NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 10 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
While planning care for an elderly client with dementia, which of the following should be a priority for the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: is most effective when communicating with an elderly client
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is preparing to suction a client with a new tracheostomy in the postanesthesia recovery room. Which of the following actions, if performed by the nurse, indicates a break in proper technique?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: break in sterile procedure, suction mouth after trachea
Question 3 of 5
An elderly man is admitted to a medical unit with shortness of breath and is diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection (URI). He is placed on droplet precautions. The nurse has just finished giving him his PO medications. As the nurse leaves his room, the nurse should
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: hands should be washed before removing mask to prevent transfer of microbes to face
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client in her third trimester of pregnancy. The nurse is MOST concerned by which of the following assessments?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: is usually indicative of an impending convulsion
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 74-year-old man with type I diabetes. The client is scheduled for cataract surgery under general anesthesia at 9 AM. The man usually receives 30 units of NPH and 10 units of regular insulin each morning at 7 AM. At 7 AM the morning of surgery, the nurse would expect to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: usually use sliding scale with regular insulin based on blood glucose readings