NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 7 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A woman is scheduled for a breast biopsy. She is crying and says, 'I am so upset because I watched my mother die from ovarian cancer.' What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fear of cancer due to her mother's death is the most specific diagnosis, addressing her emotional response to the biopsy.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse sees a substance abusing client occasionally in the outpatient clinic. In evaluating the client's progress, the nurse recognizes that the most revealing resistant behavior is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Continuing drug use. Persistent substance use indicates lack of commitment to recovery and ongoing addiction.
Question 3 of 5
An adult who has just been diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis asks the nurse how long he will have to be in isolation. What should be included in the nurse's reply?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Isolation for pulmonary TB ends when three consecutive sputum samples are negative, indicating non-infectiousness, typically before the full 6-month treatment.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is administering lidocaine (Xylocaine) to a client with a myocardial infarction. Which of the following assessment findings requires the nurse's immediate action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: One of the side effects of lidocaine is bradycardia, heart block, cardiovascular collapse, and cardiac arrest (this drug should never be administered without continuous EKG monitoring).
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following provides the best evidence that the nursing interventions to deal with a client’s self-care deficit in relation to feeding have been effective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Eating half of meals and drinking 2,000 mL/day is a concrete measure of adequate nutrition, indicating effective interventions. Options B, C, and D are less direct: dentures aid chewing but don’t ensure intake, suspicions suggest unresolved issues, and grooming energy is unrelated.