NCLEX-RN
Practice NCLEX RN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse who is caring for a client with cancer notes a WBC of 500 on the laboratory results. Which intervention would be most appropriate to include in the client's plan of care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A WBC of 500 indicates severe neutropenia, increasing infection risk. Avoiding crowds and sick people is critical to prevent infections. The other interventions are less specific.
Question 2 of 5
The registered nurse is making assignments for the day. Which client should not be assigned to the pregnant nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A radium implant emits radiation, posing a risk to the fetus, so the pregnant nurse should not care for this client.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following are common neurological changes associated with aging? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: Aging commonly increases sensory input threshold (
B), making stimuli harder to perceive, and impairs short-term memory (
D). Dementia (
A) is not universal, perspiration reduction (
C) is not neurological, and muscle atrophy (E) is musculoskeletal.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is talking in the lounge with other nurses about grief and loss. The nurse understands which to be true regarding grief and loss? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B, C, E
Rationale: Age, gender, and culture influence grief; nurses must process their own feelings to help others, and supporting families post-loss is key. Grief is not inherently detrimental, and expression should be encouraged.
Question 5 of 5
An electrical fire occurs in a client's room shortly after the client returns from the recovery room after repair of a hip fracture with insertion of a prosthesis. What is the best method of removing the client from the room?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Moving the bed with the client on it (
C) is the safest and fastest method to evacuate a post-surgical client with limited mobility during an emergency like a fire. Other methods (A, B,
D) risk injury or delay.