NCLEX-RN
Best NCLEX RN Question Bank Questions
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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
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 3 of 5
The nurse is monitoring the function of a client's chest tube that is attached to a chest drainage system. The nurse notes that the fluid in the water-seal chamber is below the 2-cm mark. What should the nurse determine based on this finding?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The water-seal chamber should be filled to the 2-cm mark to provide an adequate water seal between the external environment and the client's pleural cavity. The water seal prevents air from reentering the pleural cavity. Because evaporation of water can occur, the nurse should remedy this problem by adding sterile water until the level is again at the 2-cm mark. The other interpretations are incorrect.
Question 4 of 5
A client with a history of asthma reports increased wheezing. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist, is the first-line treatment for acute asthma exacerbations to relieve bronchospasm.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is evaluating the laboratory results of a client who was recently admitted to the hospital. Which one of the following results indicates the presence of inflammation?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Leukocytosis, an elevated white blood cell count, indicates inflammation or infection. Decreased sedimentation rate, thrombocytopenia, and erythrocytosis are not specific to inflammation.