NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Psychosocial Integrity Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Regardless of their practice area, nurses should be concerned with:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Preventing microorganism transmission is a universal nursing concern to protect clients, families, and staff, achieved through asepsis and infection control practices.
Question 2 of 5
Which cultural group has the highest incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caucasians have the highest incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IB
D).
Question 3 of 5
A patient has a history of cardiac arrhythmia. A nurse has been ordered to give 2 units of blood to this patient. The nurse should take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Warming the blood will reduce the risk of additional cardiac arrhythmia.
Question 4 of 5
A client begins bleeding from the site of a previous arterial blood gas draw on the right wrist. What should the nurse do first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If a client begins bleeding from the site of a previous arterial blood gas draw on the right wrist, the nurse should first apply pressure to the site. This prevents further bleeding. The remaining choices can be performed later.
Question 5 of 5
When a client has a chest drainage system in place, where should the system be placed?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A chest drainage system should be placed below the level of the client's chest so that the drainage flows out of the chest into the system. The remaining choices are too high and do not allow fluid to drain out of the chest.