NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 1 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse arranges for a interpreter to facilitate communication between the health care team and a non-English speaking client. To promote therapeutic communication, the appropriate action for the nurse to remember when working with an interpreter is to
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The nurse should communicate with the client and the family, not with the interpreter. Culturally appropriate eye contact, gestures, and body language toward the client and family are important factors to enhance rapport and understanding. Maintain eye contact with both the client and interpreter to elicit feedback and read nonverbal cues.
Question 2 of 5
A confused client has been placed in physical restraints by order of the provider. Which task could be assigned to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assist the client with activities of daily living. The person to whom the activity is delegated must be capable of performing it. The UAP is capable of assisting clients with basic needs.
Extract:
A comatose patient who is incontinent.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse should intervene if which of the following actions is noted?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: 'Nurse should intervene' indicates that you are looking for an incorrect action. (1) correct-contaminated gloves should be removed before answering the phone (2) correct way to roll a patient to maintain proper alignment (3) appropriate to use incontinence pad for this patient (4) appropriate position to prevent aspiration and protect the airway
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse assesses delayed gross motor development in a 3 year-old child. The inability of the child to do which action confirms this finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stand on 1 foot. Balancing on one foot is expected by age 3, indicating gross motor delay if absent.
Extract:
A 76-year-old man receiving isoniazid (INH) 200 mg every day for 6 months.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse would be MOST concerned if the client made which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how each answer choice relates to Isoniazid. (1) infrequent side effect of the medication (2) not a side effect of the medication (3) correct-may cause peripheral neuropathy indicated by tingling, may also see nausea (4) not a side effect of the medication