NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a client with type I diabetes.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking the client’s blood glucose level is the first step to ensure the insulin dose is appropriate, preventing hypo- or hyperglycemia. Verifying the dose, cleansing the site, and rotating sites are important but follow glucose confirmation.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 34-year-old man admitted with low back pain. The history indicates that the patient has hemophilia A. The nurse should question which of the following orders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: contraindicated for persons with bleeding disorders, contains aspirin
Extract:
An elderly alcoholic client has been receiving a long-acting benzodiazepine (Librium) for two days for symptom management and reduction. The client states: 'Get those bugs off of me and clean them out of here.'
Question 3 of 5
The nurse knows the client is exhibiting symptoms of
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) client has been medicated with benzodiazepines and did not experience untoward reactions (2) correct-client has most probably progressed to another level of abstinence withdrawal from polypharmacy chemical dependence; characteristic symptoms include tremors, increased heart rate, and fever, as well as psychological problems of confusion, delusions, and hallucinations (3) schizophrenic client usually experiences an episode of auditory hallucinations, not visual or tactile hallucinations (4) combination effect of the normal aging process and dementia could precipitate a similar reaction; however, the normal aging process does not produce delirium, but rather dementia
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a pregnant client with problems of mitral stenosis and congestive heart failure (CHF). Which of the following in the client's history would have a direct correlation with her current problem?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: most common cause of mitral valve problems is a history of rheumatic fever with a subsequent complication of carditis, which affects the valve
Question 5 of 5
A client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization, and the nurse teaches him about the procedure. What statements, if made by the client, would indicate to the nurse that he understands the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: peripheral pulses checked every 15 min for 1 h, then every 30 min for 2 h, then every 4 h