NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 4 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which laboratory result would be expected during the emergent phase of a burn injury?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Glucose levels rise as a result of the stress response during the emergent phase. Answers B, C, and D are within normal range. K+ and Na+ would be elevated, whereas albumin would be lowered during the emergent period due to increased permeability.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is teaching unlicensed personnel about preventing the spread of disease in the health care environment. The nurse knows that the personnel understand when they state that which is the most important way to prevent the spread of disease?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hand washing is the most effective way to prevent disease transmission, breaking the chain of infection in healthcare settings.
Question 3 of 5
A client asks the home care nurse to look at the bruises on her arms and legs. The woman also tells the nurse that her gums bleed when she uses dental floss or brushes her teeth. The client is taking all of the following medications. Which is most likely related to the client's symptoms?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ibuprofen, an NSAID, can inhibit platelet function, causing bruising and bleeding gums. Other medications are less likely to cause these symptoms.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving IV ceftriaxone for a urinary tract infection. Which of the following findings would be of GREATest concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A temperature of 100.4°F suggests worsening infection or inadequate antibiotic coverage, requiring immediate evaluation. Options A, C, and D are less concerning: WBC 12,000/mm^3 is expected, urine output 50 mL/hour is normal, and blood pressure 120/80 mmHg is stable.
Extract:
A client with right-sided weakness.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a client with right-sided weakness to walk down stairs using a cane. What behavior, if demonstrated by the client, would indicate that teaching was successful?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) to go down stairs, advance weak leg and cane first; to go up stairs, advance strong leg, then weak leg and cane (2) correct-to do down stairs, advance cane and weak leg, then strong leg; memory trick: the good goes up, the bad goes down (3) should advance cane and weak leg first (4) weaker leg and cane advance first