium - CORRECT ANSWER - 135-145
Potassium - CORRECT ANSWER - 3.5-5
Calcium - CORRECT ANSWER - 8.6-10.2
Magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.3-2.3
Cranial Nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - 1- Olfactory (smell)
2-Optic (vision)
3- Oculomotor (pupil constriction, raising eyelid)
4- Throclear (down and inward eye movement)
5- Trigminal (jaw movement; face/neck sensation)
6- Abducens (lateral eye movement)
7-Facial (movement/taste)
8- Acoustic (hearing/balance)
9-Glossopharyngeal (pharyngeal/movement, taste)
10-Vagus (swallow/speaking)
11- Spinal Accessory (flex/roatation of the head and shoulder shrugging)
12- Hypoglossal (tongue movement)
