NCLEX-RN National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-RN)

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Question 10 (Questions Set A)

When assessing a child with diabetes insipidus, the nurse should be aware of the cardinal signs of:

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  • Anemia and vomiting

  • Polyuria and polydipsia

  • Irritability relieved by feeding formula

  • Hypothermia and azotemia

Question 11 (Questions Set B)

A complication for which the nurse should be alert following a liver biopsy is:

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  • Hepatic coma

  • Jaundice

  • Ascites

  • Shock

Question 12 (Questions Set D)

A mother called the physician’s office to ask if it would help relieve her small daughter’s abdominal pain if she gave an enema and placed a heating pad on the abdomen. Her daughter has a fever and has vomited twice. The nurse’s response is based on the knowledge that:

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  • The symptoms could easily have been caused by constipation, which an enema would relieve

  • Heat would help to relax the abdominal muscles and relieve her pain

  • Both heat and enemas stimulate intestinal motility and could increase the risk of perforation

  • Complaints of stomach ache are common in young children and are generally best ignored