NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
A school-aged child who was diagnosed two weeks ago with hepatitis A.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: All answers are implementations. Determine the outcome of each answer choice. Is it desired? (1) communicable for 2-3 weeks before onset of jaundice and about 1 week after onset of jaundice (2) passing the buck (3) correct-type A hepatitis is not infectious within a week or so after the onset of jaundice, child can return to school (4) can return to school, activity at that time depends on the child's energy level
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
When describing the correct way for cleansing a wound site, the nurse understands that the wound should be cleaned:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cleaning from the drainage site outward prevents spreading pathogens. Other methods risk contamination or are inappropriate.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postoperative after a cholecystectomy. Which of the following findings would be of GREATest concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Yellowish drainage from the incision suggests infection or bile leakage, a serious complication post-cholecystectomy requiring immediate evaluation. Options A, B, and D are expected or normal: slight fever is common, incision pain is typical, and urine output is adequate.
Question 4 of 5
After receiving an annual influenza immunization, a client develops symptoms suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which symptom is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Guillain-Barré syndrome causes paresthesia and weakness in the lower extremities , progressing upward. Reflexes are hypoactive (B is incorrect). Emotional lability and tremors are not typical.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should anticipate the client with a gastric ulcer to have pain
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: pain related to a gastric ulcer occurs about one-half to one hour after a meal and rarely at night; is not helped by ingestion of food