NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a young adult with a sprained right ankle to walk with a cane. While teaching the client to use the cane, how should the nurse be positioned?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: stand slightly behind patient on strong side
Question 2 of 5
An older man is seen in the outpatient clinic for treatment of an acute attack of gout.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Partial weight bearing reduces pressure and stress on the affected joint, alleviating gout-related pain during ambulation. Passive exercises may worsen pain, immobilization increases stiffness, and restricting walking does not address pain management during necessary movement.
Extract:
The mother of a seven-year-old child is dying.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse should anticipate that the seven-year-old child would have which of the following concepts of death?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Remember growth and development. (1) correct-seven-year-olds see death as a punishment (2) by age of 9, most children begin to develop an adult concept of death and begin to understand that death is irreversible (3) is a preschool child's concept of death (4) is an adolescent's concept of death
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a long history of alcohol and drug dependence. It would be MOST important for the nurse to include which of the following as a part of his discharge planning?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: self-help groups have greatest success rate as a sustained support system in the community
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of type 2 diabetes who is receiving glipizide (Glucotrol) 5 mg PO daily. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse report immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sweating and shakiness indicate hypoglycemia, a serious glipizide side effect. Options A, C, and D are less urgent.