NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 8 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client who has had a right below-the-knee amputation refers to himself as 'a freak' and 'old peg-leg.' What initial response by the nurse is most therapeutic?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reflecting the client's feelings ('You feel like a freak') validates their emotions, promoting therapeutic communication. Denying, normalizing, or reassuring dismisses their distress.
Extract:
A 12-year-old girl whose tracheostomy tube inserted 2 days ago has been accidentally dislodged.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are a mix of assessments and implementations. Does this situation require validation? No. Determine the outcome of the implementations. Remember ABCs. (1) correct-implementation, will secure the airway (2) implementation, will not provide for open airway (3) implementation, will not help with open airway (4) assessment, should be done after tracheostomy tube is replaced
Extract:
The nurse is transcribing the following physician's orders.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following orders warrants further clarification?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) correct-has no route of administration or schedule (2) clear and complete and needs no further clarification (3) clear and complete and needs no further clarification (4) clear and complete and needs no further clarification
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
Which of these clients would the triage nurse request the provider examine immediately?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A 5 month-old infant who has audible wheezing and grunting. The age and the findings suggest this client is at immediate risk for respiratory complications.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is working in a surgeon's office and talking with a client who is scheduled for surgery in two weeks. The nurse asks about medications and supplements the client may be taking. What medication(s) the client reports would be of most concern to the nurse? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D,E
Rationale: Ibuprofen, Vitamin E, and ginseng increase bleeding risk, posing concerns for surgical hemostasis.