NCLEX PREDICTOR 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A
A nurse in an emergency department completes an assessment on an adolescent client that has
conduct disorder. The client threatened suicide to teacher at school.Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the assessment?
a) Tell me about your siblings
b) Tell me what kind of music you like
c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
d) Tell me about your school schedule
(ANS- c) Tell me how often do you drink alcohol
A nurse is observing bonding to the client her newborn. Which of followingactions by
the client requires the nurse to intervene?
a) Holding the newborn in an en face position
b) Asking the father to change the newborn's diaper
c) Requesting the nurse take the newborn nursery so she can rest
d) Viewing the newborn's actions to be uncooperative
(ANS- d) Viewing the newborn's actions to be uncooperative
A nurse is caring for client who is taking levothyroxin. Which of the followingfindings should
indicate that the medication is effective?
a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of
hypothyroidism)
b) Decreased blood pressure
c) Absence of seizures
d) Decrease inflammation
(ANS- a) Weight loss (this drug acts as T4 and will normalize the effects of
, A nurse is planning discharge teaching for cord care for the parent of a newborn.Which
instructions would you include in the teaching?
a) Contact provider if the cord still turns black (it's going to turn black)
b) Clean the base of the cord with hydrogen peroxide daily (clean with neutral pHcleanser)
c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry to preventinfection)
d) The cord stump will fall off in five days (cord falls off in 10-14 days)
(ANS- c) Keep the cord dry until it falls off (cord should be kept clean and dry toprevent
infection)
A nurse is assessing a client in the PACU. Which of the following findingsindicates
decreased cardiac output?
a) Shivering
b) Oliguria
c) Bradypnea
d) Constricted pupils
(ANS- b) Oliguria
A nurse is assisting with mass casualty triage: explosion at a local factory. Whichof the
following client should the nurse identify as the priority?
a) A client that has massive head trauma b) A client has full thickness burns to faceand trunk
c) A client with indications of hypovolemic shock
d) A client with open fracture of the lower extremity (ANS- c) A
client with indications of hypovolemic shock