NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Following a coronary artery bypass, a client develops a temperature of 102°. The nurse should notify the doctor because an elevation in temperature:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A fever increases metabolic demand, which can decrease cardiac output in a post-bypass patient, potentially straining the heart.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse prepares a 25-year-old woman for a cesarean section.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Preoperative medication for a cesarean section includes reduced amounts of narcotics to minimize respiratory depression in the newborn due to placental transfer. Sedatives and hypnotics are typically used in similar doses as in general surgery, and the overall dosage is not necessarily lower.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of burn injuries.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strict aseptic technique prevents infection, a major cause of mortality in burn patients due to loss of skin barrier. IV fluids are used, cold compresses worsen tissue damage, and high-protein diets support healing.
Question 4 of 5
A woman calls the physician's office stating that her 16-year-old daughter took 20 or 30 sleeping pills. The mother tells the nurse that her daughter is awake and says, 'Leave me alone. I just want to die.' How should the nurse respond?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A suicide attempt with sleeping pills requires immediate emergency care to prevent overdose complications. Other responses delay critical intervention.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse recognizes which of these symptoms as characteristic of a panic attack?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: panic disorders are characterized by recurrent, unpredictable attacks of intense apprehension or terror that can render a client unable to control a situation or to perform simple tasks; client can experience palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, a decrease in perceptual field, and a fear of 'losing it' or going crazy