NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is teaching childbirth preparation classes. One woman asks about her rights to develop a birthing plan. Which response made by the nurse would be best?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Discussion of the provider's role and the couple's rights and limitations in selecting birth options must precede development of a plan.
Extract:
A client has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer with a poor prognosis. Recently, the client has complained of increased pain and is less communicative, very irritable, and anorexic.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following nursing goals should be a priority at this time?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) will be difficult if client's pain is not adequately controlled (2) correct-comprehensive and regular pain assessment/management is necessary to facilitate client's ability to maintain comfort, which may enable him to verbalize his feelings (3) important, but will be difficult if client's pain is not adequately controlled (4) not highest priority
Extract:
An extremely angry patient with bipolar illness who just learned his wife has filed for divorce.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is MOST appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) correct-patient is able to use phone unless otherwise indicated by court order or physician's order (2) has not lost civil right to use phone (3) denies patient his civil rights (4) inappropriate
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
An 87-year-old woman is admitted to the acute care hospital for heart failure. The nurse asks about the client's signs and symptoms and obtains vital signs. Considering the client's age, what additional question is most important for the nurse to ask?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Elderly patients are at risk for tetanus due to waning immunity; assessing vaccination status is critical for infection prevention.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following actions should the nurse instruct the client to complete FIRST to establish a normal urinary pattern?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tracking fluid intake first helps correlate intake with urinary output, guiding interventions like scheduled voiding. Options A, B, and D are subsequent steps or supportive measures.