NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 5 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client has been taking furosemide (Lasix) for the past week. The nurse recognizes which finding may indicate the client is experiencing a negative side effect from the medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Decreased appetite. Lasix causes a loss of potassium if a supplement is not taken. Signs and symptoms of hypokalemia include anorexia, fatigue, nausea, decreased GI motility, muscle weakness, and dysrhythmias.
Extract:
At an inpatient psychiatric unit, a 40-year-old woman insists on staying in her room and repeatedly comments to the nurse: 'Special agents are here. Maybe you are one.'
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following responses, if made by the nurse, is BEST?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Remember therapeutic communication. (1) nontherapeutic, fails to respond to feeling tone, trust builds through interactions (2) correct-patient experiencing delusion (persistent false belief), responds to feeling tone, acknowledges that patient believes it to be true, represents reality (3) statement of reassurance, but denies acceptance of patient's feelings (4) should not encourage patient to explain delusions, would serve to reinforce them
Extract:
A man is presently employed as a night watchman. When he comes to the clinic for a visit, he tells the nurse he is having difficulty sleeping and is fatigued much of the time.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are a mix of assessments and implementations. Does this situation require assessment? Yes. (1) correct-assessment, open-ended, encourages discussion (2) judgment based on inadequate information, nontherapeutic (3) generalization with no factual basis, closed communication (4) closed communication, generalization
Extract:
An eight-year-old with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following dietary requirements should be considered?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) contains high fat (2) correct-impaired inTest inal absorption due to cystic fibrosis necessitates a diet higher in protein and calories; fat is decreased because it may interfere with absorption of other nutrients (3) not adequate for this child (4) contains high fat
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Question 5 of 5
The client is admitted to the unit with the following lab values. Which of the following lab values should be reported immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A $\mathrm{PO}_2$ of 72% indicates severe hypoxemia, requiring immediate intervention. BUN, hemoglobin, and WBC values are less urgent.