NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client who is postmenopausal asks the nurse how to prevent osteoporosis. Which statement should the nurse make to the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Weight-bearing exercises and hormone therapy (if prescribed) are evidence-based methods to prevent osteoporosis, unlike the other options.
Question 2 of 5
The client pulls out the chest tube and fails to report the occurrence to the nurse. When the nurse discovers the incidence, he should take which initial action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Covering the insertion site with Vaseline gauze prevents air entry into the pleural space, stabilizing the client until further intervention.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with advanced heart failure and cardiomyopathy. The nurse understands that involving nursing, nutritional services, cardiology, and pharmacy in the client's care team is an example of which approach?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A multidisciplinary approach integrates multiple specialties for comprehensive care, as seen with nursing, nutrition, cardiology, and pharmacy.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for the client following a laryngectomy when suddenly the client becomes nonresponsive and pale, with a BP of 90/40. The initial nurse's action should be to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hypotension and unresponsiveness suggest hypovolemia or shock, so increasing the normal saline infusion is the initial action to restore volume.
Question 5 of 5
After several hospitalizations for respiratory ailments, a 6-month-old has been diagnosed as having HIV. The infant's respiratory ailments were most likely due to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pneumocystis carinii (now Pneumocystis jirovecii) is a common cause of pneumonia in HIV-infected infants.