NCLEX-RN
Practice NCLEX RN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which nurse should be assigned to care for the postpartal client with preeclampsia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The RN with labor and delivery experience is best equipped to manage preeclampsia complications in a postpartal client.
Question 2 of 5
A 3-year-old is immobilized in a hip spica cast. Which discharge instruction should be given to the parents?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tucking a diaper beneath the cast at the perineal opening helps keep the cast clean and prevents skin irritation.
Question 3 of 5
A client is receiving enteral feedings through a nasogastric tube, and the nurse is administering the client's medications. Which of the following can be administered through the NG tube? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: Pills (crushed, dissolved) (
B) and liquid suspension (
D) are safe for NG administration. Extended-release (
A) and enteric-coated (
C) medications should not be crushed; soft-gel (E) and sublingual (F) are not suitable.
Question 4 of 5
A client who is Muslim is refusing to eat food served to him by a nursing assistant. The nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A, C
Rationale: Arranging mealtimes to avoid prayer times and providing halal food respects the client's religious dietary practices. The gender of the assistant and specific foods like catfish are less relevant unless explicitly non-halal.
Question 5 of 5
The physician has ordered atropine sulfate 0.4 mg IM before surgery. The medication is supplied in 0.8 mg per milliliter. The nurse should administer how many milliliters of the medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
To calculate: 0.4 mg ÷ 0.8 mg/mL = 0.5 mL, the correct dose to administer.