NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client comes to the clinic complaining of severe facial pain. In order to collect subjective data from the client, it is MOST important for the nurse to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: subjective data is collected in the health history or interview
Question 2 of 5
The physician prescribes cimetidine (Tagamet) 300 mg PO qid for a 75-year-old man. The nurse instructs the client about the medication. Which of the following statements, if made by the client, would indicate that further teaching is needed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: no change in stool color
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a new diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease about levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Uncontrolled movements, such as dyskinesias, are a side effect of levodopa-carbidopa, requiring dose adjustment. Options A, C, and D are incorrect: high-protein meals reduce absorption, stopping the medication risks symptom return, and exams are essential.
Extract:
Twenty-four hours after abdominal surgery.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following plans would be a nursing priority to prevent complications of flatulence?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are all implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) increasing carbonated beverages will increase flatus (2) will prevent postoperative complications, but not flatulence (3) does not address flatulence (4) correct-will increase peristalsis, decreasing the development of flatus
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a two-month-old infant. A pH probe test indicates that the infant has reflux. Which nursing action is MOST appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: infant with reflux should be maintained in an upright position; head of the bed should be raised at a 30° angle