NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions with Answers Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
You are having a nice dinner in a fancy restaurant. As you are eating, you hear the gentleman eating at the next table start to bang the table, hold his throat and forcibly cough. What should you do?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Forcing coughing suggests a partial airway obstruction. Encouraging the person to continue coughing is the first step to dislodge the obstruction without invasive intervention.
Question 2 of 5
A client in the second stage of labor has had no anesthesia or analgesia. The nurse should assist the client into which of the following positions so the client can begin pushing?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Squatting with a C-shaped body facilitates pushing by aligning the pelvis and using gravity, ideal for the second stage of labor without anesthesia.
Question 3 of 5
Select the legal term that is accurately paired with its description.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Slander is correctly defined as false oral defamatory statements. Assault is threatening harm , battery is unauthorized touching , and libel is false written defamation .
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following steps is the final step that is used during the physical assessment of the abdomen?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The standard sequence for abdominal assessment is inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation (light then deep). Deep palpation is the final step to assess for organ size or abnormalities.
Question 5 of 5
A client with a history of stroke is at risk for aspiration. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A, C, D, E
Rationale: Upright positioning, assessing gag reflex, small frequent meals, and thickened liquids reduce aspiration risk. Thin liquids increase risk.