NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 68-year-old client has an order for hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrodiuril) 50 mg qd. The nurse knows that teaching has been successful if the client makes which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hydrochlorothiazide causes potassium loss; eating potassium-rich apricots indicates understanding. Options A, B, and C are incorrect.
Extract:
A young adult client is scheduled for her first debridement of a second-degree burn of the left arm.
Question 2 of 5
It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) appropriate, but is not a high priority (2) correct-planning for burn wound treatment should include organizing and planning to spend time not only on the mechanics of the procedure, but on providing the emotional support necessary for the client (3) appropriate, but is not a high priority (4) appropriate, but is not a high priority
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A young child with a history of grand mal seizures is in public school. He is on phenobarbital and hydantoin (Dilantin) to control the seizures. His teacher tells the nurse that he has not had any seizures but he does keep falling asleep in class. What should the nurse include when discussing his drowsiness with the teacher?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Phenobarbital, a barbiturate, commonly causes drowsiness, explaining the child's sleepiness in class, which should be monitored but is expected.
Question 4 of 5
A transfer truck carrying toxic chemicals derails, spilling the contents and emitting toxic fumes over several miles. As a result, many of the area residents complain of nausea, vomiting, and headache. According to the agent-host model, the host is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In the agent-host model, the host is the affected individual (residents). The toxic fumes are the agent, and symptoms are the outcome.
Question 5 of 5
A client has just been admitted with portal hypertension. Which nursing diagnosis would be a priority in planning care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Potential complication hemorrhage. Esophageal varices are dilated and tortuous vessels of the esophagus that are at high risk for rupture if portal circulation pressures rise.