NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
A male, Hispanic client with history of excessive 'alcohol-drinking', was admitted with a diagnosis of recurrent pancreatitis. On admission, the client was complaining of unbearable pain.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Demerol is preferred for pancreatitis pain to avoid sphincter of Oddi spasm associated with morphine.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The drug of choice to decrease uric acid levels is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Allopurinol reduces uric acid production, making it the drug of choice for gout management. The other medications address inflammation, pain, or fluid balance, not uric acid directly. Physiological Adaptation
Question 3 of 5
A client has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. The nurse enters the room and the client tells the nurse that she is stupid. What is the most therapeutic response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Exploring feelings with the verbally aggressive client helps to put angry feelings into words and then to engage in problem solving.
Extract:
During the second phase of bum recovery, the nurse anticipates that the client will exhibit
Question 4 of 5
high serum potassium level.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An increased urinary output is a sign of adequate hydration during the second phase of burn recovery.
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Question 5 of 5
A 76-year-old client is admitted to a long-term care facility with Alzheimer's-type dementia. The client has been wearing the same dirty clothes for several days. The nurse contacts the family and asks them to bring in clean clothing. Which intervention would best prevent further regression in the client's personal hygiene?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clients with Alzheimer's-type dementia tend to fluctuate in their capabilities. Encouraging self-care to the extent possible helps increase the client's orientation and promotes a trusting relationship with the nurse. Making the client assume responsibility for physical care is unreasonable. Assigning a staff member to take over the client's physical care restricts the client's independence. Accepting the client's desire to go without bathing promotes poor hygiene.