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Nursing Leadership NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client with a new diagnosis of epilepsy is prescribed phenytoin. Which side effect should the nurse instruct the client to report immediately?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: With phenytoin in epilepsy, report rash, not gum growth, nausea, or drowsiness. Rash flags Stevens-Johnson syndrome urgent vs. common effects like hyperplasia. Leadership stresses this imagine blisters; it prompts MD, aligning with seizure care effectively. This reflects nursing's vigilance in therapy safety.
Question 2 of 5
Skills used by a person to properly interact with others include.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: All communication, listening, attitude aid interaction. Nurse leaders like team talks rely on these, contrasting with isolation. In healthcare, it's holistic, aligning leadership with connection.
Question 3 of 5
As part of the budgeting process, you are asked to prioritize equipment and supply requests for your unit. After talking with staff, you decide to give highest priority to purchase of a bladder scanner rather than additional bedside commodes because a bladder scanner:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Prioritizing a bladder scanner detecting urinary retention early targets patient problems like infections or complications, improving outcomes over commodes' comfort focus. Staff input likely flagged this clinical need. It may lift satisfaction or ease staff burden indirectly, but early detection's safety impact trumps housekeeping savings. In budgeting, this choice reflects evidence-based care, catching issues before they escalate, aligning with your unit's care quality goals.
Question 4 of 5
The negotiation team has reached an impasse regarding mandatory overtime. Hospital administration wants to retain the clause to ensure staffing during crises; the union wants it struck entirely from the contract. An appropriate conflict resolution at this point would be:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: At an impasse over mandatory overtime, arbitration bringing a neutral third party to decide fits, as collaboration (joint solution-seeking) has stalled, competition (win-lose) escalates tension, and avoidance delays resolution. Administration's crisis staffing needs clash with the union's fatigue concerns, and arbitration offers a binding, impartial outcome, common in labor disputes. It moves the contract forward, balancing patient care and nurse well-being, leveraging external expertise to break the deadlock effectively.
Question 5 of 5
If we sit down and start visualising about heaven, the pleasures there in, this would be:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Day-dreaming fits visualizing heaven, unlike fantasy, dream, or imagination. Nurse leaders like focus avoid this, contrasting with task focus. In healthcare, it's distraction, aligning leadership with presence.