NCLEX-PN

NCLEX-PN practice questions, page 28 of 29, with answer review and explanations.

Question 136

Distribution of a drug to various tissues is dependent on the amount of cardiac output to each type of tissue. Which tissue would receive the highest amount of cardiac output and thus the highest amount of a drug?

  1. skin
  2. adipose tissue
  3. skeletal muscle
  4. myocardium

Question 137

A syringe pump is a type of electronic infusion pump used to infuse fluids or medications directly from a syringe. This device is commonly used for:

  1. solutions administered in obstetrics.
  2. dilute antibiotics.
  3. large volumes of IV solution.
  4. the neonatal and pediatric populations.

Question 138

A client with massive chest and head injuries is admitted to the ICU from the Emergency Department. All of the following are true except:

  1. B.the physician in charge of the case is the only person allowed to decide whether organ donation can occur.
  2. C.the client’s legally responsible party may make the decision for organ donation for the donor if the client is unable to do so.
  3. D.the organ procurement organization makes the decision regarding which organs to harvest.

Question 139

A 45-year-old client with type I diabetes is in need of support services upon discharge from a skilled rehabilitation unit. Which of the following services is an example of a skilled support service?

  1. shopping for groceries
  2. house cleaning
  3. transportation to physician’s visits
  4. medication instruction

Question 140

Narrow therapeutic index medications:

  1. are drug formulations with limited pharmacokinetic variability.
  2. have limited value and require no monitoring of blood levels.
  3. have less than a twofold difference in minimum toxic levels and minimum effective concentration in the blood.
  4. have limited potency and side effects.