NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 14-year-old is going home with a permanent tracheostomy. Which comment by the child's mother indicates to the nurse that the parent needs more instruction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Asking for a fixed suctioning schedule suggests misunderstanding, as suctioning is PRN based on need, indicating a need for further instruction.
Question 2 of 5
The home health care nurse is caring for a 30-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Elevated morning blood glucose levels suggest the dawn phenomenon, where blood sugar rises in the early morning due to hormonal changes. Adding 3 units of NPH insulin at 10 PM addresses this by providing longer-acting insulin coverage. Reducing the diet, adding regular insulin, or eliminating the snack does not target the dawn phenomenon effectively.
Question 3 of 5
The charge nurse is planning assignments on a medical unit. The client with should be assigned to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The UAP can be assigned routine tasks which have predictable outcomes, such as administering enemas.
Extract:
The nurse is caring for a 17-year-old married male scheduled for a hernia repair. The nurse administers meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol) 50 mg and hydroxyzine pamoate (Vistaril) 25 mg IM. Thirty minutes later the nurse discovers that the informed consent is unsigned.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following actions by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) inappropriate action, should inform physician (2) can't sign informed consent if client has been drinking alcohol or has been pre-medicated for surgery (3) correct-physician needs to be informed (4) married minor is considered emancipated; provides own consent for treatment
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
A client is receiving an intravenous (IV) infusion for pain control. When caring for this client, which one of these actions can the RN safely assign to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When directing the UAP, communicate clearly and specifically what the task is and what should be reported to the nurse. Implementation of routine tasks should be delegated since they do not require independent judgment.