NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 5 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A newly admitted elderly client is severely dehydrated. When planning care for this client, which task is appropriate to assign to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Providing oral fluids is a routine task with predictable outcomes, suitable for a UAP, while the other tasks require clinical judgment or assessment skills.
Question 2 of 5
A client is readmitted with a recurrent urinary tract infection. The client is to be discharged home on methenamine mandelate (Mandelamine). The nurse should instruct the client to limit intake of which of the following fluids?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: should limit intake of alkaline foods and fluids, such as milk
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a child with cystic fibrosis. The nurse would anticipate that the child would be deficient in which vitamins?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A, D, and K. The uptake of fat soluble vitamins is decreased in children with Cystic Fibrosis. Vitamins A, D, and K are fat soluble and are likely to be deficient in clients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a woman who is admitted following a beating by her husband. The woman says, 'It wasn't really his fault. Dinner was late.' The husband arrives to visit his wife with a large bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates. The woman later says to the nurse, 'He feels so bad about what he did and says it will never happen again.' What concept should guide the nurse when replying to the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The cycle of abuse often includes remorse followed by repeated abuse, guiding the nurse to educate about patterns, not assume safety or blame the victim.
Question 5 of 5
Which vitamin is directly involved in the metabolism of the hormones secreted by the parathyroid?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Vitamin D is critical for calcium absorption, which is regulated by parathyroid hormones. Vitamins C, K, and B9 are not directly involved.