NCLEX-RN
Best NCLEX RN Question Bank Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A client with a history of asthma reports increased wheezing. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist, is the first-line treatment for acute asthma exacerbations to relieve bronchospasm.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following terms is used to describe the sound, timely, smooth, unfragmented and seamless transition of the client from one level of acuity to another?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Continuity of care refers to the seamless, coordinated transition of a client across different levels of care, ensuring consistent and effective treatment.
Question 3 of 5
A client with a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism is prescribed methimazole (Tapazole). The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following side effects?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Methimazole can cause agranulocytosis, requiring monitoring of white blood cell counts.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse observes a client during a seizure and notes that the client's entire body became rigid, and the muscles in all four extremities alternated between relaxation and contraction. Which type of seizure should the nurse document that the client had experienced?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The description of the seizure, with the entire body becoming rigid (tonic phase) followed by alternating relaxation and contraction of muscles in all four extremities (clonic phase), is characteristic of a tonic-clonic seizure. Partial seizures involve only a portion of the body or brain, absence seizures are brief lapses in awareness without significant motor activity, and complex partial seizures involve altered consciousness with automatisms, none of which match the described symptoms.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should instruct the parents of a school-age child with hemophilia to implement which of the following when the child develops bleeding into a joint? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Resting the joint and administering factor VIII therapy are critical to manage bleeding in hemophilia. Heat and physical therapy may worsen bleeding, and topical antifibrinolytics are not effective for joint bleeds.