NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 5 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is monitoring a client’s EKG strip and notes coupled premature ventricular contractions greater than 10 per minute.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lidocaine is the drug of choice for frequent or coupled PVCs, as it suppresses ventricular arrhythmias that could lead to ventricular tachycardia. Atropine treats bradycardia, isoproterenol is used for heart block, and verapamil is a calcium-channel blocker for supraventricular arrhythmias.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing the nursing care unit in a long-term facility for fire hazards. Which finding is the greatest fire hazard?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Storing flammable materials near oxygen increases fire risk, as oxygen supports combustion. Smoking, dust, or cluttered closets are less hazardous.
Question 3 of 5
The provisions of the law for the Americans with Disabilities Act require nurse managers to
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The law is designed to permit persons with disabilities access to job opportunities. Employers must evaluate an applicant's ability to perform the job and not discriminate on the basis of a disability. Employers also must make 'reasonable accommodations.'
Extract:
An adolescent for a lumbar puncture.
Question 4 of 5
It is MOST important that the nurse make which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) general anesthetic is not used (2) fluids are not restricted before the Test (3) correct-to prevent a post-lumbar puncture headache, client should remain flat in bed for eight hours after the Test (4) inappropriate for this procedure
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
The client asks the nurse how the health care provider could tell she was pregnant 'just by looking inside.' What is the best explanation by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chadwick's sign is a bluish-purple coloration of the cervix and vaginal walls, occurring at 4 weeks of pregnancy, that is caused by vasocongestion.