NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is developing a care plan for a client with severe anxiety. An appropriate outcome for the client is that within 4 days the client should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Outcome criteria need to be specific, measurable, and realistic. Talking for 10 minutes meets all of these conditions.
Extract:
A client receiving oxygen at 6 L/min.
Question 2 of 5
What information concerning the patient is MOST important for the nurse to document on the lab slip that accompanies the blood sample?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice and how it relates to blood gases. (1) unnecessary to document positioning (2) unnecessary to document site used (3) correct-necessary for accurate Test results (4) unnecessary to document blood type, should document diagnosis
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is administering terbutaline (Brethine) to a client in labor.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Terbutaline causes maternal tachycardia, and a pulse of 144 indicates a significant side effect. Withholding the medication is the priority to prevent further complications like pulmonary edema. Reducing the dose, administering, or delaying without action is unsafe.
Question 4 of 5
The best nursing diagnosis for a client with newly diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Newly diagnosed diabetics need to learn about their disease, medications, glucose testing, possibly insulin injections, foot care, sick-day plans, and so forth.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intravenous fluid therapy. Which observation needs to be reported to the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A cool, blanched infusion site suggests infiltration or extravasation, requiring immediate reporting to prevent tissue damage. Cool fluid sensation, tape, or ambulation are normal.