NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client had a thoracotomy 3 hours ago. For the past 2 hours there has been 100 cc per hour of bloody chest drainage. Which of the following actions should the nurse take FIRST?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Excessive chest drainage (100 cc/hour) suggests hemorrhage, requiring immediate physician notification. Options A, B, and C are secondary interventions.
Question 2 of 5
The physician prescribes estrogen (Premarin) 0.625 mg daily for a 43-year-old woman. The nurse knows which of the following symptoms is a common initial side effect of this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: common at breakfast time; will subside after weeks of medication use; take after eating to reduce incidence
Question 3 of 5
A client with newly diagnosed type I diabetes mellitus is being seen by the home health nurse.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A blood sugar of 50 mg/dL indicates hypoglycemia, characterized by confusion, cold, clammy skin, and tachycardia (pulse 110) due to sympathetic activation. Hyperglycemia causes hot, dry skin and rapid respirations, while normal or fluid overload symptoms do not apply.
Extract:
A 22-year-old woman comes to the hospital at term in the early stages of labor. A diagnosis of complete placenta previa is made.
Question 4 of 5
It would be MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are both assessments and implementations. Is the assessment appropriate? No. Determine the outcome of each implementation. Is it desired? (1) implementation, Brethine used to delay delivery in preterm labor (2) correct-implementation, cannot deliver vaginally (3) implementation, cannot deliver vaginally (4) assessment, cannot deliver vaginally, cesarean section must be performed
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
A child is admitted with acute glomerulonephritis. Which finding in the client's history is most consistent with the diagnosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Acute glomerulonephritis is often post-streptococcal, following pharyngitis by 1-3 weeks, due to immune complex deposition in glomeruli. Tick bites, mosquito bites, or uric acid are unrelated.