NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions with Answers Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with a history of heart failure is prescribed metoprolol (Lopressor). The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Metoprolol, a beta-blocker, can cause bradycardia, requiring heart rate monitoring.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about lifestyle modifications. Which statement indicates understanding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Avoiding lying down for 2 hours after eating prevents acid reflux by keeping the stomach contents below the esophagus.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is auscultating the lung sounds of a client with long-standing emphysema. The nurse should determine if the client has?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Diminished breath sounds are typical in emphysema due to air trapping and reduced airflow. Crackles, stridor, and pleural friction rubs are associated with other conditions.
Question 4 of 5
A client with acute stress disorder is telling the nurse about the tornado that leveled his house and killed his wife and baby while he was out of town on business. He states, 'If only I'd been at home, I could have saved them.' Which of the following responses would be most appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Acknowledging the uncontrollable nature of the tornado helps the client process guilt rationally, supporting coping with acute stress disorder.
Question 5 of 5
The home care nurse is doing an assessment interview with an older adult client who asks the nurse to buy some groceries for her because she is not feeling well today. Which statement should the nurse use in response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse's duty is to help the client; but in helping the client, the nurse's first action is to finish the assessment and then find immediate and long-term solutions to the problem. In options 1 and 3 the nurse asks a closed-ended question, which is unlikely to further nurse-client communication. Option 4 is inappropriate while failing to address the client's problem.