NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Predictor Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of scleroderma. The nurse should expect the client to have:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Scleroderma causes collagen overproduction, leading to skin thickening and hardening, a hallmark symptom.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a history of type 1 diabetes about insulin storage. The nurse should tell the client to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Refrigerating unopened insulin vials preserves potency, ensuring effective diabetes management.
Question 3 of 5
A schizophrenic is admitted to the psychiatric unit. What affect would the nurse expect to observe?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Schizophrenia is characterized by apathy and flat affect, reflecting emotional disengagement from the environment.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following would have the physiological effect of decreasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hypercapnia and hypoventilation cause retention of CO2, which increases ICP. Decreasing PaCO2 through hyperventilation reduces vasodilation, thereby decreasing ICP. Increased core body temperature, decreased serum osmolality, and hypo-osmolar fluids would increase ICP.
Question 5 of 5
Parents of a toddler are dismayed when they learn that their child has Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. Which statement describes the inheritance pattern of the disorder?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Duchenne's muscular dystrophy is an X-linked recessive disorder, with the affected gene on the mother's X chromosome, primarily affecting males.