NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 2 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
While assessing a client in an outpatient facility with a panic disorder, the nurse completes a thorough health history and physical exam. Which finding is most significant for this client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sense of impending doom. The feeling of overwhelming and uncontrollable doom is characteristic of a panic attack.
Question 2 of 5
An adult is admitted with pernicious anemia. Which factor in the client's history is most likely related to the development of pernicious anemia?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Gastrectomy removes the stomach's intrinsic factor-producing cells, leading to vitamin B12 malabsorption, a primary cause of pernicious anemia.
Question 3 of 5
The client who is receiving hydantoin (Dilantin) tells the nurse his urine is pink-colored. What action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pink urine may result from dietary factors like cranberry juice or red gelatin, which should be ruled out before assuming a Dilantin-related issue.
Question 4 of 5
A depressed client who has recently been acting suicidal is now more social and energetic than usual. Smilingly he tells the nurse 'I've made some decisions about my life.' What should be the nurse's initial response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Are you thinking about killing yourself? This validates suicidal ideation to assess the seriousness of the risk.
Extract:
During the first 24 hours after total parenteral nutrition (TPN) therapy is started.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how each assessment relates to TPN. (1) inappropriate (2) inappropriate (3) correct-total parenteral nutrition (TPN), or hyperalimentation, has a high glucose content; important to monitor glucose levels (4) appropriate, but not a priority