NCLEX PN Practice Tests Practice Question
Scenario/Extract:
Laboratory reference ranges
Hematocrit
Male: 42%-52%
(0.42-0.52)
Female: 37%-47%
(0.37-0.47)
Hemoglobin
Male: 14-18 g/dL
(140-180 g/L)
Female: 12-16 g/dL
(120-160 g/L)
The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has a traumatic below-the-knee amputation. Which client should the nurse see first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stinging and inability to move toes in a new cast suggest compartment syndrome, a surgical emergency. Phantom limb pain and normal hematocrit/enoxaparin are less urgent.
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