NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is working on a plan to assist an abused client back into the work situation. Which will likely be most helpful in decreasing the trauma for the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Support from significant others provides emotional stability, most effective in reducing trauma for an abused client re-entering work.
Extract:
A patient is being treated in the telemetry unit for cardiac disease. The patient is to receive propranolol hydrochloride (Inderal) 20 mg PO at 9 AM. The nurse finds him wheezing with a nonproductive cough and shortness of breath.
Question 2 of 5
INITIALLY, the nurse should
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Determine the outcome of each answer choice. (1) correct-side effects include increased airway resistance, patient is experiencing bronchospasm, should assess then call the physician (2) should assess the patient's condition first (3) experiencing a side effect, medication should not be given (4) medication should be held, experiencing a side effect
Extract:
A 30-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with dry mucous membranes and decreased skin turgor. The woman's vital signs are BP 120/70, temperature 101°F (38.3°C), pulse 88, respirations 14. Laboratory Test s indicate the serum sodium is 150 mEq/L and the Hct is 48%.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse would expect the physician to order which of the following IV fluids?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) hypertonic solutions contraindicated in dehydration (2) correct-hypotonic solution, shifts fluid into intracellular space to correct dehydration (3) isotonic solution, not best with dehydration (4) isotonic solution used to replace electrolytes
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Question 4 of 5
The nurse is performing an admission history for a client recovering from a stroke. Medication history reveals the drug clopidogrel (Plavix). Which clinical manifestation alerts the nurse to an adverse effect of this drug?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet medication that can increase the risk of bleeding, such as epistaxis (nosebleeds). Abdominal distention, nausea, and hyperactivity are not typical adverse effects of clopidogrel, so answers B, C, and D are incorrect.
Question 5 of 5
After sustaining a closed head injury and numerous lacerations and abrasions to the face and neck, a five-year-old child is admitted to the emergency room.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clear fluid draining from the ear suggests cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage due to a meningeal rupture, a serious complication that risks meningitis and requires immediate reporting. Eyelid edema, minor bleeding, and withdrawal to pain are less urgent or expected findings.