NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following guidelines is appropriate for the nurse to give a mother concerning the developmental stage of her seven-year-old daughter?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: normal for developmental stage, beginning to show independence from parents
Extract:
The homecare nurse is visiting an infant who had a myelomeningocele repair.
Question 2 of 5
The homecare nurse determines that the parents are accepting of their infant if which of the following is observed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each statement and how it relates to myelomeningocele. (1) child has a chronic problem (2) indicates the parents' lack of interest and inability to care for the child (3) correct-parents' participation in care may be first sign of acceptance; head circumference measurement is important due to risk of hydrocephalus following surgery; even simple care like bathing child could bring acceptance (4) shows a lack of understanding about myelomeningocele
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Question 3 of 5
A child comes to the school nurse with a honey-colored crusted lesion below her right nostril. Which of the following actions should the nurse take FIRST?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: describes impetigo, highly infectious superficial bacterial infection; notify parents so they can contact the physician
Question 4 of 5
A 45-year-old client with newly diagnosed IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) is being seen by the home health nurse. The physician has placed him on a 1,800-calorie ADA diet, ordered the client to self-administer 15 units of NPH insulin each day before breakfast, and check his blood sugar qid. When the nurse visits the client at 5 PM, the nurse discovers that the client has not eaten since noon and has just returned from jogging. The client's vital signs are: BP 110/80, pulse 120, respirations 18, temperature 98.2°F (36.8°C). When the client obtains his blood sugar reading, the nurse would expect it to be?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: hypoglycemia symptoms are cool, clammy skin, diaphoresis, nervousness, weakness, hunger, confusion, headache, slurred speech, coma
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client recently diagnosed with AIDS. Which of the following interventions by the nurse would be BEST?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: implementation, decreases exposure to microorganisms