NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse observes the certified nursing assistant doing all of the following. Which action needs correction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Changing dressings requires nursing judgment and sterile technique, outside a CNA's scope. Other actions are within their role.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with complaints of right lower quadrant pain.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Inspection is the first step in abdominal assessment, allowing the nurse to observe for distention, masses, or visible abnormalities before proceeding to auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Palpation last prevents discomfort that could alter other findings.
Extract:
An adult woman is admitted to an acute locked psychiatric unit one month prior to an election.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Determine the outcome of each answer choice. (1) psychiatric patients do not forfeit their constitutional rights (2) correct-patient can vote by absentee ballot (3) can vote by absentee ballot (4) not the nurse's responsibility
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult who had a cervical laminectomy this morning. In addition to routine vital signs, what should the nurse assess because of the location of the surgery?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cervical laminectomy affects the cervical spine, which innervates upper extremities; assessing hand grasps evaluates neurological function. Pedal pulses, radial pulse, and urine output are unrelated.
Question 5 of 5
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is receiving $\mathrm{O}_2$ at $3 \mathrm{~L}/\mathrm{min}$ via nasal cannula. He is anxious and short of breath, and his mental status is clouded. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Checking vital signs and oxygen saturation assesses the cause of symptoms (e.g., hypoxia, hypercapnia). Increasing O2 risks CO2 retention in COPD. Monitoring is passive. Humidity is secondary.