NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is planning room assignments for the day. Which client should be assigned to a private room if only one is available?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clients with MRSA require contact precautions due to the highly contagious nature of the infection, necessitating a private room to prevent transmission to others.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of schizophrenia, alcohol abuse, bipolar disorder, and noncompliance with treatment and medications. The client has also been arrested in the past for violent behavior. Which action by the nurse is the most important when caring for a potentially violent client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Maintaining an open pathway to the door ensures the nurse’s safety if the client becomes violent, prioritizing personal safety.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is supervising the staff providing care for an 18-month-old hospitalized with hepatitis A. The nurse determines that the staff’s care is appropriate if which of the following is observed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: contact precautions required for diapered or incontinent clients
Question 4 of 5
A nurse notes that clients of one surgeon have developed at least twice as many infections as clients of other surgeons on the unit. Which of the following is the most appropriate action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reporting to the infection control nurse (
C) initiates investigation and intervention. Reporting to administration (
A) or confronting the physician (
B) is premature, and ignoring the issue (
D) is unsafe.
Question 5 of 5
A Turkish-speaking client is scheduled for a colonoscopy, and the nurse must provide printed directions to the client, but directions are not available in Turkish. Which of the following is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Contacting a medical translator (
A) ensures accurate communication for critical medical instructions. Using a child (
B) is unreliable, pictures/pantomime (
C) may be unclear, and advising the daughter to find a translator (
D) shifts responsibility inappropriately.