NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 5 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The home care nurse is instructing a client recently diagnosed with tuberculosis.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Adherence to a 6-9 month medication regimen is critical to cure tuberculosis and prevent drug resistance. While respiratory precautions, family support, and masks are important, long-term medication compliance is the most essential for treatment success.
Extract:
A client with a necrotizing spider bite is to perform his own dressing changes at home.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is aware that which of the following statements, if made by the client, indicates a correct understanding of aseptic technique?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) not most important (2) correct-indicates understanding of asepsis, whose hallmark is handwashing (3) is not possible to carry out (4) should use only the prescribed medications on the wound
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for clients in a rehabilitation facility. The nursing team reports that a client recovering from a hip fracture has repeatedly 'transferred herself to the floor.' Which of the following actions, if taken by the nurse, is BEST?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Observing the client’s transfer technique identifies the cause of falls, guiding interventions. Options A, B, and D are premature or restrictive.
Question 4 of 5
The client asks the nurse how the health care provider could tell she was pregnant 'just by looking inside.' What is the best explanation by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chadwick's sign is a bluish-purple coloration of the cervix and vaginal walls, occurring at 4 weeks of pregnancy, that is caused by vasocongestion.
Question 5 of 5
An adult who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving oxygen at home via nasal cannula. In addition to instructing the client and his family about not smoking when oxygen is in use, what should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Shuffling across carpet generates static electricity, risking sparks near oxygen, which is a fire hazard. Adjusting oxygen flow without medical orders or cleaning with alcohol (instead of soap and water) is unsafe.