NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is preparing to change the dressing of a client with a venous access device. Because it is the first time the nurse has performed the skill, he reads the unit policy manual and asks another nurse how to best perform the dressing change. The skill level of the nurse at this time is best described as:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A nurse performing a skill for the first time, relying on guidelines and assistance, is a novice. Higher levels require experience and independence.
Question 2 of 5
Following a stroke, a client is found to have receptive aphasia. This finding is consistent with damage to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Receptive aphasia, difficulty understanding language, is associated with damage to the temporal lobe, specifically Wernicke's area.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse counsels a 70-year-old woman who comes to the outpatient clinic for a routine examination.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Excessive laxative use in a 70-year-old likely reflects overconcern with bowel function, common in elderly patients facing physical changes like constipation. There’s no evidence of anal fixation, depression, or regression in the scenario.
Extract:
A client admitted with acute hypoparathyroidism.
Question 4 of 5
It is MOST important for the nurse to have which of the following items available?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) correct-tracheostomy set is the most important for the client's safety due to risk for laryngospasm (2) nice to have, but not the most important (3) nice to have, but not the most important (4) unnecessary
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a four-year-old child with a closed head injury. The nurse would be reassured by which of the following observations?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stating his name indicates orientation, a positive sign post-head injury. Options B, C, and D are less reassuring: reaching for a toy is nonspecific, opisthotonos suggests meningeal irritation, and withdrawal may occur in unconscious states.