NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is providing home care to a postoperative client who has a wound infection. What is essential to include when teaching the family about infection transmission?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hand washing before and after care is critical to prevent infection transmission. Isolation, restricting pregnant caregivers, or banning visitors are not necessary unless specified.
Extract:
A client admitted for regulation of her insulin dosage. The client takes 15 units of Humulin N insulin at 8 AM every day.
Question 2 of 5
At 4 PM, which of the following nursing observations would indicate a complication from the insulin?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Determine the cause of each symptom and how it relates to hypoglycemia. (1) signs of hyperglycemia (2) correct-Humulin N insulin is an intermediate-acting insulin that peaks from eight to twelve hours after administration; this is when signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia will occur (3) signs of hyperglycemia (4) signs of hyperglycemia
Extract:
A client with stage-four Parkinson's disease.
Question 3 of 5
In developing discharge plans with the family of the client with stage-four Parkinson's disease, it is MOST important for the nurse to include which of the following activities?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) client would be unable to ambulate (2) correct-in stage four Parkinson's disease, client is immobile (3) client cannot perform activities that require small-muscle dexterity (4) client cannot perform activities that require small-muscle dexterity
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
An adult has received an injection of immunoglobulin. The client asks what this injection will do for him. The nurse's reply includes the information that he will develop which type of immunity as a result of this injection?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Immunoglobulin provides preformed antibodies, conferring passive artificial immunity. Active immunity requires the body to produce antibodies, and natural immunity involves natural exposure.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes about glipizide (Glucotrol). Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stopping glipizide when blood sugar is normal is incorrect, as type 2 diabetes requires ongoing treatment to maintain control. Options A, B, and C are correct: pre-breakfast dosing maximizes efficacy, alcohol increases hypoglycemia risk, and sweating/shakiness indicate hypoglycemia.