NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
While teaching the client about the importance of prenatal vitamins.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse should tell the client to take the vitamins
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Strategy: Answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) correct-taking the vitamins with something acidic increases the absorption of iron, taking them with food at bedtime decreases the possibility of nausea, as the client will be asleep (2) not the best way to take prenatal vitamins (3) not the best way to take prenatal vitamins (4) not the best way to take prenatal vitamins
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is talking with an adult who says she has chronic constipation. What suggestion would probably be most helpful to the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fruits and vegetables are high in fiber, promoting bowel regularity and alleviating constipation. Rice is low-fiber, Lomotil slows motility, and limiting fluids to meals can worsen constipation.
Question 3 of 5
A client who has a panic disorder is receiving paroxetine HCl (Paxil). The client has been taking the drug for one week and is still having severe panic attacks. The client tells the nurse that she thinks the drug is not working. What is the best response for the nurse to make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Paroxetine, an SSRI, requires 2-4 weeks to reach therapeutic effect for panic disorder, explaining the continued symptoms.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse recognizes which of these symptoms as characteristic of a panic attack?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: panic disorders are characterized by recurrent, unpredictable attacks of intense apprehension or terror that can render a client unable to control a situation or to perform simple tasks; client can experience palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, a decrease in perceptual field, and a fear of 'losing it' or going crazy
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous IV infusion of propofol (Diprivan) for sedation. Which of the following findings should the nurse report immediately?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An oxygen saturation of 90% indicates hypoxemia, a serious propofol side effect. Options A, B, and C are acceptable.