NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with cancer is to undergo an intravenous pyelogram. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Voiding immediately before an IVP ensures the bladder is empty, improving visualization of the urinary tract.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client hospitalized with nephotic syndrome. Based on the client's treatment, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nephrotic syndrome causes fluid retention, but adequate hydration is needed to maintain renal perfusion, so offering additional fluids is appropriate.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse caring for a client in the neonatal intensive care unit administers adult-strength Digitalis to the 3-pound infant. As a result of her actions, the baby suffers permanent heart and brain damage. The nurse can be charged with:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Malpractice involves professional negligence causing harm, as in administering an incorrect dose of medication.
Question 4 of 5
A 38-year-old woman, mother of two, has a mastectomy for breast cancer. When she returns to the physician’s office a month later for a routine check-up, the nurse asks the client how she has been. Which of the following responses, if made by the client to the nurse, indicates that the client is experiencing a normal reaction to the surgery?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: normal reaction one month later
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is aware that a common mode of transmission of clostridium difficile is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: C. difficile is transmitted via fecal-oral route through contaminated stool.