NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Included in teaching the client with tuberculosis taking isoniazid (INH) about follow-up home care, the nurse should emphasize that a laboratory appointment for which of the following lab tests is critical?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Liver function. INH can cause hepatocellular injury and hepatitis. This side effect is age-related and can be detected with regular assessment of liver enzymes, which are released into the blood from damaged liver cells.
Question 2 of 5
The doctor has ordered nasogastric feedings for an elderly client with dysphagia. Prior to administering a tube feeding, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking the pH of gastric aspirant confirms tube placement in the stomach (pH <5). Discarding aspirant risks fluid loss, suction is not routine, and mixing with water dilutes the feeding.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is reviewing procedures with the health care team. The nurse should intervene if an RN staff member makes which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: physician should provide explanation and obtain patient's signature
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for an aging client. Which statement the client makes indicates that he is having difficulty with the developmental tasks of aging?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Regret over unfulfilled career changes reflects difficulty achieving ego integrity, the developmental task of accepting one's life. Other statements show adaptation or acceptance.
Question 5 of 5
A 28-year-old client is admitted to the hospital unit with hepatitis A. The nurse knows that the client's overall care during hospitalization should include which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: standard precautions should be used on everyone; sources for this virus are saliva, feces, and blood; use contact isolation if fecal incontinence