NCLEX-RN
RN NCLEX Next Gen Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is planning discharge care with the parents of a 16-year-old boy who recently attempted suicide. The nurse should advise the parents to tell the nurse if their son:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Giving away valued items is a warning sign of suicidal intent, requiring immediate reporting. The other behaviors are normal adolescent activities.
Question 2 of 5
You are serving as the preceptor for a newly graduated nurse. As you observe the new nurse for their application of body mechanics principles into client care, you observe that the nurse spreads her legs apart during a transfer with a client. What should you do?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Spreading the legs apart during a transfer provides a wide base of support, which is a correct body mechanics principle , ensuring stability and reducing injury risk.
Question 3 of 5
A client has a prescription to have a set of arterial blood gases (ABGs) drawn, and the intended site is the radial artery. The nurse ensures that which is positive before the ABGs are drawn?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Allen test is performed before drawing ABGs. Both the radial and ulnar arteries are occluded and then pressure on the ulnar artery is released. Observation is made in the distal circulation. If the results are positive, then the client has adequate circulation and the radial artery may be used. Turner's sign is the bluish discoloration of the flanks and is indicative of pancreatitis. The Babinski reflex is checked by stroking upward on the sole of the foot. Brudzinski's sign tests for nuchal rigidity by bending the head down toward the chest.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with suspected appendicitis. Which test should the nurse perform to confirm the diagnosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rovsing's sign (pain in the right lower quadrant with left-sided pressure) and psoas sign (pain with leg extension) support an appendicitis diagnosis.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse notices that a newborn has a swelling in the scrotum. The nurse should interpret this as indicative of hydrocele if which of the following occurs?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Transillumination of the scrotal sac indicates fluid, characteristic of a hydrocele, a common newborn condition.