NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
During the admission assessment on a client with chronic bilateral glaucoma, which statement by the client would the nurse anticipate since it is associated with this problem?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: I have to turn my head to see my room. Intraocular pressure becomes elevated, producing a progressive loss of the peripheral visual field in the affected eye.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is preparing to change the dressing of a client with a venous access device. Because it is the first time the nurse has performed the skill, he reads the unit policy manual and asks another nurse how to best perform the dressing change. The skill level of the nurse at this time is best described as:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A nurse performing a skill for the first time, relying on guidelines and assistance, is a novice. Higher levels require experience and independence.
Question 3 of 5
The home health nurse visits a client who is six-weeks postpartum.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Painful sexual intercourse six weeks postpartum is abnormal and may indicate infection, episiotomy complications, or other issues requiring immediate evaluation. Hot flashes, pinkish discharge, and fatigue are common during the postpartum period as the body recovers.
Question 4 of 5
A 15-month-old child has just been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. The mother is pregnant and asks if the child she is carrying will also have sickle cell anemia. She says that neither she nor her husband has sickle cell anemia. The nurse's reply should be based on which understanding?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sickle cell anemia is autosomal recessive; if both parents are carriers (trait), there's a 25% (1 in 4) chance per child of inheriting the disease, independent of gender or prior children.
Extract:
A 25-year-old woman after a vaginal delivery.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is the FIRST nursing action that should be implemented for a 25-year-old woman after a vaginal delivery?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: 'FIRST' indicates that this is a priority question. Remember the ABCs. (1) correct-complication of hemorrhage assessed by observing lochial flow (2) done to assist its natural clamping-down action, assessed as firm or boggy (3) must meet physical needs first (4) not first action, hemorrhage most important complication