NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
A six-year-old boy with a history of epilepsy admitted with uncontrolled seizures.
Question 1 of 5
It is MOST important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: 'MOST important' indicates that this is a priority question. (1) not most important question (2) should be included in detailed history, but will not prevent an immediate reoccurrence (3) correct-seizure may result from triggering mechanism (loud noise, music, flickering light, prolonged reading, drugs) (4) should be included in detailed history, but will not prevent an immediate reoccurrence
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
A nurse who travels with an agency is uncertain about what tasks can be performed when working in a different state. It would be best for the nurse to check which resource?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The state nurse practice act is the governing document of the scope of practice in the given state.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is providing care to a newly hospitalized adolescent. What is the major threat experienced by the hospitalized adolescent?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The hospitalized adolescent may see each of these as a threat, but the major threat that they feel when hospitalized is the fear of altered body image, because of the emphasis on physical appearance during this developmental stage.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is using Naegel's Rule to estimate the expected date of delivery. The correct method of determining date of delivery is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Naegel's Rule calculates the expected delivery date by subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period.
Extract:
The nurse is planning discharge for a client who suffered a mild myocardial infarction (MI) and smokes one pack of cigarettes per day.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following recommendations by the nurse would be BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) correct-smoking is definitely a modifiable risk factor, self-help program can significantly aid in quitting (2) well-planned aerobic physical activity program is a must (3) humidification does not modify the risk factors (4) low-calorie is appropriate, needs a low-fat, not a high-fat, diet