NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 8 Questions
Extract:
A 12-year-old child is receiving intravenous theophylline (Aminophylline). The child presents with signs of tachycardia and irritability.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following nursing actions is MOST appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) may help the client to cope with current symptoms, but is not highest priority (2) will mask the signs of toxicity (3) correct-signs of toxicity need to be reported to the physician (4) does not take action to resolve the problem
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Which of these clients would the nurse monitor for the complication of C. difficile diarrhea?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A middle-aged client receiving radiation for throat cancer. Radiation therapy, particularly to the abdomen or pelvis, can disrupt the gut microbiota and increase the risk of C. difficile infection, especially if the client is also receiving antibiotics or has a weakened immune system.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a man who has chronic emphysema and is receiving oxygen at 2 L/min. The nurse enters the room to find that his wife has turned the oxygen up to 10 L/min because her husband is having increasing difficulty breathing. What is the best immediate action for the nurse to take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: High oxygen in emphysema can suppress respiratory drive, worsening hypercapnia; returning to 2 L/min is critical, followed by physician consultation.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is working at a student health clinic at a large university. Which of the following signs and symptoms would cause the nurse to suspect cocaine abuse in a 20-year-old college student?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Insomnia, rhinorrhea, and facial pain are associated with cocaine inhalation, the most common administration route. Options A, B, and C are less specific: A suggests infection, B indicates GI issues, and C could apply to other substances.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is to open a sterile package. How should the nurse plan to open the first flap?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Opening the first flap away from the nurse maintains sterility by preventing hands from passing over the sterile field. Opening toward the nurse or to the sides risks contamination.