NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
The nurse is obtaining a history on a client just admitted to the unit. The client informs the nurse that any information shared with the nurse during the interview is to remain confidential.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about the outcome of each answer choice. (1) the nurse has the obligation to share client information with personnel directly involved with the client's care (2) correct-the nurse is obligated to share client information with personnel directly involved with the client's care (3) the nurse must never agree to keep information confidential without knowing the content of the information (4) the nurse not obligated to report information that is not relevant to the client's care or wellbeing
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The home care nurse is performing an assessment of a client with pneumonia secondary to chronic pulmonary disease. Which of the following goals is MOST appropriate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: to improve the quality of ventilation would refer to levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is preparing a 56-year-old woman for a paracentesis. It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: prevents puncture of bladder
Question 4 of 5
A client has a right total hip replacement. The client returns from surgery with an IV of 0.45% NaCl infusing into the left forearm at 100 cc/h. It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: use of antiembolic hose and/or sequential compression devices decreases venous stasis and reduces risk of thrombus formation
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a new diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease about levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Uncontrolled movements, such as dyskinesias, are a side effect of levodopa-carbidopa, requiring dose adjustment. Options A, C, and D are incorrect: high-protein meals reduce absorption, stopping the medication risks symptom return, and exams are essential.