NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
A two-day-old infant in the newborn nursery does not appear interested in taking formula from the mother or the nurse.
Question 1 of 5
An appropriate nursing diagnosis is high risk for
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) no information about swallowing provided with question (2) this is a medical diagnosis not a nursing diagnosis (3) correct-may become dehydrated (4) not specific for problem described
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
A Schilling test is ordered for a female client who has pernicious anemia. It is to run from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. the following day. How should the nurse plan care for this client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The Schilling test requires a 24-hour urine collection starting after discarding the first void at 8:00 A.M. and including the final void at 8:00 A.M. the next day to measure B12 absorption accurately.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse manager identifies that time spent by staff in charting is excessive, requiring overtime for completion. The nurse manager states that 'staff will form a task force to investigate and develop potential solutions to the problem, and report on this at the next staff meeting.' The nurse manager's leadership style is best described as
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Participative. A participative style of management involves staff in decision-making processes. Staff/manager interactions are open and trusting. Most work efforts are joint endeavors.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of polycystic kidney disease.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flank pain and hematuria are common in polycystic kidney disease due to cyst pressure and rupture. Chest pain, weight loss, and numbness are unrelated.
Question 5 of 5
A child is diagnosed with poison ivy. The mother tells the nurse that she does not know how her child contracted the rash since he had not been playing in wooded areas. As the nurse asks questions about possible contact, which of the following would the nurse recognize as highest risk for exposure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Playing with cars on the pavement near burning leaves. Smoke from burning leaves or stems of the poison ivy plant can produce a reaction. Direct contact with the toxic oil, urushiol, is the most common cause for this dermatitis.