NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A mother brings her two-year-old boy to the pediatrician’s office.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strabismus is characterized by misaligned visual axes, causing the brain to receive two images. Closing one eye to focus on an object, such as a poster, is a compensatory behavior indicative of strabismus. The other symptoms suggest refractive errors or other visual impairments, not strabismus.
Extract:
A patient with a cuffed tracheostomy tube in place after surgery.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse knows the purpose of the cuff on the tracheostomy tube is to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) inaccurate, not the purpose of the cuff on a tracheostomy tube (2) complication of using a cuffed tracheostomy tube (3) correct-seals trachea, helps to prevent aspiration (4) trauma from overinflated tube may cause edema
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for clients in the prenatal clinic. The nurse would be MOST concerned if a diabetic client in the third trimester makes which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Decreased insulin needs in the third trimester suggest placental dysfunction, as placental hormones typically increase insulin resistance. Options B, C, and D are appropriate: bedtime snacks prevent hypoglycemia, exercise after meals manages glucose, and postprandial checks monitor hyperglycemia.
Question 4 of 5
When describing the correct way for cleansing a wound site, the nurse understands that the wound should be cleaned:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cleaning from the drainage site outward prevents spreading pathogens. Other methods risk contamination or are inappropriate.
Extract:
A client with a diagnosis of a ruptured lumbar disc.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should anticipate which of the following in assessing a client with a diagnosis of a ruptured lumbar disc?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) results from cervical lesions (2) can occur in a person who has been paralyzed from a spinal cord injury (3) correct-lumbar lesions can cause paresthesia, pain, muscle weakness, and atrophy in the lower extremities (4) is a sign of Huntington chorea, resulting from atrophy of parts of the brain