NCLEX Questions, NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions, NCLEX-PN Q

Extract:

Question 1 of 5

A client has an order for a low-sodium, low-cholesterol diet. The nurse knows that which of the following selections reflects the client's compliance?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: fresh fruits and vegetables are low sodium, roasted chicken is low cholesterol

Question 2 of 5

A young child is placed on droplet precautions. The nurse is caring for which of the following clients?

A. A child with cystic fibrosis. B. A child with tonsillitis. C. A child with bronchitis. D. A child with pertussis.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: droplet precautions required, private room, maintain spatial separation of 3 feet between patient and visitors

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is making patient assignments on a medical/surgical unit. The staff includes one RN, one RN pulled from the pediatric floor, an LPN/LVN, and a nursing assistant. Which of the following patients should be assigned to the RN from the pediatric floor?

A. A client one-day postoperative after an appendectomy. B. A client who had a detached retina surgically repaired 4 hours ago. C. A client with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube in place. D. A client two-days postoperative after a laminectomy with spinal fusion.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: stable patient with expected outcome

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from abdominal surgery. While ambulating, the patient complains to the nurse that she has a dull ache in her left leg. The nurse should

A. place the patient on bedrest and elevate the foot of the bed six inches. B. ask the patient to remain in bed and place a pillow under the knee to elevate her left leg. C. ambulate the patient as directed to prevent complications of bedrest. D. obtain thigh-high compression or elastic stockings and continue ambulating the patient.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: promotes venous return and decreases venous pressure relieving pain and edema

Question 5 of 5

A middle-aged female client begins outpatient therapy sessions with a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist for management of a phobic disorder. Which of the following nursing interventions should be an initial approach in symptom reduction?

A. Referral for psychopharmacologic intervention. B. Group psychotherapy. C. Systematic desensitization. D. Biofeedback.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: phobic disorders are learned responses; learned responses can be unlearned through certain techniques, such as behavioral modification; systematic desensitization is a form of behavior modification; is a strategy used in conjunction with deep muscle relaxation to decrease the extreme response to anxiety-producing situations as they are gradually exposed; then exposure is increased; goal is to eradicate the phobic response by replacing it with the relaxation response