NCLEX-RN
NCLEX Practice Test RN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A physician's order reads: Administer furosemide oral solution 0.5 mL stat. The furosemide bottle dosage is 10 mg/mL. What dosage of furosemide should the nurse give to this infant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 1 mg = 0.1 mL, then 0.5 mL X = 5 mg.
Question 2 of 5
A client is being admitted to the labor and delivery unit. She has had previous admissions for 'false labor.' Which clinical manifestation would be most indicative of true labor?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Contractions of true labor produce progressive cervical effacement and dilatation.
Question 3 of 5
A client is diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse should be prepared to administer which of the following IV solutions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A concentration of 0.9 NS is used to correct extracellular fluid depletion.
Question 4 of 5
A 14-year-old client has a history of lying, stealing, and destruction of property. Personal items of peers have been found missing. After group therapy, a peer approaches the nurse to report that he has seen the 14-year-old with some of the missing items. The best response of the nurse is to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: This answer is incorrect. There is no proof that he removed the missing items. This answer is correct. Anxiety and defensiveness are lessened if the individual is approached in this manner. This answer is incorrect. It is difficult for one to admit to wrongdoing with this approach. This answer is incorrect. He has not yet been proved guilty. Confrontation will only increase defensiveness and anxiety.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with suspected anaphylactic shock. Which intervention is the priority?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Epinephrine is the priority in anaphylactic shock to reverse bronchoconstriction and hypotension. IV fluids and oxygen are secondary, and Trendelenburg is not recommended.