NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 7 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is teaching family members how to correctly transfer a client who has right hemiplegia from the bed to a wheelchair. Which observation indicates that the family understands how to transfer the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Placing the wheelchair at a 45-degree angle on the unaffected side allows the client to pivot using their stronger left side, ensuring a safe transfer. Affected-side placement or neck lifting is unsafe, and a trapeze is unnecessary.
Extract:
A client after an electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should report which observation to the client's physician?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: You are looking for something unexpected. (1) expected effect (2) expected effect (3) expected effect (4) correct-client undergoing ECT needs to be instructed about what s/he could experience during and after ECT; expected effects include headache, disrupted memory (short- and long-term), and general confused state; backache is not a usual effect; thorough description of the pain in relation to severity, duration, location, and what makes pain better needs to be assessed and reported to the physician
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of deep vein thrombosis.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bed rest with leg elevation reduces venous pressure and prevents clot dislodgement in DVT. Analgesics and compresses are supportive, and active exercises risk embolization.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is talking to parents about nutrition in school aged children. Which of the following is the most common nutritional disorder in this age group?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Obesity. Factors like sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition knowledge contribute to high obesity rates in school-aged children.
Extract:
A child in Bryant's traction. The nurse notes that the foot of the uninjured leg feels warmer to touch than that of the broken leg during neurovascular assessment.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) ignores possibility that Ace bandage is too tight (2) does not relieve the circulation problem (3) does not relieve the circulation problem (4) correct-assessment indicates that Ace bandage is too tight and needs readjusting