NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from abdominal surgery. While ambulating, the patient complains to the nurse that she has a dull ache in her left leg. The nurse should
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: promotes venous return and decreases venous pressure relieving pain and edema
Question 2 of 5
The nurse knows which of the following is an important consideration in the care of a newborn with fetal alcohol syndrome?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: frequently, maternal diet is poor, and infant is malnourished; adequate intake of B complex vitamins is necessary for normal CNS function
Question 3 of 5
A 45-year-old client with newly diagnosed IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) is being seen by the home health nurse. The physician has placed him on a 1,800-calorie ADA diet, ordered the client to self-administer 15 units of NPH insulin each day before breakfast, and check his blood sugar qid. When the nurse visits the client at 5 PM, the nurse discovers that the client has not eaten since noon and has just returned from jogging. The client's vital signs are: BP 110/80, pulse 120, respirations 18, temperature 98.2°F (36.8°C). When the client obtains his blood sugar reading, the nurse would expect it to be?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: hypoglycemia symptoms are cool, clammy skin, diaphoresis, nervousness, weakness, hunger, confusion, headache, slurred speech, coma
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 following a total knee replacement. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the physician immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: swelling and warmth may indicate infection or a deep vein thrombosis, which requires immediate attention
Question 5 of 5
A client comes to the clinic complaining of severe facial pain. In order to collect subjective data from the client, it is MOST important for the nurse to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: subjective data is collected in the health history or interview