NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation. Which of the following actions is the PRIORITY?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ensuring the endotracheal tube is secure is the priority to prevent accidental extubation, which could lead to respiratory failure. Options A, B, and C are important but secondary: checking settings, suctioning, and monitoring saturation follow tube security.
Question 2 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 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of depression who is receiving fluoxetine (Prozac) 20 mg PO daily. Which of the following client statements would be of GREATest concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Thoughts of ending life indicate suicidal ideation, a medical emergency requiring immediate intervention in a client on fluoxetine. Options A, B, and D are less concerning: fatigue and dry mouth are common side effects, and taking with food is acceptable.
Question 4 of 5
A client has received thrombolytic therapy, and the physician has ordered meperidine (Demerol) IM for pain. Before administering the injection, the nurse should
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: implementation, complications of thrombolytic therapy include bleeding, which can occur with intramuscular injections; nurse should confer with the physician about the appropriateness of the order
Extract:
A 47-year-old woman comes to the outpatient psychiatric clinic for treatment of a fear of heights.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is the best plan of care that would meet the needs of this client INITIALLY?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) secondary gain (attention and assistance received) is not the motivation of a phobic patient, remain nonjudgmental (2) ineffective in relieving behavior, may increase anxiety and feelings of guilt (3) should encourage patient to remain independent (4) correct-phobia is fixed channel for discharge of tension from unconscious conflict