NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with an unstable spinal cord injury at the T7 level. Which intervention should take priority in planning care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Place client on a pressure reducing support surface. This prevents skin breakdown due to immobility and reduced sensation.
Extract:
A 67-year-old man for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP).
Question 2 of 5
The nurse prepares a 67-year-old man for an intravenous pyelogram (IVP). Which of the following information is MOST important for the nurse to obtain before the procedure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are assessments. Determine why you would make the assessment and how it relates to the situation. (1) electrical activity of heart, not most important (2) should be NPO for 6-8 h, not most important (3) correct-involves injection of radiopaque dye, used to identify lesions and assess function, allergy to iodine is life-threatening (4) not most important
Extract:
The nurse is aware that Rh immune globulin (RhoGAM) is administered.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is aware that Rh immune globulin (RhoGAM) is administered to prevent complications in which of the following situations?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) if both mother and baby are Rh-negative, there is no problem (2) correct-RhoGAM is given to an Rh-negative mother who delivers an Rh-positive baby when baby has a negative Coombs' Test (3) medication is not given if the mother has been sensitized by a previous pregnancy (4) there is no incompatibility here, but the mother needs to be evaluated regarding sensitization in the incomplete pregnancy
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with possible cervical cancer. What clinical data would the nurse most expect to find in the client's history?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Postcoital vaginal bleeding is a hallmark symptom of cervical cancer due to tumor involvement of the cervix. Nausea, vomiting, foul-smelling discharge, and hyperthermia may occur in advanced stages or infections but are less specific, so B, C, and D are incorrect.
Extract:
A young adult client is scheduled for her first debridement of a second-degree burn of the left arm.
Question 5 of 5
It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) appropriate, but is not a high priority (2) correct-planning for burn wound treatment should include organizing and planning to spend time not only on the mechanics of the procedure, but on providing the emotional support necessary for the client (3) appropriate, but is not a high priority (4) appropriate, but is not a high priority