NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN SATA Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
You are working in a community pediatric health clinic. Which expected life transition should you apply into your practice for these pediatric clients as you are caring for pediatric clients of all ages?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Puberty is a significant life transition for pediatric clients, particularly adolescents, and is relevant across the age range in a pediatric clinic. It involves physical, emotional, and social changes that nurses should consider in their practice.
Question 2 of 5
A client with a history of gout is prescribed colchicine. The nurse should instruct the client to take the medication:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Colchicine is most effective when taken at the onset of a gout attack to reduce inflammation and pain.
Question 3 of 5
A client's laboratory test results reveal a decrease in both serum transferrin and total iron-binding capacity (TIBC). Which disorder is the most likely cause of the client's anemia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Malnutrition can cause reductions in the serum transferrin and the TIBC. Infection is an unrelated option. Iron-deficiency anemia is usually characterized by decreased iron-binding capacity but increased transferrin levels. Additionally, in clinical practice, the hemoglobin level is routinely used to detect iron-deficiency anemia. Sickle cell anemia is diagnosed by determining that the client has hemoglobin S.
Question 4 of 5
During your system specific assessment of your client's peripheral pulses, you note that the client's posterior tibia pulse is weak and thready. You would document this finding as:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A weak and thready pulse is documented as 1+ on a 0-4+ scale, indicating diminished pulse strength.
Question 5 of 5
The nursing staff has safely and successfully secluded and restrained a client with acute mania who discussed the nurse and threw a chair against the wall in the community room. Which statement by the nurse is most helpful to the client at this time?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Explaining the reason for restraint (to ensure safety until behavior is managed) is therapeutic, clear, and nonjudgmental, helping the client understand the intervention.