NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected meningitis who will be having a lumbar puncture. Which statement regarding aftercare is correct?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Post-lumbar puncture care includes assessing for neurological changes, pain, drainage, and voiding to detect complications like nerve injury or CSF leak.
Question 2 of 5
The physician has scheduled a Whipple procedure for a client with pancreatic cancer. The nurse recognizes that the client's cancer is located in:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Whipple procedure is typically performed for pancreatic cancer in the head of the pancreas, involving resection of the pancreatic head, duodenum, and other structures.
Question 3 of 5
A client in Dunlop traction experiences numbness of the thumb and index finger and cannot move the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers. The capillary refill time is four seconds. Which of the following actions is indicated?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Numbness, impaired thumb movement, and delayed capillary refill suggest compression from a tight elastic bandage. Removing and reapplying it loosely (
A) addresses this. Adjusting weights (B,
D) or countertraction (
C) does not address the symptoms.
Question 4 of 5
If both parents are carriers of the defective gene for a disease with an autosomal recessive inheritance, what percentage chance does each child have of inheriting the gene from both parents and developing the disorder? Report your answer using a whole number.
Correct Answer: 25
Rationale: Autosomal recessive inheritance: Each parent has a 50% chance of passing the defective gene, so the child's chance is 0.5 X 0.5 = 0.25 or 25%.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assigning staff to care for a number of clients with emotional disorders. Which facet of care is suitable to the skills of the nursing assistant?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assisting with bathing and grooming is within the nursing assistant's scope, supporting a client with depression in maintaining personal hygiene.