Saunders Comprehensive Review for
NCLEX-PN - Chapter 5 Questions with
Verified Answers
1. A client is diagnosed with cancer and is told that sur- gery followed by chemotherapy
will be necessary. The client states to the nurse, "I have read a lot about complementary
therapies. Do you think I should try any?" The nurse should respond by making which
appropriate statement?
1. "I would try anything that I could if I had cancer."
2. "No, because it will interact with the chemo- therapy."
3. "Tell me what you know about complementary therapies."
4. "You need to ask your primary health care pro- vider about it." - ANSWERS3. "Tell
me what you know about complementary therapies."
2. The nurse is preparing to assist a client of Orthodox Jewish faith with eating lunch. A
kosher meal is delivered to the client. Which nursing action is appropriate when
assisting the client with the meal?
1. Unwrapping the eating utensils for the client
2. Replacing the plastic utensils with metal utensils
3. Carefully transferring the food from paper plates to glass plates
4. Allowing the client to unwrap the utensils and prepare his own meal for eating -
ANSWERS4. Allowing the client to unwrap the utensils and prepare his own meal for
eating
3. The nurse is caring for a group of clients who are tak- ing herbal medications at
home. Which client should be given instructions with regard to avoiding the use of
herbal medications?
1. A 60-year-old male client with rhinitis
2. A 24-year-old male client with a lower back injury
3. A 10-year-old female client with a urinary tract infection
4. A 45-year-old female client with a history of migraine headaches - ANSWERS3. A 10-
year-old female client with urinary tract infection
4. The client asks the nurse about various herbal therapies available for the treatment of
insomnia. The nurse should encourage the client to discuss the use of which product
with the primary health care provider?
1. Garlic
2. Valerian
3. Lavender
4. Glucosamine - ANSWERS2. Valerian
NCLEX-PN - Chapter 5 Questions with
Verified Answers
1. A client is diagnosed with cancer and is told that sur- gery followed by chemotherapy
will be necessary. The client states to the nurse, "I have read a lot about complementary
therapies. Do you think I should try any?" The nurse should respond by making which
appropriate statement?
1. "I would try anything that I could if I had cancer."
2. "No, because it will interact with the chemo- therapy."
3. "Tell me what you know about complementary therapies."
4. "You need to ask your primary health care pro- vider about it." - ANSWERS3. "Tell
me what you know about complementary therapies."
2. The nurse is preparing to assist a client of Orthodox Jewish faith with eating lunch. A
kosher meal is delivered to the client. Which nursing action is appropriate when
assisting the client with the meal?
1. Unwrapping the eating utensils for the client
2. Replacing the plastic utensils with metal utensils
3. Carefully transferring the food from paper plates to glass plates
4. Allowing the client to unwrap the utensils and prepare his own meal for eating -
ANSWERS4. Allowing the client to unwrap the utensils and prepare his own meal for
eating
3. The nurse is caring for a group of clients who are tak- ing herbal medications at
home. Which client should be given instructions with regard to avoiding the use of
herbal medications?
1. A 60-year-old male client with rhinitis
2. A 24-year-old male client with a lower back injury
3. A 10-year-old female client with a urinary tract infection
4. A 45-year-old female client with a history of migraine headaches - ANSWERS3. A 10-
year-old female client with urinary tract infection
4. The client asks the nurse about various herbal therapies available for the treatment of
insomnia. The nurse should encourage the client to discuss the use of which product
with the primary health care provider?
1. Garlic
2. Valerian
3. Lavender
4. Glucosamine - ANSWERS2. Valerian
