NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The home health nurse visits a client who is six-weeks postpartum.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Painful sexual intercourse six weeks postpartum is abnormal and may indicate infection, episiotomy complications, or other issues requiring immediate evaluation. Hot flashes, pinkish discharge, and fatigue are common during the postpartum period as the body recovers.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of peripheral artery disease.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Intermittent claudication (leg pain with activity, relieved by rest) is a hallmark of peripheral artery disease due to reduced blood flow. Warm skin and swelling suggest venous issues, and arm numbness is unrelated.
Question 3 of 5
A client is being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. When the client became loud and boisterous, the nurse immediately placed him in seclusion as a precautionary measure. The client willingly complied. The nurse's action
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Seclusion should only be used when there is an immediate threat of violence or threatening behavior toward the staff, the other clients, or the client himself.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult who is enrolled in a study involving an experimental drug. The client says to the nurse, 'I don't think I can stand the vomiting anymore. I think it is due to the drug I am taking. If only I could get out of this study I signed up for. That was a really stupid thing I did when I signed up for the study.' What information must the nurse include when responding to the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Participants can withdraw from research studies at any time, per ethical research guidelines, ensuring autonomy and safety.
Extract:
An 8-year-old girl has a closed transverse fracture of her right ulna.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions, if performed by the nurse before the application of a cast, is MOST important?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are a mix of assessments and implementations. Does this situation require assessment? Yes. (1) correct-assess neurovascular status, check pain, pallor, paralysis, paresthesia, pulselessness (2) assessment, temperature indicates decreased circulation, but is subjective and not most important (3) assessment, upper (not lower) extremity fracture (4) implementation, should not be done because it would increase skin irritation