NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of anxiety who is receiving lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5 mg PO tid. Which of the following findings should the nurse report immediately?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dizziness upon standing suggests orthostatic hypotension, a serious lorazepam side effect. Options A, B, and D are common.
Question 2 of 5
A middle-aged adult is seen in the emergency room for complaints of severe right-flank pain. The client is twenty pounds overweight, lives a sedentary lifestyle, and was treated for renal calculi four years ago. Which of the following actions, if performed by the nurse, is MOST important?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: will document passage of stone and allow composition to be analyzed
Question 3 of 5
A 68-year-old woman comes to the outpatient clinic for a routine health screening. The nurse learns the client is a retired teacher who lives alone on a limited income. A history indicates the client drinks about 1,500 cc a day and her diet consists primarily of starches. It is MOST important for the nurse to encourage the client to
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: protein needed to slow down degeneration process of aging
Question 4 of 5
During the removal of a radium implant, it is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: important that accurate documentation be maintained on the internal radium implant
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of the following statements is MOST descriptive of the affect of a patient with schizophrenia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: inappropriate affect, expression of feelings bizarre for situation