NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client newly diagnosed with heart failure. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of the side effects of furosemide (Lasix)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Furosemide can cause potassium loss; eating potassium-rich foods like bananas, dates, or peaches shows understanding of managing this side effect.
Question 2 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: Cushing's disease causes immunosuppression, increasing infection risk, warranting a private room.
Question 3 of 5
An older man is seen in the outpatient clinic for treatment of an acute attack of gout. Which of the following nursing interventions would be MOST beneficial in decreasing the client’s pain during ambulation?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: would relieve weight, pressure, and stress on affected leg, may use walker
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is preparing a client for cervical uterine radiation implant insertion. Which will be included in the teaching plan?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A Foley catheter is inserted during cervical radiation implants to keep the bladder empty, reducing radiation exposure to nearby organs. The other options are incorrect or irrelevant.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is working with a client in the psychiatric unit. The client has memory gaps, which she fills in with detailed fantasies that she believes to be true. The nurse understands that the client is exhibiting which type of abnormal thought process?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Confabulation involves filling memory gaps with fabricated details believed to be true, common in certain psychiatric or neurological conditions.