NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
A client chief complaint in a nursing health history.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is an example of a properly recorded client chief complaint in a nursing health history?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) incorrectly stated (2) objective finding (3) correct-chief complaint should be recorded using the client's own words (4) objective finding
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Which play activity is most appropriate for a 15-month-old with a cyanotic heart defect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A mobile is a passive activity suitable for a 15-month-old with a cyanotic heart defect, as it avoids exertion, so B is correct. Push-and-pull toys , shape sorters , and pounding boards require more physical effort.
Question 3 of 5
A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is receiving $\mathrm{O}_2$ at $3 \mathrm{~L}/\mathrm{min}$ via nasal cannula. He is anxious and short of breath, and his mental status is clouded. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Checking vital signs and oxygen saturation assesses the cause of symptoms (e.g., hypoxia, hypercapnia). Increasing O2 risks CO2 retention in COPD. Monitoring is passive. Humidity is secondary.
Extract:
A client has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer with a poor prognosis. Recently, the client has complained of increased pain and is less communicative, very irritable, and anorexic.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following nursing goals should be a priority at this time?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) will be difficult if client's pain is not adequately controlled (2) correct-comprehensive and regular pain assessment/management is necessary to facilitate client's ability to maintain comfort, which may enable him to verbalize his feelings (3) important, but will be difficult if client's pain is not adequately controlled (4) not highest priority
Extract:
A client is placed on cephalexin monohydrate (Keflex) prophylactically after surgery.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following foods should the nurse encourage?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: The topic of the question unstated. Read the answer choices for clues. (1) unnecessary to encourage (2) unnecessary to encourage (3) correct-these foods will help maintain normal inTest inal flora, which may be altered by the Keflex (4) unnecessary to encourage