NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Tests Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is planning care for the patient with celiac disease. In teaching about the diet, the nurse should instruct the patient to avoid which of the following for breakfast?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Puffed wheat contains gluten, which must be avoided in celiac disease to prevent intestinal damage.
Question 2 of 5
The physician has ordered a paracentesis for a client with severe abdominal ascites. Before the procedure, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Providing a urinal allows the client to empty their bladder, reducing the risk of bladder puncture during paracentesis.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse must administer in one syringe a combined dose of two different insulins from two vials. Place the steps (Roman numerals) in the correct order.
Order the Items
Source Container
Correct Answer: A,B,F,C,E
Rationale: The correct order is: Cleanse vials (I), inject air into vial 1 (II), inject air into vial 2 (VI), withdraw from vial 1 (III), withdraw from vial 2 (V). Changing needles (IV) is not standard.
Question 4 of 5
A non-immune nurse should not be assigned a client who has which of the vaccine-preventable airborne diseases? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Tuberculosis and smallpox are airborne, vaccine-preventable diseases posing risks to non-immune nurses. Influenza and pertussis are primarily droplet-transmitted.
Question 5 of 5
A 19-year-old male with type 1 diabetes has the flu. The nurse expects what insulin changes may be required during the illness?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Illness increases insulin resistance due to stress hormones, often requiring more insulin to manage hyperglycemia in type 1 diabetes.