NCLEX-RN
Best NCLEX RN Question Bank Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Your 87 year old client has a history of heart disease and fibromyalgia. This client has an internal pacemaker and is also a diabetic client. During your annual visit with this client, the client tells you that they would like to begin some alternative and homeopathic health care practices. What should you include in your teaching plan for this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Prayer is a safe and evidence-supported complementary practice that can help reduce stress and pain, suitable for this client. There is insufficient evidence for magnets in fibromyalgia treatment, and biofeedback is not contraindicated for pacemakers. Not all herbs lack scientific evidence, so option A is overly broad.
Question 2 of 5
When determining the parents' compliance with treatment for their child's ear infection, the nurse should ask the parents if they are:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Holding the child upright during feeding prevents milk from entering the Eustachian tube, reducing ear infection risk.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a young adult client diagnosed with sarcoidosis. The client is angry and tells the nurse that there is no point in learning disease management because there is no possibility of ever being cured. Based on the client's statement, the nurse determines that the client is experiencing which potential problem?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The client with powerlessness expresses feelings of having no control over a situation or outcome. Apprehension is fearful or uneasy anticipation of something. Intellectualization is excessive reasoning to avoid feeling. Ineffective thought process involves interruption in normal thought.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following types of restraints is best for the nurse to use for a child in the immediate postoperative period after cleft palate repair?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Elbow restraints are most appropriate post-cleft palate repair to prevent the child from touching or damaging the surgical site while allowing some mobility.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with a suspected bowel obstruction. Which of the following findings is most indicative of this condition?
Correct Answer: A,B
Rationale: Abdominal distension and decreased bowel sounds are hallmark signs of bowel obstruction due to blocked intestinal passage.