NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Exam Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with a history of epilepsy is prescribed carbamazepine (Tegretol). Which side effect should the nurse teach the client to report?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A rash may indicate a serious hypersensitivity reaction to carbamazepine, such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome, requiring immediate reporting.
Question 2 of 5
A 30-week-gestation client admitted in preterm labor is prescribed betamethasone. What should the nurse tell the client is the purpose for this medication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Betamethasone, a corticosteroid, is administered to increase the surfactant level and increase fetal lung maturity, reducing the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn infant. Surfactant production does not become stable until after 32 weeks' gestation. If adequate amounts of surfactant are not present in the lungs, respiratory distress and death are possible consequences. Delivery needs to be delayed for at least 48 hours after the administration of betamethasone in order to allow time for the lungs to mature. The remaining options are incorrect.
Question 3 of 5
The nursing staff has finished restraining a client. In addition to determining whether anyone was injured, the staff is mandated to evaluate the incident to obtain which of the following ultimate outcomes?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Evaluating restraint incidents aims to improve procedures, ensuring safer and more effective use in the future. Documentation and calming down are secondary, and resolving feelings is not the primary goal.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse performs an assessment on a client with cancer and notes that the client is receiving pain medication via this type of catheter. (Refer to the figure.) What should the nurse document that the client has?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An epidural catheter is placed in the epidural space. The epidural space lies between the dura mater and the vertebral column. When an opioid is injected into the epidural space, it binds to opiate receptors located on the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and blocks the transmission of pain impulses to the cerebral cortex of the brain. Because the opioid does not cross the blood-brain barrier, pain relief results from drug levels in the spinal cord rather than in the plasma, with little central or systemic distribution of the medication. A Hickman catheter is a vascular access device that is surgically inserted, tunneled through the subcutaneous tissue, and is used to manage long-term intravenous therapy. A CVC is inserted into a large vein (typically the internal or external jugular or the superior vena cava) that leads to the right atrium of the heart. A PCA pump is the device that allows the client to self-administer pain medication.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with a suspected perforated peptic ulcer. Which of the following findings is most indicative of this condition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sudden severe abdominal pain is a hallmark sign of a perforated peptic ulcer due to peritoneal irritation.