NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nursing care plan for a five-year-old with a closed head injury should contain which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: early signs of increased intracranial pressure are alterations in orientation
Question 2 of 5
A young child is placed on droplet precautions. The nurse is caring for which of the following clients?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: droplet precautions required, private room, maintain spatial separation of 3 feet between patient and visitors
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client receiving treatment for hypoparathyroidism. The nurse determines that treatment has been successful if which of the following was observed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hypoparathyroidism causes hypocalcemia, leading to numbness and tingling. Their absence indicates successful calcium therapy. Options A, B, and D are unrelated or indicate other issues.
Question 4 of 5
A 12-year-old boy injured his right knee yesterday during a soccer game.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Codeine is an appropriate analgesic for moderate to severe pain in hemophilia A, as it does not increase bleeding risk. Oxycodone (contains aspirin), ibuprofen, and aspirin prolong bleeding time and are contraindicated in bleeding disorders.
Question 5 of 5
A middle-aged female client begins outpatient therapy sessions with a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist for management of a phobic disorder. Which of the following nursing interventions should be an initial approach in symptom reduction?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: phobic disorders are learned responses; learned responses can be unlearned through certain techniques, such as behavioral modification; systematic desensitization is a form of behavior modification; is a strategy used in conjunction with deep muscle relaxation to decrease the extreme response to anxiety-producing situations as they are gradually exposed; then exposure is increased; goal is to eradicate the phobic response by replacing it with the relaxation response