NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
An adult client who has a fractured tibia is ordered to take one baby aspirin a day. He says to the nurse, 'I don't think the aspirin is doing any good. I still have pain.' What should the nurse include when replying to this client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Low-dose aspirin is used to prevent thrombus formation in immobilized clients with fractures. It's not primarily for fever, pain, or inflammation in this context.
Question 2 of 5
After 4 electroconvulsive treatments over 2 weeks, a client is very upset and states 'I am so confused. I lose my money. I just can't remember telephone numbers.' The most therapeutic response for the nurse to make is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Communicating caring and empathy with the acknowledgement of feelings is the initial response. Afterwards, teaching about the expected short-term effects would be discussed.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 14 month-old just diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. The parents state this is the first child in either family with this disease, and ask about the risk to future children. What is the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 1 in 4 risk for each child to have the disease. Cystic fibrosis is autosomal recessive, with a 25% chance of the disease per pregnancy if both parents are carriers.
Extract:
A young female with recent ileostomy due to ulcerative colitis. A middle-aged male with elevated temperature and chronic pancreatitis. A teenager in hypovolemic shock following a crushing injury to the chest. A child with compound fracture of the right femur and massive laceration of the left arm.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse would identify which of the following patients as a likely candidate for developing acute renal failure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how each answer choice relates to acute renal failure. (1) usually ileostomy clients do not experience severe hypovolemia, which would lead to renal failure problems (2) this type of infection and inflammation does not lead to acute renal failure (3) correct-common cause of acute renal failure is renal ischemia precipitated by hypovolemia or heart failure (4) femoral fractures are more likely to lead to fat embolism than acute renal failure
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
An adult is admitted in diabetic ketoacidosis. What observation by the nurse is consistent with the diagnosis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Deep, rapid (Kussmaul) respirations are a compensatory mechanism in diabetic ketoacidosis to eliminate excess CO2, correcting acidosis.