NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 9 Questions
Extract:
The nurse's aide comes to take a woman by wheelchair for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the head and neck.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following observations, if made by the nurse, would require an intervention?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: 'Require an intervention' indicates an incorrect action. (1) should be removed before the Test (2) results are within normal limits (3) correct-should be removed before the Test (4) unnecessary to check capillary refill
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
A terminally ill client says to the nurse, 'Do you believe in heaven?' How should the nurse respond?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reflecting the question back encourages the client to share beliefs, fostering spiritual discussion. Sharing personal beliefs, withholding, or redirecting are less therapeutic.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has right-sided weakness and has been told to use a cane for walking. Which action by the client indicates that he can use a cane correctly?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Holding the cane in the left (unaffected) hand and moving it with the right (weak) leg provides support, indicating correct use.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a new diagnosis of hypothyroidism about levothyroxine (Synthroid). Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stopping levothyroxine when feeling better is incorrect, as hypothyroidism requires lifelong replacement therapy to maintain euthyroid status. Options A, B, and C are correct: morning dosing minimizes insomnia, chest pain may indicate overdose, and calcium supplements interfere with absorption.
Extract:
Two new admissions to the unit. One of the new admissions is diagnosed with pneumonia, and the other new patient is diagnosed with AIDS.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following assignments is MOST appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) increases the potential for transmission of infection (2) keeps the clients in the same room; should not be done (3) puts them in separate rooms but same nurse is caring for them (4) correct-to prevent spread of infection, clients should have private rooms with different nurses