NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 8 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Hospital staff requests that the parents with a Greek heritage of a hospitalized infant remove the amulet from around the child's neck. The parents refuse. The nurse understands that the parents may be concerned about
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Evil eye or envy of others. In Greek culture, amulets protect against 'matiasma' or the evil eye, especially for children.
Question 2 of 5
A clinic nurse is taking a health history from a 34-year-old man newly diagnosed with Buerger's disease. The nurse would expect the client's complaints to include
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: vasculitis of blood vessels in upper and lower extremities
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a sigmoid colostomy who requests assistance in removing the flatus from a 1 piece drainable ostomy pouch. Which is the correct intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Opening the bottom of the pouch, allowing the flatus to be expelled, is the correct way to vent a 1-piece drainable ostomy pouch.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is working at a student health clinic at a large university. Which of the following signs and symptoms would cause the nurse to suspect cocaine abuse in a 20-year-old college student?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Insomnia, rhinorrhea, and facial pain are associated with cocaine inhalation, the most common administration route. Options A, B, and C are less specific: A suggests infection, B indicates GI issues, and C could apply to other substances.
Question 5 of 5
Which of these clients would the nurse monitor for the complication of C. difficile diarrhea?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A middle-aged client receiving radiation for throat cancer. Radiation therapy, particularly to the abdomen or pelvis, can disrupt the gut microbiota and increase the risk of C. difficile infection, especially if the client is also receiving antibiotics or has a weakened immune system.