NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
An 82-year-old woman is being admitted to a long-term care facility. Her assigned nurse completes a full assessment, including calculating the risk for skin breakdown based on the Braden Scale. To determine a Braden Scale score, the nurse evaluates all of the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Braden Scale assesses sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, and friction/shear. Past history of skin breakdown is not a scored category.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is working in the emergency room when a client arrives with severe burns of the left arm, hands, face, and neck. Which action should receive priority?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Applying oxygen is the priority to ensure airway patency and oxygenation in a client with facial and neck burns, which can cause airway compromise.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is floated to oncology from the postsurgical floor. The assigned client is almost finished with an infusion of doxorubicin for breast cancer. The floated nurse is not chemotherapy certified. Which nursing action is the priority in this situation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The priority is to inform the charge nurse of the lack of chemotherapy certification, as doxorubicin requires specialized handling and monitoring.
Question 4 of 5
An elderly client is hospitalized for a transurethral prostatectomy. Which finding should be reported to the doctor immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bright red urine with many clots indicates significant bleeding, a potential emergency post-transurethral prostatectomy, requiring immediate reporting.
Question 5 of 5
A client on the postpartum unit has a proctoepisiotomy. The nurse should anticipate administering which medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Docusate sodium (Colace) is a stool softener, appropriate to prevent straining and promote healing after a proctoepisiotomy.