NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is supervising a student nurse administer a tube feeding to a client via a Levin tube. Which of the following actions, if performed by the student nurse, indicates a proper understanding of the correct procedure?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: minimizes intestinal cramping
Question 2 of 5
On a home health visit, an elderly client states, 'This neighborhood has really gone down. I feel like a prisoner in my own home with all the trouble out there.' Which of the following nursing responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: assessing the basis for client's fears and encouraging client to talk about them is the first positive step
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 33-year-old woman after delivering an 8 lb 4 oz girl with talipes equinovarus. The woman confides to the nurse, 'I feel so bad that my baby is abnormal.' Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: accepts feelings and gives correct information, serial casting is used
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of hypothyroidism.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cold intolerance and fatigue are classic symptoms of hypothyroidism due to slowed metabolism. Weight loss, tachycardia, and diarrhea are associated with hyperthyroidism.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus how to treat hypoglycemia at home. The nurse should instruct the client to do which of the following actions if symptoms of hypoglycemia are experienced?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: will correct hypoglycemia and stabilize blood sugar