NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a woman who is admitted for a hysterectomy. The woman does not speak English. No staff members speak the client's language. Which approach by the nurse would be most appropriate when communicating with the client about her care before and after the surgery?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should request an interpreter from social services to ensure accurate communication. Using a child to interpret is inappropriate due to medical terminology and privacy concerns. Pictures, gestures, or slow speech in English are insufficient for surgical care discussions.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse on a medical surgical unit enters a room, finds a client unresponsive with no pulse, and starts 2 minutes of CPR. The nurse receives and attaches an automated external defibrillator, but no shock is advised. Which action should the nurse perform next?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: If no shock is advised, CPR should resume immediately with chest compressions to restore circulation.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is observing continuous cardiac monitoring for assigned clients. Which of the following cardiac rhythms would immediate follow-up?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a lethal dyshythmia characterized by disorganized electrical activity in the heart ventricles. Because
of this erratic electrical activity, the heart muscles lose the ability to contract, resulting in loss of blood flow and pulse (ie, cardiac
arrest). Nurses who identify a client with VF should immediately check the pulse, start CPR, and prepare the client for defibrillation
Question 4 of 5
In order to enhance a client's response to medication for chest pain from acute angina, the nurse should emphasize
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Learning relaxation techniques. Reducing anxiety through relaxation enhances the effectiveness of pain medication for angina.
Question 5 of 5
Which statement by the client with chronic obstructive lung disease indicates an understanding of the major reason for the use of occasional pursed-lip breathing
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have difficulty exhaling fully as a result of weak alveolar walls. Alveolar collapse can be avoided with the use of pursed-lip breathing.