NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with asthma about the use of a metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Shaking the inhaler ensures proper medication dispersion. Options A, B, and D are incorrect techniques or schedules.
Question 2 of 5
A client who is terminally ill has been receiving high doses of an opioid analgesic for the past month. As death approaches and the client becomes unresponsive to verbal stimuli, what orders would the nurse expect from the health care provider?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Continue the same analgesic dosage. Dying patients who have been in chronic pain will probably continue to experience pain even though they cannot communicate their experience. Pain medication should be continued at the same dose, if effective.
Question 3 of 5
Which of these statements by the nurse is incorrect if the nurse has the goal to reinforce information about cancers to a group of young adults?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: It is recommended that only red meat be limited for the prevention of stomach cancer. All of the other statements offer correct information.
Question 4 of 5
In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these findings would the nurse expect to be present in the infant?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tripled the birth weight. Infants typically triple their birth weight by 12 months.
Question 5 of 5
A Hispanic client refuses emergency room treatment until a curandero is called. The nurse understands that this person brings what to situations of illness?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Holistic healing. This traditional folk practitioner uses holistic methods for illnesses, often working with traditional health care providers.