NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Predictor Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which diet is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: High-fat, refined carbohydrate diets are linked to colorectal cancer due to increased bile acid production and reduced fiber intake, which promote carcinogenesis. The other diets are less strongly associated.
Question 2 of 5
During the intake assessment,a client reports that she has a painful blister on the labia. The client's symptoms are likely the result of infection with:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Herpes simplex virus type II (HSV-II) typically causes painful blisters or vesicles on the genitalia such as the labia. Syphilis causes painless chancres gonorrhea causes discharge and condylomata (HPV-related warts) are usually painless.
Question 3 of 5
During a client's first postpartum day, the nurse assessed that the fundus was located laterally to the umbilicus. This may be due to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: (A,
B) Endometritis, urine retention, or bladder distention provide good distractors because they may delay involution but do not usually cause the uterus to be lateral. Bowel distention and constipation are common in the postpartum period but do not displace the uterus laterally. Urine retention or bladder distention commonly displaces the uterus to the right and may delay involution.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse monitors a client with SIADH for weight loss. A loss of 6 pounds since admission indicates a loss of liters of fluid.
Correct Answer: 2.7 liters
Rationale: In SIADH, 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of weight loss approximates 1 liter of fluid loss. 6 lbs ÷ 2.2 = 2.73 kg ≈ 2.7 liters.
Question 5 of 5
A 58-year-old client on a general surgery unit is scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in 2 hours. The nurse explains to the client that this procedure means:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: This describes a suprapubic (transvesical) prostatectomy procedure. This is the correct description of a TURP procedure. This describes a perineal prostatectomy procedure. This describes a retropubic (extravesical) prostatectomy procedure.