NCLEX Question Trainer Test 6 Real Exam Questions & Answers, Rated A+

NCLEX Question Trainer Test 6 Real Exam Questions & Answers, Rated A+,Following total hip arthroplasty, an elderly client is ordered to begin ambulation with a walker. Which of the following statements by the nurse is BEST? 1. "Sit in a low chair for ease in getting up to use the walker." 2. "Make sure rubber caps are in place on all four legs of the walker." 3. "You will begin weight bearing on the affected hip soon." 4. "Practice tying your own shoes before you begin ambulating." - 2 After stabilizing a client with severe multiple trauma injuries from a motor vehicle accident, which of the following actions by the nurse is BEST? 1. Limit visiting hours to promote optimal rest. 2. Arrange for clergy to visit with the client and family as requested. 3. Arrange for a psychologist to visit with the family. 4. Arrange for the family to meet with a social worker to discuss financial aid. - 2 The nurse cares for a client complaining of moderate pain. Which of the following nursing actions is MOST important to provide the patient with effective pain relief? 1. Teach the patient about the pain. 2. Establish a trusting relationship with the patient. 3. Determine how various relaxation techniques affect the pain. 4. Provide alternative measures to relieve pain - 2 One of the goals the nurse and a client diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) mutually agreed upon is that the client will increase participation in out-of-the apartment activities. Which of the following recommendations, if made by the nurse, is MOST therapeutic to achieve this goal? 1. Take a day trip with a friend. 2. Take an 11-minute bus ride alone. 3. Join a support group, and participate in a victim assistance organization. 4. Take a 10-minute walk with the spouse around the block. - 3 A client is scheduled for a traditional abdominal cholecystectomy. Which of the following statements, if made by the nurse to the client the night before surgery, is MOST important? 1. "It is important for you to eat foods from every level of the food pyramid and avoid excessive fats in your diet." 2. "Place the pillow against your abdomen, take three deep breaths, hold your breath, and then cough two or three times." 3. "There will be a machine available to you after surgery for you to use to continuously receive pain medication." 4. "You may come back from surgery with a tube in your nose that drains your gallbladder." - 2 The nurse prepares the client for a skin biopsy. Which of the following client statements should the nurse report to the physician? 1. "I've been taking aspirin for my sore knees." 2. "Using lotion has helped my dry skin." 3. "I went to the tanning salon yesterday." 4. "I had a big breakfast this morning." - 1 The nurse instructs a client being discharged on tranylcypromine sulfate (Parnate). The nurse determines further teaching is needed if the client makes which of the following statements? 1. "To celebrate, my wife and I are going out for pepperoni pizza and wine tonight." 2. "I plan to use sunblock at the beach this summer." 3. "When I get home, I am going to start a diet so that I can lose some weight." 4. "Now that I feel so much better, I have more energy." - 1 A client has just been admitted after sustaining a second-degree thermal injury to the right arm. Which of the following nursing observations is MOST important to report to the doctor? 1. Pain around the periphery of the injury. 2. Gastric pH less than 5.0. 3. Increased edema of the right arm. 4. An elevated hematocrit. - 2 The nurse instructs a client about how to perform self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) using a blood glucose monitor. Which of the following actions, if performed by the client, indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching? 1. The client dangles the hand before sticking the finger with the lancet. 2. The client sticks the finger on the side of the distal phalanx. 3. The client touches the strip with a large drop of blood hanging from the fingertip. 4. The client milks the finger after sticking it. - 4