NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Which of the following laboratory results should the nurse monitor closely?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: TPN can cause hyperglycemia and hypokalemia; monitoring potassium and glucose is critical. Options B, C, and D are less immediately relevant.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client who has short-term memory loss how to use the call light. Which factor is least essential for the nurse to assess when teaching this client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ambulatory difficulty is least relevant, as call light use relies on vision, orientation, and language comprehension, not mobility.
Question 3 of 5
An adult is admitted through the outpatient department for elective surgery today. The client is coughing and sneezing and has a temperature of 100.6°F. What should the nurse do next?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Infection increases surgical risks; notifying the physician allows for evaluation and possible postponement.
Extract:
A client taking phenelzine (Nardil) eating another client's lunch, then complaining of headache, nausea, rapid heartbeat, and vomiting.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse anticipates administering which of the following medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: Think about the action of each medication. (1) antianxiety; side effects include light-headedness, confusion, hypotension, palpitations (2) SSRI antidepressant; side effects include palpitation, bradycardia, nausea and vomiting (3) antiemetic; side effects include drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension (4) correct-antihypertensive; client experiencing hypertensive crisis due to ingesting tyramine; side effects include dizziness, headache, nervousness
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
A toddler with otitis media has just completed antibiotic therapy. A recheck appointment should be made to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A recheck confirms the otitis media has cleared, preventing complications. Hearing tests or tympanoplasty are not routine, and new prescriptions are unnecessary unless recurrence occurs.