NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of depression.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Feeling like their old self indicates improved mood and function, a positive response to antidepressants. Stopping medication prematurely, excessive sleep, or persistent sadness suggest inadequate response or side effects.
Extract:
A client is placed on cephalexin monohydrate (Keflex) prophylactically after surgery.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following foods should the nurse encourage?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: The topic of the question unstated. Read the answer choices for clues. (1) unnecessary to encourage (2) unnecessary to encourage (3) correct-these foods will help maintain normal inTest inal flora, which may be altered by the Keflex (4) unnecessary to encourage
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A client with newly diagnosed type I diabetes mellitus is being seen by the home health nurse.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A blood sugar of 50 mg/dL indicates hypoglycemia, characterized by confusion, cold, clammy skin, and tachycardia (pulse 110) due to sympathetic activation. Hyperglycemia causes hot, dry skin and rapid respirations, while normal or fluid overload symptoms do not apply.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin 5,000 units subcutaneously q12h. The nurse should monitor for which of the following as a side effect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Heparin can cause bruising at injection sites due to its anticoagulant effect. Options A, C, and D are not typical side effects.
Question 5 of 5
A child is diagnosed with poison ivy. The mother tells the nurse that she does not know how her child contracted the rash since he had not been playing in wooded areas. As the nurse asks questions about possible contact, which of the following would the nurse recognize as highest risk for exposure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Playing with cars on the pavement near burning leaves. Smoke from burning leaves or stems of the poison ivy plant can produce a reaction. Direct contact with the toxic oil, urushiol, is the most common cause for this dermatitis.