NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The care of which of the following clients can the nurse safely delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This client is stable with no risk of instability as compared to the other clients. The client has a chronic condition and needs supportive care, which is appropriate for a UAP.
Question 2 of 5
A client with considerable pain asks, 'What is your opinion regarding acupuncture as a drug-free method for alleviating pain?' The nurse responds, 'I'd forget about it as those weird non-Western treatments can be scary.' The nurse's response is an example of
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ethnocentrism, the universal tendency of human beings to think that their ways of thinking, acting, and believing are the only right, proper, and natural ways, can be a major barrier to providing culturally conscious care.
Question 3 of 5
A 69-year-old man is receiving dexamethasone (Decadron) 3 mg PO TID for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. It is MOST important for the nurse to report which of the following findings to the physician?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: normal Kâ 3.5-5.0 mEq/L, normal Ca 4.5-5.3 mEq/L, indicates hypokalemia and hypercalcemia
Extract:
A 60-year-old man with a diagnosis of pneumonia.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse should place the patient in a room with which of the following patients?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Determine the transmission of organisms. (1) patient with fractures are considered 'clean,' don't place with an infectious patient (2) don't know the cause of the fever (3) correct-generalized nonfollicular infection that involves deeper connective tissue, both patients have infections (4) elderly are high risk for developing pneumonia
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
The nursing team consists of an RN who has been practicing for 6 months, a LPN/LVN who has been practicing for 15 years, and a nursing assistant who has been caring for clients for 3 years. The RN should care for which of the following clients?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Blood transfusions require RN assessment and teaching due to risks like transfusion reactions. Options A, B, and D can be assigned to the nursing assistant (postop care) or LPN (medication administration, bipolar care), as they involve standard procedures.