NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 3 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is to administer the daily dose of digoxin to an adult client. What is it essential for the nurse to do before administering the medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Digoxin slows heart rate; checking the apical pulse ensures it's above 60 bpm to avoid bradycardia. Temperature, blood pressure, and respirations are less critical.
Question 2 of 5
A 53-year-old who has pernicious anemia is being seen in the physician's office. Because the client has pernicious anemia, which comment is of greatest concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Leg pain suggests worsening neuropathy, a serious complication of pernicious anemia, requiring urgent evaluation to prevent irreversible nerve damage.
Extract:
A client with a gastric ulcer compared to a friend's duodenal ulcer.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse's response should be based on which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) refers to duodenal ulcers (2) correct-clients with duodenal ulcers experience pain after meals, e.g., midmorning and midafternoon (3) gastric ulcer clients may be malnourished because food may cause nausea or vomiting (4) antacids are given to duodenal ulcer clients
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
A 16-year-old young woman is brought by her parents to the outpatient clinic for treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). While the nurse obtains a history, the client says bitterly, 'My parents are mean and don't really care about me.' Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Reflecting the client’s feelings validates her emotions, encouraging therapeutic communication. Options B, C, and D are nontherapeutic, dismissing or challenging her statement.
Extract:
A client is admitted with the following symptoms: dependent pitting edema, abdominal distention, and a recent 10-lb weight gain. The client has received 80 mg of furosemide (Lasix).
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following nursing observations is MOST important to report to the next shift?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: The topic of the question is unstated. Read the answers for clues. (1) further signs and symptoms of right-sided heart failure; not a priority (2) correct-furosemide is diuretic, which warrants close observation of the client's urine output (3) further signs and symptoms of right-sided heart failure; not a priority (4) may occur as a result of volume loss, but is not a priority over answer choice #2