NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse knows which of the following would be MOST likely to help the family of an emotionally disturbed client manage behaviors at home after discharge from inpatient treatment?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Alliance for the Mentally Ill offers ongoing education and support groups, equipping families with skills to manage behaviors long-term. Pamphlets, reassurance, and early involvement are helpful but lack the sustained impact of a support network.
Extract:
A client with stage-four Parkinson's disease.
Question 2 of 5
In developing discharge plans with the family of the client with stage-four Parkinson's disease, it is MOST important for the nurse to include which of the following activities?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) client would be unable to ambulate (2) correct-in stage four Parkinson's disease, client is immobile (3) client cannot perform activities that require small-muscle dexterity (4) client cannot perform activities that require small-muscle dexterity
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative day 1 after a thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings would be of GREATest concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A calcium level of 8.0 mg/dL indicates hypocalcemia, a serious complication post-thyroidectomy due to parathyroid damage, risking tetany or seizures. Options B, C, and D are expected: slight fever, tachycardia, and incision pain are common postoperatively.
Question 4 of 5
A woman is in the clinic complaining of urinary frequency, urgency, and pain on urination. Orders include a urine for culture and administration of sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin) and phenazopyridine (Pyridium.) Which action should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking for sulfa allergies is critical before administering sulfisoxazole, as allergies can cause severe reactions, prioritizing safety.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is auscultating the chest of a client with heart failure. The nurse should assess for which finding as an early sign of volume overload?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: S3 heart sound. This is an early sign of volume overload due to fluid in the ventricles during diastole.