NCLEX-PN
Psychosocial Integrity NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 27 year-old woman has delivered twins in the OB unit. The patient develops a condition of 5 centimeter diastasis recti abdominis. Which of the following statements is the most accurate when instructing the patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Protection of the abdominal wall is critical at this point in time.
Question 2 of 5
All of the following should be performed when fetal heart monitoring indicates fetal distress except:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Decreasing maternal fluids is the only intervention that should not be performed when fetal distress is indicated.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following might be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for an epileptic client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The epileptic client is at risk for injury due to the complications of seizure activity, such as possible head trauma associated with a fall. The other choices are not related to the question.
Question 4 of 5
When the nurse is determining the appropriate size of an oropharyngeal airway to insert, what part of a client's body should she measure?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An oropharyngeal airway is measured from the corner of the client's mouth, to the tragus of the ear.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following lab values is elevated first after a client has a myocardial infarction?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Troponin is the earliest and most specific marker to rise after a myocardial infarction, detectable within hours of cardiac injury.