NCLEX-RN
ATI NCLEX-RN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client is admitted to the hospital with seizures. The client has jerking of the right arm and twitching of the face, but is alert and aware of the seizure. This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Simple partial seizures involve focal symptoms (e.g., arm jerking, facial twitching) without loss of consciousness. Absence (
A) causes staring, complex partial (
B) impairs consciousness, and tonic-clonic (
D) involves generalized convulsions.
Question 2 of 5
A psychotic client who believes that he is God and rules all the universe is experiencing which type of delusion?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: These delusions are related to the belief that an individual has an incurable illness. These delusions are related to feelings of self-importance and uniqueness. These delusions are related to feelings of being conspired against. These delusions are related to denial of self-existence.
Question 3 of 5
The client is admitted with a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Which symptom is most characteristic?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Proteinuria is a hallmark of preeclampsia reflecting renal involvement alongside hypertension. Fetal macrosomia painful bleeding and fever are not characteristic of this condition.
Question 4 of 5
A client is receiving IV morphine 2 days after colorectal surgery. Which of the following observations indicate that he may be becoming drug dependent?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Frequent requests for pain medication do not necessarily indicate drug dependence after complex surgeries such as colorectal surgery. Sleeping after receiving IV morphine is not an unexpected effect because the pain is relieved. A person may be in pain even with normal vital signs. A subtle sign of drug dependency is the tendency for the person to appear more euphoric than relieved of pain.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a suspected pulmonary embolism. Which diagnostic test would the nurse expect to be ordered?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: CT pulmonary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary embolism, visualizing clots in the lungs. Chest X-ray (
A), ECG (
C), and ABG (
D) are supportive but less specific.