NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
An 8-year-old client is returned to the recovery room after a bronchoscopy.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Semi-Fowler’s position promotes lung expansion and reduces the risk of airway obstruction from edema or secretions post-bronchoscopy. Prone positioning limits respiratory assessment, neck extension risks airway obstruction, and supine does not optimize breathing.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse observes the following patients in the emergency department (ED). The FIRST patient the nurse should see is the
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: possibility of internal bleeding, life-threatening situation
Question 3 of 5
The nurse cares for an 8 lb, 8 oz newborn boy. The infant's history indicates that his mother was given magnesium sulfate IV 4 g in 250 ml D5W several hours before delivery. The nurse would be MOST concerned if which of the following was observed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: magnesium sulfate can cause slowing of respirations and hyporeflexia; normal respirations 30-60/min
Question 4 of 5
A client is started on doxepin hydrochloride (Sinequan) 75 mg PO tid. The nurse should recommend a change in the client's therapy if which of the following occurs?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: doxepin HCL (Sinequan) is an antidepressant; signs of overdosage include excitability and tremors
Question 5 of 5
An elderly man is admitted to a medical unit with shortness of breath and is diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection (URI). He is placed on droplet precautions. The nurse has just finished giving him his PO medications. As the nurse leaves his room, the nurse should
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: hands should be washed before removing mask to prevent transfer of microbes to face