NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which contraindication should the nurse assess for prior to giving a child immunizations?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Depressed immune system. Children who have a depressed immune system related to HIV or chemotherapy should not be given routine immunizations.
Extract:
A three-year-old boy was shown to have delays on the Denver Development Screening Test (DDST).
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: 'BEST' indicates that fine discrimination is required. The topic of the questions is unstated. Determine topic by reading the answer choices. (1) nontherapeutic, false reassurance (2) factual but closed communication (3) correct-open-ended, encourages discussion (4) doesn't encourage discussion of concerns
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A young adult who was in a motorcycle accident is brought to the emergency room with a closed head injury with suspected subdural hematoma.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Morphine sulfate, a narcotic analgesic, causes CNS and respiratory depression, which is contraindicated in head injuries because it masks signs of increased intracranial pressure, such as altered consciousness or pupil changes. Promethazine is an antiemetic, docusate is a stool softener, and ranitidine prevents stress ulcers, none of which pose the same risk.
Question 4 of 5
A client is being treated for paranoid schizophrenia. When the client became loud and boisterous, the nurse immediately placed him in seclusion as a precautionary measure. The client willingly complied. The nurse's action
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Seclusion should only be used when there is an immediate threat of violence or threatening behavior toward the staff, the other clients, or the client himself.
Extract:
A client with an obsessive-compulsive ritual.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse recognizes that the client with an obsessive-compulsive ritual is attempting to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) inaccurate (2) inaccurate (3) correct-obsessive-compulsive rituals are an attempt to avoid or alleviate increasing levels of anxiety; client is not trying to increase his self-esteem or control others with the ritualistic behaviors; these behaviors do not have a significant impact on others; client does not want to repeat the act but feels compelled to do so (4) ritual is not a method of expressing anxiety, but a strategy to avoid it