NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
After sustaining a closed head injury and numerous lacerations and abrasions to the face and neck, a five-year-old child is admitted to the emergency room.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clear fluid draining from the ear suggests cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage due to a meningeal rupture, a serious complication that risks meningitis and requires immediate reporting. Eyelid edema, minor bleeding, and withdrawal to pain are less urgent or expected findings.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse manager has been using a block scheduling plan to staff the nursing unit. However, staff have asked for many changes and exceptions to the schedule over the past few months. The manager considers self-scheduling knowing that this method will
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nurses are more satisfied when opportunities exist for autonomy and control. Self-scheduling improves team morale by giving staff more control over their work schedules.
Extract:
A client is going to be taking imipramine (Tofranil) at home following discharge.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following immediately to the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) correct-possible side effects of
Tofranil, a tricyclic antidepressant medication, which can be resolved by altering the dosage or changing the medication (2) describes side effects of antidepressants, which client can learn to manage at home without changing the medication (3) describes side effects of a different category of medications (4) describes side effects of a different category of medications
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse recognizes which of these symptoms as characteristic of a panic attack?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: panic disorders are characterized by recurrent, unpredictable attacks of intense apprehension or terror that can render a client unable to control a situation or to perform simple tasks; client can experience palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, a decrease in perceptual field, and a fear of 'losing it' or going crazy
Extract:
A 25-year-old primigravida with type I diabetes mellitus.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse explains to the client that her insulin needs will
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) correct-needs increase during pregnancy due to hormonal interference in glucose metabolism (2) needs increase during pregnancy due to hormonal interference in glucose metabolism (3) insulin needs will decrease after delivery (4) needs increase during pregnancy