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Free NCLEX-PN – National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN) Practice Test Question

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Question 13

A nurse is reviewing a patient’s arterial blood gas values.

pH- 7.49

Bicarbonate ion 24 mEq/dl

PaCO2 – 31 mmHg

PaO2 – 52 mmHg FiO2 -22

Which of the following conditions apply under the following values?

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    respiratory acidosis
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    respiratory alkalosis
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    metabolic acidosis
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    metabolic alkalosis
Question 14

The intravenous route is potentially the most dangerous route of drug administration because __________.

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    the IV might infiltrate
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    it is expensive and nursing intensive
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    rapid administration of a drug can lead to toxicity
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    the client always has more side effects
Question 15

Using clichés in therapeutic communication leads the client toward __________.

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    viewing the nurse as human
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    accepting himself as human
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    self-disclosing
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    feeling discounted