NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse wishes to decrease a client's use of denial and increase the client's expression of feelings. To do this the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Positive reinforcement of expressed feelings encourages the client to continue sharing emotions, reducing reliance on denial. Direct confrontation or instruction may increase resistance. Psychosocial Integrity
Question 2 of 5
In a child with suspected coarctation of the aorta, the nurse would expect to find
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bounding pulses in the arms. Coarctation causes increased blood flow and pressure in the upper extremities.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult who had abdominal surgery yesterday. When the nurse encourages the client to take some deep breaths and cough, the client tells the nurse, 'It hurts when I cough. I just can't do it.' What is the nurse's best response?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Splinting the incision with a pillow reduces pain during coughing, promoting effective lung expansion to prevent pneumonia.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with oxalate renal calculi. The nurse should tell the client to avoid which of the following snacks:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clients with oxalate renal calculi should avoid foods high in oxalate, such as strawberries. Answers B, C, and D (cheese, chicken nuggets, and banana) are not high in oxalate and are generally safe for clients with this condition.
Extract:
The day before a patient who has had a subtotal gastrectomy is to be discharged, the patient complains of perspiring and having epigastric discomfort about a half hour after eating lunch. The symptoms disappear within a few minutes.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse recognizes that the teaching about prevention is understood when the patient states, 'I can limit these symptoms by:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Small, low-carbohydrate meals reduce dumping syndrome symptoms post-gastrectomy.