NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 74-year-old man with type I diabetes. The client is scheduled for cataractsurgery under general anesthesia at 9 AM. The man usually receives 30 units of NPH and 10 units of regular insulin each morning at 7 AM. At 7 AM the morning of surgery, the nurse would expect to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: usually use sliding scale with regular insulin based on blood glucose readings
Question 2 of 5
A client is admitted with a fractured right hip. The doctor writes an order for Buck's traction. Which of the following actions, if taken by the nurse, is MOST important?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: immobility is a leading cause of problems with Buck's traction; important to turn client to unaffected side
Question 3 of 5
A young child is placed on droplet precautions. The nurse is caring for which of the following clients?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: droplet precautions required, private room, maintain spatial separation of 3 feet between patient and visitors
Question 4 of 5
The nursing care plan for a five-year-old with a closed head injury should contain which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: early signs of increased intracranial pressure are alterations in orientation
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is preparing to suction a client with a new tracheostomy in the postanesthesia recovery room. Which of the following actions, if performed by the nurse, indicates a break in proper technique?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: break in sterile procedure, suction mouth after trachea