NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A Hispanic client refuses emergency room treatment until a curandero is called. The nurse understands that this person brings what to situations of illness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Holistic healing. This traditional folk practitioner uses holistic methods for illnesses, often working with traditional health care providers.
Question 2 of 5
A client arrives in the emergency department after a radiologic accident at a local factory. The first action of the nurse would be to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse must initially assist in stabilizing the patient prior to performing the other tasks related to radiologic contamination.
Extract:
The nurse is reviewing client assignments on a medical/surgical unit.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse determines that the assignment is appropriate if the nursing assistant is caring for which of the following clients?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Assign clients with standard, unchanging procedures. (1) correct-standard, unchanging procedure (2) assign to the RN (3) assign to the RN (4) assign to the RN
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
Lithium carbonate is prescribed for an adult. The nurse knows the client is most likely to have which condition?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lithium carbonate is primarily used to stabilize mood in bipolar disorder, particularly for mania.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a four-year-old child with a closed head injury. The nurse would be reassured by which of the following observations?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stating his name indicates orientation, a positive sign post-head injury. Options B, C, and D are less reassuring: reaching for a toy is nonspecific, opisthotonos suggests meningeal irritation, and withdrawal may occur in unconscious states.