8/10/25, 10:00
AM
HURST NCLEX-PN REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (23)
The nurse is preparing a Answer:
teaching plan for a client 2. Effervescent soluble medications
newly diagnosed with 4. Chicken noodle soup
fluid retention and heart
5. Deli-ham sandwiches
failure. What should the
nurse advise the client
-Medications and foods that contain a lot of
to avoid? Select All
sodium should be avoided because they
That Apply
increase fluid retention.
1. Broiled, fresh fish
2. Effervescent soluble
medications
3. Seasoning with lemon
pepper
4. Chicken noodle soup
5. Deli-ham sandwiches
A nurse has Answer:
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performed teaching 2. "I will be retaining sodium and water due to the
with a client increased amount of aldosterone"
diagnosed with
Cushing's disease.
-Cushing's disease results in increased
Which statement by
secretion of aldosterone. Having too much
the client would best
aldosterone causes the client to be at risk for
indicate
fluid volume excess (FVE) due to the
understanding of the
increased retention of both sodium and
teaching?
water
1. "The increased
level of ADH will cause
my potassium level
to be too high"
2. "I will be retaining
sodium and water due
to the increased
amount of
aldosterone"
3. "I will be losing lots
of fluid due to the
hormonal imbalance
I have"
4. "I will feel jittery and
nervous due to the
elevated thyroxine
levels"
A client is admitted to the Answer:
ICU with 4. Low urine specific gravity
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AM
diabetes insipidus
following a head injury. -Diabetes insipidus is a condition that results from
Which finding would the decreased ADH production.
nurse anticipate in this Therefore, the client will be diuresing large
client? volumes of water which leads to a fluid
volume deficit.
1. Low serum
hematocrit
2. High serum glucose
3. High urine protein
4. Low urine specific
gravity
A client is admitted Answer:
following a severe 2. Hypovolemia
burn. What changes 3. Third spacing
related to fluid status
5. Low CVP
would the nurse
6. Increased urine specific gravity
anticipate? Select All
That Apply
-Burns can result in fluid loss from the burn area as well
as the third spacing, which
1. Fluid volume excess
increases the risk for hypovolemia and shock.
2. Hypovolemia
As the fluid volume decreases, the BP and CVP
3. Third spacing
both decrease. Also, when the fluid volume
4. Increased urine output
becomes depleted, the urine output will
5. Low CVP decrease in an effort to hold on to the fluid
6. Increased urine specific (compensate) or the kidneys are not being
gravity perfused.
A client is admitted with Answer:
3/
16
AM
HURST NCLEX-PN REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (23)
The nurse is preparing a Answer:
teaching plan for a client 2. Effervescent soluble medications
newly diagnosed with 4. Chicken noodle soup
fluid retention and heart
5. Deli-ham sandwiches
failure. What should the
nurse advise the client
-Medications and foods that contain a lot of
to avoid? Select All
sodium should be avoided because they
That Apply
increase fluid retention.
1. Broiled, fresh fish
2. Effervescent soluble
medications
3. Seasoning with lemon
pepper
4. Chicken noodle soup
5. Deli-ham sandwiches
A nurse has Answer:
1/
16
,8/10/25, 10:00
AM
performed teaching 2. "I will be retaining sodium and water due to the
with a client increased amount of aldosterone"
diagnosed with
Cushing's disease.
-Cushing's disease results in increased
Which statement by
secretion of aldosterone. Having too much
the client would best
aldosterone causes the client to be at risk for
indicate
fluid volume excess (FVE) due to the
understanding of the
increased retention of both sodium and
teaching?
water
1. "The increased
level of ADH will cause
my potassium level
to be too high"
2. "I will be retaining
sodium and water due
to the increased
amount of
aldosterone"
3. "I will be losing lots
of fluid due to the
hormonal imbalance
I have"
4. "I will feel jittery and
nervous due to the
elevated thyroxine
levels"
A client is admitted to the Answer:
ICU with 4. Low urine specific gravity
2/
16
, 8/10/25, 10:00
AM
diabetes insipidus
following a head injury. -Diabetes insipidus is a condition that results from
Which finding would the decreased ADH production.
nurse anticipate in this Therefore, the client will be diuresing large
client? volumes of water which leads to a fluid
volume deficit.
1. Low serum
hematocrit
2. High serum glucose
3. High urine protein
4. Low urine specific
gravity
A client is admitted Answer:
following a severe 2. Hypovolemia
burn. What changes 3. Third spacing
related to fluid status
5. Low CVP
would the nurse
6. Increased urine specific gravity
anticipate? Select All
That Apply
-Burns can result in fluid loss from the burn area as well
as the third spacing, which
1. Fluid volume excess
increases the risk for hypovolemia and shock.
2. Hypovolemia
As the fluid volume decreases, the BP and CVP
3. Third spacing
both decrease. Also, when the fluid volume
4. Increased urine output
becomes depleted, the urine output will
5. Low CVP decrease in an effort to hold on to the fluid
6. Increased urine specific (compensate) or the kidneys are not being
gravity perfused.
A client is admitted with Answer:
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