NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is called to the room of a patient four days after abdominal surgery. The patient had been coughing and said he felt something give. The nurse observes that the edges of the incision have separated, and a small loop of the bowel protrudes through the incision. The nurse should position the patient
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: low Fowler's, reduces stress on suture line, may be placed supine with hips and knees bent
Question 2 of 5
While a two-day-old infant is in surgery for repair of spina bifida, the infant's mother expresses concern to the nurse because the doctor told her the infant would be confined to a wheelchair. Which of the following statements, if made by the nurse, is BEST?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: spinal nerves that are destroyed by the myelomeningocele cannot be corrected; nothing can return function to portions of the body that are innervated by the spinal nerves below the site of the myelomeningocele
Extract:
A client is scheduled for a cholangiogram. Meglumine diatrizoate (Gastrografin) is ordered for the client.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse should
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) correct-appropriate identification of client is the first nursing priority after the order is verified (five 'rights' of medication administration) (2) unnecessary (3) unnecessary (4) unnecessary
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse knows which of the following is an important consideration in the care of a newborn with fetal alcohol syndrome?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: frequently, maternal diet is poor, and infant is malnourished; adequate intake of B complex vitamins is necessary for normal CNS function
Question 5 of 5
After receiving report, which of the following patients should the nurse see FIRST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: IV fluids are critical to reduce clotting and pain.