NCLEX-RN
NCLEX Practice Test RN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is receiving intravenous Pentam (pentamidine). While administering the medication, the nurse should give priority to checking the client's:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pentamidine can cause hypotension, especially during IV administration, requiring close blood pressure monitoring. Reflexes, urine output, and turgor are less immediate concerns.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin by continuous IV infusion to a client with diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Regular insulin for IV infusion should be diluted in normal saline to ensure compatibility and prevent adsorption to IV tubing. Dextrose is inappropriate during DKA, and flushing with insulin wastes medication.
Question 3 of 5
A 28-year-old client comes to the clinic for her first prenatal examination. In relating her obstetrical history, she tells the nurse that she has been pregnant twice before. She had a 'miscarriage' with the first pregnancy after 6 weeks. With the second pregnancy, she delivered twin girls at 31 weeks' gestation. One of the twins was stillborn and the other twin died at 4 days of age. Using a five-digit system, the nurse records her as being:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The first digit represents the total number of pregnancies. This client has been pregnant 3 times including this pregnancy. The twin pregnancy counts as only one pregnancy, and because she delivered prior to 37 weeks' gestation, the third digit is recorded as 1. The first digit represents the total number of pregnancies. This client has been pregnant 3 times including this pregnancy. The second digit represents the total number of full-term deliveries; she has lost two pregnancies before 37 weeks' gestation. At present, she has no living children, so the fifth digit is noted as 0. The client is pregnant for the third time, and the first digit reflects the total number of pregnancies. She has had no full-term deliveries, because she delivered prior to 37 gestational weeks, so the second digit is recorded as 0. The third digit represents the number of preterm deliveries, and a twin pregnancy counts as only one delivery. She lost an earlier pregnancy prior to 20 gestational weeks, and the fourth digit reflects spontaneous or elective abortions. Lastly, the fifth digit indicates the number of children currently living, and she has no living children. She is pregnant for the third time, and the first digit reflects the total number of pregnancies. In the previous two pregnancies, she delivered prior to 37 gestational weeks, thus having no full-term deliveries, which is indicated by the second digit. The fourth digit represents the total number of abortions, spontaneous or elective, and she reported a spontaneous abortion with her first pregnancy.
Question 4 of 5
The client has surgery for removal of a prolactinoma. Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: After prolactinoma surgery (transsphenoidal hypophysectomy) elevating the head of the bed 30° reduces intracranial pressure and prevents cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Trendelenburg position coughing and nose blowing may increase pressure or disrupt the surgical site.
Question 5 of 5
The mother of a one-year-old wants to know when she should begin toilet-training her child. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that sufficient sphincter control for toilet training is present by:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sufficient sphincter control for toilet training typically develops between 18-24 months, when children gain the physical and cognitive ability to control urination and defecation.