NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The preoperative client is from a different country and tells the nurse that his family will be coming for a prayer service. Eighteen persons arrive and start chanting in the client's semiprivate room. What is the best response for the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Arranging for a private space respects cultural practices while minimizing disruption to the roommate, balancing sensitivity and practicality.
Question 2 of 5
The LPN/LVN is caring for an adult who has pneumonia. The nurse should instruct the nursing assistant to report which information immediately?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Restlessness may indicate hypoxia in pneumonia, a critical symptom requiring immediate reporting to assess oxygenation status.
Extract:
A client receiving cromolyn sodium (Intal).
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements, if made by the client to the nurse, indicates that teaching has been successful?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) inappropriate information (2) inappropriate information (3) cromolyn sodium is not an antihistamine agent, an antiinflammatory, or a bronchodilator, does nothing for a client in respiratory distress (4) correct-cromolyn sodium (Intal) is used to prevent the release of histamine and other allergy-triggering substances
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of bipolar disorder who is receiving lithium 300 mg PO tid. Which of the following laboratory results would be of GREATest concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A lithium level of 2.0 mEq/L is toxic (therapeutic range 0.6–1.2 mEq/L), risking seizures or coma, requiring immediate intervention. Options B, C, and D are normal: sodium 140 mEq/L, potassium 4.0 mEq/L, and creatinine 1.0 mg/dL do not indicate complications.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a new diagnosis of gout about allopurinol (Zyloprim). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A skin rash may indicate a hypersensitivity reaction to allopurinol, requiring immediate reporting. Options A, C, and D are incorrect.