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NCLEX-RN METABOLISM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (28)
A nurse is assessing a client after a Correct response:
thyroidectomy. The assessment reveals tetany
muscle twitching and tingling, along with
numbness in the fingers, toes, and mouth
area. The nurse should suspect which
complication?
The nurse is caring for a 12-hour-old Correct response:
neonate born to a mother with diabetes Administer glucose.
mellitus. The neonate's respiratory rate is 70
breaths/minute, heart rate 162
beats/minute, oxygen saturation is 92% on
room air, and the blood glucose 30 mg/dL
(1.7 mmol/L). What is the priority
intervention for the nurse to implement?
The adrenal cortex is responsible for Correct response:
producing which substances? glucocorticoids and androgens
The nurse in the wound clinic is caring for white blood cell count
a 74-year-old male client with a foot erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ulcer C-reactive protein
secondary to type 2 diabetes. bone scan
The nurse is reviewing with the health care wound culture
provider the wound assessment from 4
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days earlier and today. Which diagnostic
test(s) should the nurse anticipate will be
prescribed? Select all that apply.
The nurse is assessing children at risk for Correct response:
phenylketonuria (PKU). Which child is at blond, blue-eyed, fair-skinned child with eczema
greatest risk?
To reduce the incidence of complications Correct response:
in a client in traction, which Increase fiber intake.
intervention
should be included in the care plan?
The nurse is instructing the client with Correct response:
hypothyroidism who takes the levothyroxine before breakfast and the other medications 4 hours later.
levothyroxine 100 mcg, digoxin, and
simvastatin. The
nurse judges that the teaching regarding
the use of these medications is effective if
the client will take:
Which statement indicates that the client Correct response:
with diabetes insipidus understands how to maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balance.
manage care?
The client will:
The nurse is caring for a 2-hour old, full- Correct response:
term, breastfeeding newborn. The nurse Obtain a blood glucose sample.
notes the following assessments: apical
pulse, 122 bpm; axilla temperature, 96.6° F
(35.9° C); jitteriness. Based on this
assessment, what should the nurse should
do first?
The nurse should assess a client taking Correct response:
chlorpropamide for: hypoglycemia.
A client is diagnosed with Correct response:
pancreatitis. Which assessment bluish discoloration in periumbilical area
would be of most concern to the
nurse?
A client with diabetes mellitus has had Correct response:
declining renal function over the past a low-protein diet with a prescribed amount of water
several years. Which diet regimen
should the nurse recommend to the client
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NCLEX-RN METABOLISM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (28)
A nurse is assessing a client after a Correct response:
thyroidectomy. The assessment reveals tetany
muscle twitching and tingling, along with
numbness in the fingers, toes, and mouth
area. The nurse should suspect which
complication?
The nurse is caring for a 12-hour-old Correct response:
neonate born to a mother with diabetes Administer glucose.
mellitus. The neonate's respiratory rate is 70
breaths/minute, heart rate 162
beats/minute, oxygen saturation is 92% on
room air, and the blood glucose 30 mg/dL
(1.7 mmol/L). What is the priority
intervention for the nurse to implement?
The adrenal cortex is responsible for Correct response:
producing which substances? glucocorticoids and androgens
The nurse in the wound clinic is caring for white blood cell count
a 74-year-old male client with a foot erythrocyte sedimentation rate
ulcer C-reactive protein
secondary to type 2 diabetes. bone scan
The nurse is reviewing with the health care wound culture
provider the wound assessment from 4
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days earlier and today. Which diagnostic
test(s) should the nurse anticipate will be
prescribed? Select all that apply.
The nurse is assessing children at risk for Correct response:
phenylketonuria (PKU). Which child is at blond, blue-eyed, fair-skinned child with eczema
greatest risk?
To reduce the incidence of complications Correct response:
in a client in traction, which Increase fiber intake.
intervention
should be included in the care plan?
The nurse is instructing the client with Correct response:
hypothyroidism who takes the levothyroxine before breakfast and the other medications 4 hours later.
levothyroxine 100 mcg, digoxin, and
simvastatin. The
nurse judges that the teaching regarding
the use of these medications is effective if
the client will take:
Which statement indicates that the client Correct response:
with diabetes insipidus understands how to maintain normal fluid and electrolyte balance.
manage care?
The client will:
The nurse is caring for a 2-hour old, full- Correct response:
term, breastfeeding newborn. The nurse Obtain a blood glucose sample.
notes the following assessments: apical
pulse, 122 bpm; axilla temperature, 96.6° F
(35.9° C); jitteriness. Based on this
assessment, what should the nurse should
do first?
The nurse should assess a client taking Correct response:
chlorpropamide for: hypoglycemia.
A client is diagnosed with Correct response:
pancreatitis. Which assessment bluish discoloration in periumbilical area
would be of most concern to the
nurse?
A client with diabetes mellitus has had Correct response:
declining renal function over the past a low-protein diet with a prescribed amount of water
several years. Which diet regimen
should the nurse recommend to the client
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