NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Exam Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with a diagnosis of gout is prescribed indomethacin. The nurse should instruct the client to:
Correct Answer: A,B
Rationale: Taking indomethacin with food reduces gastrointestinal upset, and avoiding alcohol prevents uric acid buildup.
Question 2 of 5
A client has just been diagnosed with right leg venous thromboembolism (VTE). Which interventions should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: Treatment for deep vein embolism (DVE) may require bed rest with repositioning of the client carefully at regular intervals, leg elevation, and application of warm moist heat to the affected leg. The client may have calf measurements prescribed once per shift or once per day, but they would not be obtained hourly. Option 1 is incorrect because heat, not cold, may be prescribed. Option 4 is dangerous to the client because vigorous activity after clot formation can cause pulmonary embolus.
Question 3 of 5
What is the term that is used to describe a healthcare related incident or accident that may have possibly led to client harm?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An adverse event is a healthcare-related incident that may have led to client harm, such as medication errors or falls.
Question 4 of 5
A client has received a dose of dimenhydrinate. The nurse determines that the medication is effective when the client obtains relief of which problem?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Dimenhydrinate is used to treat and prevent the symptoms of dizziness, vertigo, and nausea and vomiting that accompany motion sickness. None of the other options are associated with the described symptoms.
Question 5 of 5
A client was admitted to the surgical unit after right total knee arthroscopy performed 2 hours earlier. Which surgeon's prescription requires clarification?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The knee is immobilized by a compression dressing to keep the knee in extension immediately after the operation. The nurse should clarify a prescription to keep the knee slightly flexed. Pain control by use of patient-controlled analgesia, use of compression devices to reduce the risk of thromboembolism, and physical therapy to begin isometric quadriceps exercises are expected prescriptions after total knee arthroscopy surgery.