NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of stroke.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Thickening liquids to a nectar consistency slows swallowing, reducing aspiration risk in stroke patients with dysphagia. Small meals help, supine positioning increases risk, and antiemetics are irrelevant.
Question 2 of 5
A symptom of impending cardiac decompensation in a pregnant client with heart disease is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Increasing dyspnea signals worsening cardiac function and potential decompensation, a critical symptom in pregnant clients with heart disease. Other symptoms are less specific.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of Cushing’s syndrome.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Moon face and truncal obesity result from cortisol excess in Cushing’s syndrome. Weight loss, hypotension, and polyuria are more typical of Addison’s disease or diabetes insipidus.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse on postpartum is preparing four clients for discharge. It would be MOST important for the nurse to refer which of the following clients for homecare?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Burning on urination suggests a urinary tract infection, requiring homecare follow-up. Options A, B, and C are routine postpartum findings.
Question 5 of 5
A client whose father died from Huntington's chorea asks what the chances are that he will develop the disease. The nurse knows that the chances of the client developing the disease are:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Huntington's disease is autosomal dominant; with one affected parent, the client has a 50% chance of inheriting the gene and developing the disease.