NCLEX-PN
Basic Care and Comfort NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The hospitalized client is able to stand to use an electronic digital scale for obtaining the client's prescribed daily weight. Which nursing interventions best ensure that the client's daily weight is accurate? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: B: Calibration ensures accuracy. E: Weighing post-voiding at the same time daily standardizes results. A: Shoes add weight. C: Sliding indicators are for balance scales. D: Averaging weights reduces accuracy.
Question 2 of 5
Quality is defined as a combination of all of the following except:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Compliance or performance at the minimally acceptable level is not considered quality care.
Question 3 of 5
The goals of palliative care include all of the following except:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The goals of palliative care include choices A, B, and D.
Choice C is not part of palliative care. All aspects of medical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the dying client should be focused on until the end of life.
Question 4 of 5
According to the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, professional nurses have an ethical obligation to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The ANA Code of Ethics encompasses obligations to clients, the nursing profession, and delivering high-quality care, ensuring comprehensive ethical practice.
Question 5 of 5
A patient that has TB can be taken off restrictions after which of the following parameters have been met?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Negative culture results indicate absence of active infection, allowing the patient to be taken off restrictions.