NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which activity should not be assigned to an unlicensed person?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Completing the 24-hour intake and output record involves calculation and analysis, beyond the scope of unlicensed personnel, requiring nursing judgment.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has been on bed rest for several weeks. Which problem is least likely to be related to bed rest?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Varicose veins are primarily genetic or occupational, not directly caused by bed rest. Muscle atrophy, pneumonia, and thrombophlebitis are common bed rest complications.
Extract:
A patient with cystic fibrosis has an order of aerosol treatment and physiotherapy.
Question 3 of 5
How will you carry out this order?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Aerosol treatment loosens secretions, followed by physiotherapy to clear them.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
Oxygen has been ordered for a client who was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure. Which assessment finding indicates that the oxygen has been effective?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A decreased respiratory rate indicates improved oxygenation, alleviating respiratory distress in congestive heart failure.
Question 5 of 5
A client is to have an epidural block to relieve labor pain. The nurse anticipates that the anesthesiologist will inject the anesthetic agent into the:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: For an epidural block, the nurse should anticipate that the anesthesiologist will inject a local anesthetic agent into the epidural space, located between the dura mater and the ligamentum flavum in the lumbar region of the spinal column. When administering a spinal block, the anesthesiologist injects the anesthetic agent into the subarachnoid space. The ligamentum flavum and the area between the subarachnoid space and the dura mater are inappropriate injection sites.