NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 5 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of osteoporosis.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Weight-bearing exercises strengthen bones, reducing fracture risk in osteoporosis. Vitamin C is less critical than calcium and vitamin D, calcium restriction worsens bone loss, and bed rest increases bone resorption.
Extract:
A 3-year-old girl with complaints of dysuria. The physician orders a catheterization to obtain a urine specimen.
Question 2 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-children this age need simple explanations (2) might contaminate the equipment, must be a sterile procedure (3) not likely to listen to sister (4) not appropriate for this age
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for clients in the student health center.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should first assess the client’s exposure risk, as hepatitis B is transmitted through sexual contact or parenteral routes. Asking about unprotected sex determines the need for Test ing or prophylaxis. Empathizing, recommending Test ing, or discussing HBIG are secondary to assessing exposure.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is to administer Lanoxin(digoxin) elixir to a 6-month old with a congenital heart defect. The nurse auscultates an apical pulse rate of 100 . The nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A pulse of 100 in a 6-month-old is normal (80-150 bpm), so the nurse should administer digoxin . Calling the physician or holding the dose is unnecessary. Rechecking later is not standard.
Question 5 of 5
The client asks the nurse how the health care provider could tell she was pregnant 'just by looking inside.' What is the best explanation by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chadwick's sign is a bluish-purple coloration of the cervix and vaginal walls, occurring at 4 weeks of pregnancy, that is caused by vasocongestion.