NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult who is enrolled in a study involving an experimental drug. The client says to the nurse, 'I don't think I can stand the vomiting anymore. I think it is due to the drug I am taking. If only I could get out of this study I signed up for. That was a really stupid thing I did when I signed up for the study.' What information must the nurse include when responding to the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Participants can withdraw from research studies at any time, per ethical research guidelines, ensuring autonomy and safety.
Question 2 of 5
A postpartum client admits to alcohol use throughout the pregnancy. Which of the following newborn findings suggests to the nurse that the infant has fetal alcohol syndrome?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cranial facial abnormalities are noted. Characteristic facial abnormalities are seen in the newborn with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with asthma who has developed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which of the following medications prescribed for the client may aggravate GERD?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An anticholinergic medication will decrease gastric emptying and the pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter.
Question 4 of 5
The mother of a child with cystic fibrosis asks the nurse for information about the disease. The nurse's teaching is based on the knowledge that cystic fibrosis:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cystic fibrosis affects exocrine glands, causing thick mucus secretions, so B is correct. It does not produce lung cysts , is autosomal recessive, not dominant , and does not affect endocrine glands .
Extract:
A client is receiving heparin via continuous IV infusion for management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The partial thromboplastin time (PTT) is 1.5 times greater than normal.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions by the nurse is MOST appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are a mix of assessments and implementations. Does this situation require validation? No. Determine the outcome of each answer. (1) no reason to discontinue or slow the infusion because the PTT is within a therapeutic range (2) no reason to discontinue or slow the infusion because the PTT is within a therapeutic range (3) prothrombin time (PT) Test is useful for assessing warfarin (Coumadin) therapy (4) correct-expected result of heparin therapy is a prolonged PTT of 1.5 times the control, without signs of hemorrhage