NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Free Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with diabetes mellitus. Which instruction should be given to the client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Numbness and tingling in the feet and toes may indicate diabetic neuropathy a serious complication requiring prompt reporting. Avoiding stairs reducing sodium or daily weighing are not specific to diabetes management unless indicated.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is admitting a client with a suspected duodenal ulcer. The client will most likely report that his abdominal discomfort decreases when he:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Duodenal ulcers cause pain relieved by eating due to buffering of gastric acid. Pain worsens when the stomach is empty. Resting or sitting upright does not directly relieve symptoms.
Question 3 of 5
A cardinal symptom of the schizophrenic client is hallucinations. A nurse identifies this as a problem in the category of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Impaired communication refers to decreased ability or inability to use or understand language in an interaction. In sensory-perceptual alterations an individual has distorted, impaired, or exaggerated responses to incoming stimuli (i.e., a hallucination, which is a false sensory perception that is not associated with real external stimuli). An altered thought processes problem statement is used when an individual experiences a disruption in cognitive operations and activities (i.e., delusions, loose associations, ideas of reference). In impaired social interaction, the individual participates too little or too much in social interactions.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse has been caring for a 16-year-old female who recently experienced date rape. After having had crisis intervention and been hospitalized for 2 weeks, the nurse knows that the client is effectively coping with the rape when she tells the nurse:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The client has insight into the rape; she does not believe it was her fault and shows good judgment in deciding to continue with counseling after discharge.
Question 5 of 5
Clients receiving antipsychotic drug therapy will often exhibit extrapyramidal side effects that are reversible with which of the following agents ordered by the physician?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: This answer is incorrect. Phenothiazines are antipsychotic drugs and produce the symptoms. This answer is correct. Anticholinergic agents are often used prophylactically for extrapyramidal symptoms. They balance cholinergic activity in the basal ganglia of the brain. This answer is incorrect. Anti-Parkinsonian drugs would increase the symptoms. This answer is incorrect. Tricyclic agents are used for symptoms of depression.