Practice Quiz NCLEX RN Part 6 for your nursing review. Subjects include colorectal cancer, cleft lip repair, and laryngeal cancer.
#1. Which diet has been linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer risk is increased by a diet heavy in fat and refined carbs. Increased fecal bile acids enhance carcinogenic alterations due to a high fat load. Refined carbs lengthen the time it takes for food to go through the gastrointestinal tract, increasing the time the intestinal mucosa is exposed to cancer-causing chemicals. Answers A, B, and D are erroneous because they have nothing to do with the question.
#2. Following a cleft lip repair, the nurse is caring for an infant. The nurse should avoid the following when calming the infant
#3. A client with esophageal varices has been prescribed Amoxil (amoxicillin) 500mg capsules by his physician. The nurse can provide the greatest care for the customer by
Because the mechanical irritation induced by ingesting capsules can cause spontaneous bleeding in a client with esophageal varices, the nurse should ask for the medicine to be suspended. Answer A is inaccurate because it fails to meet the needs of the client. Answer B is inaccurate since it isn’t the most effective way to stop bleeding. Because the drugs should not be used with milk or antacids, answer C is wrong.
#4. A client with iron deficiency anemia is given nutritional guidelines by the nurse. Which food has a low iron content?
#5. The nurse is instructing a Parkinson's disease patient on how to avoid the condition's accompanying spinal curvatures. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid spinal flexion by telling him or her to
#6. Following an incident of pancreatitis, the nurse is preparing dietary adjustments for a client. Which diet is best for the customer?
#7. A hypothyroid patient commonly complains of being cold. The nurse should inform the client that she will be more at ease if she does the following
Dressing in layers and utilizing extra blankets can help reduce the sense of being cold that hypothyroidism patients experience. Because hypothyroidism is associated with diminished sensation and attentiveness, the usage of electric blankets and heating pads can result in burns, making responses A and C inaccurate. Because the customer with hypothyroidism has dry skin and takes a hot bath every morning and evening, answer D is incorrect.