NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
A client with right-sided weakness.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a client with right-sided weakness to walk down stairs using a cane. What behavior, if demonstrated by the client, would indicate that teaching was successful?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) to go down stairs, advance weak leg and cane first; to go up stairs, advance strong leg, then weak leg and cane (2) correct-to do down stairs, advance cane and weak leg, then strong leg; memory trick: the good goes up, the bad goes down (3) should advance cane and weak leg first (4) weaker leg and cane advance first
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is teaching a woman the normal changes of pregnancy. Which statement by the woman indicates correct understanding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pregnancy increases blood volume by about 50% to support fetal circulation, a correct understanding. Oxygen consumption and metabolic rate increase, and peristalsis slows.
Question 3 of 5
A diabetic client asks the nurse why the provider ordered a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA) measurement, since a blood glucose reading was just performed. You will explain to the client that the HbA test:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Glycosylated hemoglobin values reflect the average blood glucose (hemoglobin-bound) for the previous 2-3 months and can be used to monitor client adherence to the therapeutic regimen.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse auscultates bibasilar inspiratory crackles in a newly admitted 68 year-old client with a diagnosis of congestive heart disease. Which other finding is most likely to occur?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Peripheral edema. Bibasilar crackles and peripheral edema are common in congestive heart failure due to fluid overload.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with asthma about the use of a metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Shaking the inhaler ensures proper medication dispersion. Options A, B, and D are incorrect techniques or schedules.