NCLEX-PN Exam Dumps - National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN)

Vitamin B12 is the primary nutritional deficiency of concern for a strict vegetarian.Health Promotion and

Maintenance

Promoting healthy nutritional practices is an appropriate nursing goal for a client at risk for nutritional

problems. Choice 1 is incorrect because it is a nursing intervention, not a goal statement. Choice 3 is incorrect

because it is a therapeutic treatment. Choice 4 is incorrect because weight gain is an appropriate goal only if the

client is underweight.Basic Care and Comfort

Mammography is used to detect tumors or cysts in the breasts, not the other conditions.Reduction of Risk

Potential

Unexplained vaginal bleeding is a contraindication for hormone replacement therapy. Family history of

stroke is not a contraindication for hormone replacement therapy. If the woman herself had a history of stroke or

other blood-clotting events, hormone therapy could be contraindicated. Frequent hot flashes and/or night sweats

can be relieved by hormone replacement therapy.Health Promotion and Maintenance

Huntington’s chorea is characterized by writhing, twisting movements of the face and limbs. The remaining

options are neurological disorders that do not have such movements as part of their disease process.Reduction of

Risk Potential

Obesity is defined by a BMI of 30 or more with no co-morbid conditions. It is calculated by utilizing a chart

or nomogram that plots height and weight. This client’s BMI is 35, indicating obesity. Goals of diet therapy are

aimed at decreasing weight and increasing activity to healthy levels based on a client’s BMI, activity status, and

energy requirements.Physiological Adaptation

The amount of alcohol that is safe during pregnancy is unknown. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a combination

of mental and physical abnormalities present in infants born to mothers who have consumed alcohol during

pregnancy.Psychosocial Integrity

The spinal change occurring with pregnancy is lordosis. This occurs due to the weight of the enlarging uterus and the affect of gravity.Basic Care and Comfort