NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 33-year-old woman after delivering an 8 lb 4 oz girl with talipes equinovarus. The woman confides to the nurse, 'I feel so bad that my baby is abnormal.' Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: accepts feelings and gives correct information, serial casting is used
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 22-year-old woman who is completing the first stage of labor. The woman's husband is at her side and has been coaching her according to exercises they learned at natural childbirth classes. Suddenly the woman begins to shake and screams, 'I can't stand this anymore!' The nurse should encourage the husband to
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: entering transition phase of first stage of labor, slow shallow breaths needed (pant breathing)
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is obtaining a history on a client with hyperthyroidism. The nurse should report which of the following assessments to the physician?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism are related to an increased metabolic rate
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is supervising a student nurse teach a client about a newly prescribed medication. Which of the following actions, if observed by the nurse, would require an intervention?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: lack of attending behaviors are always a barrier to learning
Extract:
A client is admitted to the unit with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH).
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions is the priority nursing action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are a mix of assessments and implementations. Does this situation require assessment? Yes. Is there an appropriate assessment? Yes. (1) implementation, not a priority action (2) correct-assessment, important to do a baseline assessment in order to successfully evaluate the treatment (3) implementation, not a priority action (4) implementation, not a priority action