NCLEX-RN Exam Practice - Question List

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6. You enter a patients room and find the patient not breathing, no pulse, and unresponsive. You have called for help. What is the next step?
  1. Bag mask ventilations
  2. Chest compressions
  3. Oxygen
  4. Open airway
7. The correct hand placement for chest compressions is the:
  1. Lower third of sternum
  2. Upper half of the sternum
  3. Upper third of the sternum
  4. Lower half of the sternum
8. What is the proper technique for opening the airway on a trauma patient?
  1. Head tilt-chin lift
  2. Flexed position
  3. Modified head tilt-chin lift
  4. Jaw thrust maneuver
9.

The most appropriate place to check the pulse on a 1-month-old infant is:

  1. Brachial
  2. Carotid
  3. Popliteal
  4. Radial
10. You are encouraging your postoperative patient to cough and take deep breaths. The patient questions why it is so important to do this. Your response would include the understanding that retaining pulmonary secretions can lead to:
  1. Fluid imbalance
  2. Carbon dioxide retention
  3. Pulmonary edema
  4. Pneumonia

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