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National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN) (Page 26 )

Updated On: 24-Feb-2026
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Select the member of the healthcare team that is paired with one of the main functions of this team member.

  1. Occupational therapist: Gait exercises
  2. Physical therapist: The provision of assistive devices to facilitate the activities of daily living
  3. Speech and language therapist: The treatment of swallowing disorders
  4. Case manager: Ordering medications and treatments

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Speech and language therapists assess and treat patients with a swallowing disorder; they also assess and treat patients with speech and communication problems as often occurs after a cerebrovascular accident, or stroke.
Occupational therapists assist patients with their activities of daily living and they also provide patients with assistive devices to facilitate eating and dressing.
Physical therapists perform rehabilitation and restorative care including help with ambulation and balance/gait exercises.
Lastly, case managers coordinate care along the continuum of care and they manage insurance reimbursements.



Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with ______________.

  1. Surgical asepsis
  2. Catabolism
  3. Cachexia
  4. Venous stasis

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with cachexia. Cachexia can also result from dehiscence of a surgical incision or rupture of wound closure.
Surgical asepsis refers to using a sterile technique to protect against infection before, during, and after surgery. The breakdown of tissue, especially after severe trauma or crush injuries is known as catabolism.
Venous stasis is a disorder related to pooling of blood in a vein of the body; venous stasis typically occurs in the lower extremities and it is one of the many hazards, or complications, of immobilization.



Which disease decreases the metabolic rate?

  1. Cancer
  2. Hypothyroidism
  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  4. Cardiac failure

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Hypothyroidism causes a decreased metabolic demand, so fewer calories are required.
Cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or cardiac failure all increase the metabolic demands and the need for added calories.



What is the ultimate purpose and goal of performance improvement activities?

  1. To increase efficiency.
  2. To contain costs.
  3. To improve processes.
  4. To improve policies.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The ultimate purpose of quality improvement activities is to identify process flaws and then to change the process so that it is fail proof.
Fail proof processes prevent human error and possible patient harm. Although these process improvements and changes may also increase efficiency and decrease costs, the ultimate goal of quality improvement activities is to prevent future occurrences with process changes and not costs and efficiency.
Lastly, it is known that processes, not policies, are the root cause of many medical errors.



Which electrolyte is essential for enzyme and neurochemical activities?

  1. Chloride
  2. Magnesium
  3. Potassium
  4. Phosphate

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Magnesium is essential for enzyme and neurochemical activities and it is also needed for cardiac and skeletal muscle excitability.
Chloride is the most abundant negatively charged ion in extracellular fluid with potassium being the most abundant positively charge ion.
Phosphate assists in acid-base regulation.






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