NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 8 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which type of traction can the nurse expect to be used on a 7 year-old with a fractured femur and extensive skin damage?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ninety degree-ninety degree traction is used for fractures of the femur or tibia. A skeletal pin or wire is surgically placed through the distal part of the femur, while the lower part of the extremity is in a boot cast. Traction ropes and pulleys are applied.
Question 2 of 5
A woman is seen in clinic with complaints suggesting cholecystitis or cholelithiasis. What teaching should the nurse expect to reinforce?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fatty foods trigger gallbladder contraction, worsening pain in cholecystitis or cholelithiasis; avoiding them reduces symptoms. Sitting up, carbonated drinks, or caffeine are less critical.
Question 3 of 5
A client who has had a right below-the-knee amputation refers to himself as 'a freak' and 'old peg-leg.' What initial response by the nurse is most therapeutic?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reflecting the client's feelings ('You feel like a freak') validates their emotions, promoting therapeutic communication. Denying, normalizing, or reassuring dismisses their distress.
Extract:
A client has a three-way Foley catheter following a transurethral resection.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse would anticipate infusing irrigating solution rapidly when
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) not a reason to infuse irrigating solution rapidly (2) correct-three-way Foley catheter should be irrigated rapidly when bright-red drainage or clots are present; irrigation rate should be decreased to about 40 gtts/min when the drainage clears (3) not indication to infuse irrigating solution rapidly (4) not indication to infuse irrigating solution rapidly
Extract:
A young adult immobilized for trauma to the spinal cord has periods of diaphoresis, a draining abdominal wound, and diarrhea.
Question 5 of 5
Based on the nursing assessment, an appropriate priority nursing diagnosis is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Think about each answer choice. (1) constipation is not a problem because the client has diarrhea (2) correct-skin is very susceptible to breakdown because of immobility and bodily secretions; needs numerous nursing interventions to prevent this (3) not most important (4) there would be risk of fluid volume deficit due to diarrhea and secretions