NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Reduction of Risk Potential Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 69 year-old client with a diagnosis of hyperglycemia. Which tasks could the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The UAP can do standard, unchanging procedures. Testing blood sugar with an Accu-Check is a routine task that does not require clinical judgment, making it appropriate for delegation to a UAP.
Question 2 of 5
The orientation nurse educator reviewing the biohazard legend with a class of new employees states that the emblem is affixed to containers whenever:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: When body substances are handled, the potential for transmission is increased; therefore, federal regulations require warning labels to communicate with other employees and/or waste collectors. The biohazard alert is a three-ring symbol overlaying a central concentric ring. Blood, drainage from wounds, feces, and urine are all body fluids that can transfer infection and disease to others.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for the client who received afterload internal radiotherapy (brachytherapy) for treatment of uterine cancer. The nurse manager evaluates that the nurse uses correct hazardous material precautions when noting that the nurse takes which action?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Minimizing time spent with the client reduces radiation exposure, a key precaution in brachytherapy.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is planning care for an 18 month-old child. Which action should be included in the child's care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Encourage the child to feed himself finger food. According to Erikson, the toddler is in the stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt. The nurse should encourage increasingly independent activities of daily living that allow the toddler to assert his budding sense of control.
Question 5 of 5
A client frequently admitted to the locked psychiatric unit repeatedly compliments and invites one of the nurses to go out on a date. The nurse's response should be to
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Discuss the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship with the client. The nurse-client relationship is one with professional not social boundaries. Consistent adherence to the limits of the professional relationship builds trust.