NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
A patient several days after an above-knee amputation (AKA).
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following symptoms would be characteristic of an infected stump wound?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how each answer choice relates to an infected wound. (1) may be due to changes in body image or pain (2) expected, not indicative of an infection (3) correct-pain is characteristic of inflammation and infection (4) warm skin above site would indicate infection
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Following a coronary artery bypass, a client develops a temperature of 102°. The nurse should notify the doctor because an elevation in temperature:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A fever increases metabolic demand, which can decrease cardiac output in a post-bypass patient, potentially straining the heart.
Question 3 of 5
After sustaining a closed head injury and numerous lacerations and abrasions to the face and neck, a five-year-old child is admitted to the emergency room.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clear fluid draining from the ear suggests cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage due to a meningeal rupture, a serious complication that risks meningitis and requires immediate reporting. Eyelid edema, minor bleeding, and withdrawal to pain are less urgent or expected findings.
Question 4 of 5
The physician has prescribed hydralazine (Apresoline) for a client with acute glomerulonephritis. Which finding indicates that the drug is having the desired effect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Apresoline (hydralazine) is an antihypertensive; therefore, a decrease in blood pressure indicates the medication is working. Answers A, B, and D indicate that the overall condition of the client is improving, but they are not the result of the medication.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old girl admitted with an acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Involving the adolescent in planning her daily schedule promotes autonomy and control, which is developmentally appropriate and therapeutic for managing chronic illness. Rooming in, school programs, and friend visits are supportive but less empowering for self-management.