NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 8 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client scheduled for a Nissen repair for a hiatal hernia is being instructed preoperatively to use the incentive spirometer. The nurse determines that the client has understood the teaching when the client states:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Incentive spirometry's purpose is to prevent or treat atelectasis, which can lead to pneumonia. Answer A is a false statement, so it is incorrect. Answer B is incorrect because the timing is not as often as it should be. Answer D is wrong because it is best done sitting upright.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old client with Parkinson’s disease.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Parkinson’s disease is progressive and irreversible, so maintaining optimal function within the client’s limitations is the most realistic goal, focusing on mobility, safety, and quality of life. Returning to normal activities, preparing for death, or arresting progression are unrealistic or inappropriate.
Question 3 of 5
A nursing assistant reports to the RN that a patient with anemia is complaining of weakness. Which of the following responses by the nurse to the nursing assistant is BEST?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: standard, unchanging procedure; decrease cardiac workload
Question 4 of 5
When obtaining a specimen from a client for sputum culture and sensitivity (C and S), the nurse knows that which of the following instructions is BEST?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: specimens should be obtained in the early morning because secretions develop during the night
Question 5 of 5
An elderly client with glaucoma is scheduled for an exploratory laparotomy. Which of the following pre-op medications should be questioned?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Atropine is contraindicated in glaucoma as it can increase intraocular pressure. Demerol , Tagamet , and Polycillin are generally safe in this context.