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National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN) (Page 31 )

Updated On: 30-Jan-2026
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When choosing a needle gauge for an intramuscular injection in a 12-year-old boy. Which of the following gauges would you choose?

  1. 27 gauge
  2. 25 gauge
  3. 22 gauge
  4. 20 gauge

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

22 gauge is recommended for school age children, toddlers, and adolescents while 23-25 gauge is recommended for infants.



A nurse is implementing a community awareness campaign about accidental poisoning. Which of the following should she teach in the class?

  1. The child should be given milk.
  2. The child should be given syrup of Ipecac
  3. The poison control center should be contacted
  4. The child should be taken to the ER

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The poison control center should be contacted first.



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.



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