NCLEX-RN
Practice NCLEX RN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with Hodgkin's lymphoma is receiving Platinol (cisplatin). To help prevent nephrotoxicity, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Adequate hydration is critical to prevent cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by promoting renal excretion of the drug.
Question 2 of 5
The physician has ordered a low-residue diet for a client with Crohn's disease. Which food is not permitted in a low-residue diet?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Fried fish is high in fat and residue, which can exacerbate symptoms in Crohn's disease; low-residue diets emphasize easily digestible foods.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is conducting a physical assessment on a client with anemia. Which of the following clinical manifestations would be most indicative of the anemia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tachypnea (respirations 28 shallow) is a common sign of anemia due to reduced oxygen-carrying capacity, prompting compensatory increased respiratory rate.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is observing the respirations of a client when she notes that the respiratory cycle is marked by periods of apnea lasting from 10 seconds to 1 minute. The apnea is followed by respirations that gradually increase in depth and frequency. The nurse should document that the client is experiencing:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cheyne-Stokes respirations are characterized by periods of apnea followed by increasing depth and frequency of breaths.
Question 5 of 5
A mother brings her two-year-old boy to the pediatrician’s office. Which of the following symptoms would suggest to the nurse that the child has strabismus?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: visual axes are not parallel so the brain receives two images