NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
A client with stage-four Parkinson's disease.
Question 1 of 5
In developing discharge plans with the family of the client with stage-four Parkinson's disease, it is MOST important for the nurse to include which of the following activities?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) client would be unable to ambulate (2) correct-in stage four Parkinson's disease, client is immobile (3) client cannot perform activities that require small-muscle dexterity (4) client cannot perform activities that require small-muscle dexterity
Extract:
During the physical assessment, the nurse determines the need to perform the bulge Test .
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following statements, if made by the nurse, is BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) correct-bulge Test confirms presence of fluid in the knee; client's leg should be extended and supported on the bed (2) observing curve of spine; scoliosis will cause lateral curve in the spine (3) unrelated to knee examination (4) Test s articulation of elbow
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Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 after a total hysterectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse report immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A temperature of 100.8°F suggests infection, a serious post-hysterectomy complication. Options A, C, and D are normal.
Extract:
A client has just been admitted after sustaining a second-degree thermal injury to his right arm.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following nursing observations is MOST important to report to the doctor?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how each assessment relates to burns. (1) expected findings in burn wound resolution (2) correct-decrease in gastric pH could indicate hypersecretion of hydrogen ions, predisposing factor to stress ulcer formation (3) expected findings in burn wound resolution (4) expected findings in burn wound resolution
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Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 after a thyroidectomy. Which of the following actions is the PRIORITY?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Monitoring for neck swelling is the priority to detect hematoma, a life-threatening complication post-thyroidectomy that can cause airway obstruction. Options B, C, and D are important but secondary: pain management, respiratory exercises, and incision checks follow airway safety.