Practice (NCLEX) Multiple Choice Questions With
Complete Solutions
A. "Did you take those drugs?" Correct Answers Which of the
following is an example of a closed-ended question or
statement?
A. "Did you take those drugs?"
B. "How did that medication make you feel?"
C. "Tell me about things that relieve your pain?"
D. "Describe the type of pain you have."
A. "Do you smoke?"
C. "What medications are you currently taking?"
D. "How would you characterize your mood lately?"
E. "Do you have a consistent routine around getting ready for
bed and going to bed?" Correct Answers A client has sought
care because of insomnia that has been increasing in severity
and frequency in recent months. What questions should the
nurse include in an assessment of this client's health problem?
[Select all that apply.]
A. "Do you smoke?"
B. "Do you have a family history of sleep disturbances?"
C. "What medications are you currently taking?"
D. "How would you characterize your mood lately?"
E. "Do you have a consistent routine around getting ready for
bed and going to bed?"
A. "Tell me how you feel."
,D. "What have you been told by your health care provider?"
Correct Answers The client is newly diagnosed as having a
terminal disease and asks, "I'm going to die soon, aren't I?"
What would be appropriate replies of the nurse? [Select all that
apply.]
A. "Tell me how you feel."
B. "No, you are not actively dying."
C. "This is something I am not comfortable discussing."
D. "What have you been told by your health care provider?"
E. "You should ask your health care provider that question."
A. 1.8 mg/dL Correct Answers Which of the following serum
creatinine values would suggest to the nurse that a patient has
compromised renal function?
A. 1.8 mg/dL
B. 18 mg/dL
C. 1.018
D. 18 mEq/L
A. A nurse discusses a client with a coworker in the elevator.
B. A nurse shares her computer password with a relative of a
client.
D. A nurse updates the employer of a client regarding the
client's return to work. Correct Answers Which of the following
are examples of breaches of client confidentially? [Select all that
apply.]
A. A nurse discusses a client with a coworker in the elevator.
,B. A nurse shares her computer password with a relative of a
client.
C. A nurse checks the medical record of a client to see who
should be called in an emergency.
D. A nurse updates the employer of a client regarding the
client's return to work.
E. A nurse uses a computer to document a client's response to
pain medication.
A. A nurse working in a physician's office puts out a sign-in
sheet for incoming clients.
B. Two nurses are overheard talking about a client through the
door of an empty client room.
E. A nurse calls out the name of a client who is seated in the
waiting room. Correct Answers Which of the following are
examples of incidental disclosures of client health information
that are permitted? [Select all that apply.]
A. A nurse working in a physician's office puts out a sign-in
sheet for incoming clients.
B. Two nurses are overheard talking about a client through the
door of an empty client room.
C. A nurse places a client chart in a holder on the examining
room door with the name facing out.
D. A nurse leaves an x-ray on a light board in the hallway that
leads to the examining rooms.
E. A nurse calls out the name of a client who is seated in the
waiting room.
A. A stimulus must be present.
, B. A receptor or sense organ must receive the stimulus and
convert it to a nerve impulse.
C. The nerve impulse must be conducted along a nervous
pathway from the receptor or sense organ to the brain.
F. A particular area in the brain must receive and translate the
impulse into a sensation. Correct Answers Which of the
following are conditions that must be met for a person to receive
the necessary data to experience the world? [Select all that
apply.]
A. A stimulus must be present.
B. A receptor or sense organ must receive the stimulus and
convert it to a nerve impulse.
C. The nerve impulse must be conducted along a nervous
pathway from the receptor or sense organ to the brain.
D. The stimulus must be recognized by the cardiovascular
system and sent to the brain.
E. The person must physically and mentally recognize the
stimulus and accept or reject it in the brain.
F. A particular area in the brain must receive and translate the
impulse into a sensation.
A. A teenager with multiple body piercings
C. A client receiving radiation therapy
E. A client with diabetes Correct Answers Which of the
following clients would be considered at risk for skin
alterations? [Select all that apply.]
A. A teenager with multiple body piercings
B. A homosexual in a monogamous relationship
C. A client receiving radiation therapy
Complete Solutions
A. "Did you take those drugs?" Correct Answers Which of the
following is an example of a closed-ended question or
statement?
A. "Did you take those drugs?"
B. "How did that medication make you feel?"
C. "Tell me about things that relieve your pain?"
D. "Describe the type of pain you have."
A. "Do you smoke?"
C. "What medications are you currently taking?"
D. "How would you characterize your mood lately?"
E. "Do you have a consistent routine around getting ready for
bed and going to bed?" Correct Answers A client has sought
care because of insomnia that has been increasing in severity
and frequency in recent months. What questions should the
nurse include in an assessment of this client's health problem?
[Select all that apply.]
A. "Do you smoke?"
B. "Do you have a family history of sleep disturbances?"
C. "What medications are you currently taking?"
D. "How would you characterize your mood lately?"
E. "Do you have a consistent routine around getting ready for
bed and going to bed?"
A. "Tell me how you feel."
,D. "What have you been told by your health care provider?"
Correct Answers The client is newly diagnosed as having a
terminal disease and asks, "I'm going to die soon, aren't I?"
What would be appropriate replies of the nurse? [Select all that
apply.]
A. "Tell me how you feel."
B. "No, you are not actively dying."
C. "This is something I am not comfortable discussing."
D. "What have you been told by your health care provider?"
E. "You should ask your health care provider that question."
A. 1.8 mg/dL Correct Answers Which of the following serum
creatinine values would suggest to the nurse that a patient has
compromised renal function?
A. 1.8 mg/dL
B. 18 mg/dL
C. 1.018
D. 18 mEq/L
A. A nurse discusses a client with a coworker in the elevator.
B. A nurse shares her computer password with a relative of a
client.
D. A nurse updates the employer of a client regarding the
client's return to work. Correct Answers Which of the following
are examples of breaches of client confidentially? [Select all that
apply.]
A. A nurse discusses a client with a coworker in the elevator.
,B. A nurse shares her computer password with a relative of a
client.
C. A nurse checks the medical record of a client to see who
should be called in an emergency.
D. A nurse updates the employer of a client regarding the
client's return to work.
E. A nurse uses a computer to document a client's response to
pain medication.
A. A nurse working in a physician's office puts out a sign-in
sheet for incoming clients.
B. Two nurses are overheard talking about a client through the
door of an empty client room.
E. A nurse calls out the name of a client who is seated in the
waiting room. Correct Answers Which of the following are
examples of incidental disclosures of client health information
that are permitted? [Select all that apply.]
A. A nurse working in a physician's office puts out a sign-in
sheet for incoming clients.
B. Two nurses are overheard talking about a client through the
door of an empty client room.
C. A nurse places a client chart in a holder on the examining
room door with the name facing out.
D. A nurse leaves an x-ray on a light board in the hallway that
leads to the examining rooms.
E. A nurse calls out the name of a client who is seated in the
waiting room.
A. A stimulus must be present.
, B. A receptor or sense organ must receive the stimulus and
convert it to a nerve impulse.
C. The nerve impulse must be conducted along a nervous
pathway from the receptor or sense organ to the brain.
F. A particular area in the brain must receive and translate the
impulse into a sensation. Correct Answers Which of the
following are conditions that must be met for a person to receive
the necessary data to experience the world? [Select all that
apply.]
A. A stimulus must be present.
B. A receptor or sense organ must receive the stimulus and
convert it to a nerve impulse.
C. The nerve impulse must be conducted along a nervous
pathway from the receptor or sense organ to the brain.
D. The stimulus must be recognized by the cardiovascular
system and sent to the brain.
E. The person must physically and mentally recognize the
stimulus and accept or reject it in the brain.
F. A particular area in the brain must receive and translate the
impulse into a sensation.
A. A teenager with multiple body piercings
C. A client receiving radiation therapy
E. A client with diabetes Correct Answers Which of the
following clients would be considered at risk for skin
alterations? [Select all that apply.]
A. A teenager with multiple body piercings
B. A homosexual in a monogamous relationship
C. A client receiving radiation therapy
