NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A student nurse is assigned to change a patient's dressing. The soiled bandage is saturated with bright red blood. How should the student nurse dispose of the bandage?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Blood-saturated bandages are biohazardous and must be disposed of in a labeled biohazard bag to prevent infection transmission.
Question 2 of 5
The client with a recent liver transplant asks the nurse how long he will have to take an immunosuppressant. Which response would be correct?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lifelong immunosuppression is required post-transplant to prevent organ rejection.
Question 3 of 5
A client has orders for placing a small-bore nasoenteric tube. Which finding in the health history would prompt the nurse to notify the prescriber before placing tube?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A basilar skull fracture is a contraindication for nasoenteric tube placement due to the risk of intracranial insertion. Other conditions are not absolute contraindications.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements describes Piaget's stage of concrete operations?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Piaget's concrete operations stage (ages 7-11) is characterized by logical and coherent thought processes, enabling problem-solving with concrete objects.
Question 5 of 5
Intra-arterial chemotherapy primarily benefits the client by applying greater concentrations of medication directly to the malignant tumor. An additional benefit of intra-arterial chemotherapy is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Intra-arterial chemotherapy can treat micro-metastases by delivering high drug concentrations to the tumor and surrounding areas.