NCLEX-PN
Basic Care and Comfort NCLEX PN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following NSAIDS is most commonly used for a brief time for acute pain?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Toradol (ketorolac) is frequently used for short-term acute pain management due to its potent analgesic effects, administered IM, IV, or PO.
Question 2 of 5
Mrs. Peterson complains of difficulty falling asleep, awakening earlier than desired, and not feeling rested. She attributes these problems to leg pain that is secondary to her arthritis. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for her?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The client's sleep pattern is directly disturbed by the chronic leg pain, which is secondary to the arthritis. This nursing diagnosis is the appropriate one to directly deal with comfort measures and the like.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is taking the client's temperature. What should the nurse do to correctly obtain the temperature with a tympanic thermometer?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A: Sealing the ear canal ensures accurate readings. B: Irrigation is unnecessary and affects results. C: The pinna is pulled upward in adults. D: Tympanostomy tubes don't affect readings after initial placement.
Question 4 of 5
For safety, the nurse should ask the client to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When performing a paracentesis, the client must be sitting up to allow the fluid to settle to the lower abdomen.
To prevent trauma to the bladder while inserting a needle to aspirate the fluid, the bladder must be empty.
Question 5 of 5
The greatest time savers when planning client care include all of the following except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The greatest time-savers when planning client care are activities that facilitate focus and completion of priority items. Time-savers include setting goals, establishing priorities, planning tasks, delegating where appropriate, re-assessment, and ongoing evaluation of needs.