BASIC CARE AND COMFORT NCLEX QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

BASIC CARE AND COMFORT NCLEX
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
OfAtheAfollowingApositions,AwhichAoneAfacilitatesAmaximumAairAexchange?



a.AOrthopneic

b.ATrendelenburg

c.AHighAFowler's

d.ALithotomyA-AANSWERAa.AOrthopneic



ThisAisAsittingAinAaAleaningAposition,AwhichAallowsAforAtheAmostAlungAexpansion.



AfterAyourApatientAdies,AtheApatient'sAfamilyAgathersAatAtheAbedsideAandAasksAyouAtoAstepAoutAwhileAtheirA
clergyAperformsAaAreligiousAriteAforAtheAdeceased.AAsAtheApatient'sAnurse,AwhatAisAyourAmostAappropriateA
courseAofAaction?



a.AEducateAtheAfamilyAaboutAcustodyAofAcareAandAstayAinAtheAroom

b.AAllowAtheAceremonyAandAstepAoutAofAtheAroom

c.AInformAtheAfamilyAthatAreligiousAritesAareAnotAallowed

d.AAllowAtheAceremonyAbutAremainAasAaAwitnessA-
AANSWERAb.AAllowAtheAceremonyAandAstepAoutAofAtheAroom




MostAhospitalsAdoAnotAhaveAaApolicyAthatAprohibitsAreligiousAritesAatAtheAtimeAofAdeath.ARemainingAinAtheA
roomAshowsAdisrespectAandAlackAofAtrustAaAtimeAofAgrieving.



AApatientAwithAaAtotalAhipAreplacementArequiresAcertainAequipmentAforArecovery.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingA
willAassistAtheApatientAwithAactivitiesAofAdailyAlivingA(ADL)?



a.ATENSAunit

b.AHigh-seatAcommode

,c.ARecliner

d.AAbductionApillowA-AANSWERAb.AHigh-seatAcommode



ThisAkeepsAtheAhipAhigherAthanAtheAknee.



AfterAaAhighAschoolAathleteAsustainsAaAfracturedAfemurAduringAaAcompetition,AaAfullAlegAplasterAcastAisAappl
ied.AWhenAtheAnurseAprovidesAdischargeAinstructionsAtoAtheAathleteAandAtheirAparentsAsixAhoursAlater,Awhi
chAstatementAbyAtheAathleteAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAeducation?



a.AIAshouldAwalkAaroundAonAmyAcastAasAsoonAasAIAgetAhome.

b.AIAwillApropAmyAcastAonAtwoApillowsAwhenAIAlieAdown.

c.AI'llAputAanAiceApackAoverAtheAcastAtoArelieveAitching.

d.AIAshouldAcallAmyAdoctorAifAmyAtoesAturnAblueAorAbecomeAnumb.A-
AANSWERAa.AIAshouldAwalkAaroundAonAmyAcastAasAsoonAasAIAgetAhome.




PlasterAcastsAareAmadeAupAofAaAbandageAandAaAhardAcovering,AusuallyAplasterAofAParis.AClientAinstructionsA
include:A1)AKeepAtheAlimbAraisedAonAaAsoftAsurfaceAforAasAlongAasApossibleAinAtheAfirstAfewAdays,AthisAwillAh
elpAdecreaseAswelling.A2)AKeepAtheAcastAdry;AifAtheAplasterAgetsAwet,AitAweakensAandAisAunableAtoAsupportA
theAbone.A3)ADoAnotAputAanythingAintoAtheAcastAtoArelieveAitching.AAAhairAdryerAonAcoolAorAanAiceApackAove
rAtheAitchyAareaAcanAhelp.A4)AImmediatelyAreportAanyApain,Atingling,AorAnumbness.



WhenAinstructingAaApatientAwithAAddison'sAdiseaseAaboutAnutrition,AtheAhealthcareAproviderAshouldANOTA
recommendAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAdietaryAmodifications?



a.AaArestricted-sodiumAdiet

b.AaAclientAwithAadequateAcaloricAintake

c.AaAdietAhighAinAgrains

d.AaAhigh-proteinAdietA-AANSWERAa.AaArestricted-sodiumAdiet



AApatientAwithAAddison'sAdiseaseA(adrenalAinsufficiency)ArequiresAnormalAdietaryAsodiumAtoAmaintainAelec
trolyteAbalanceAandApreventAexcessAfluidAloss.

, AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoseAheelAhasAaApressureAulcerAcoveredAwithAintactAhard,Adry,AblackAtissue.
AWhichAisAtheAappropriateAdressingAforAthisAclient?




a.AdoAaAwet-to-dryAdressingAchange

b.AcoverAwithAsterileAgauze

c.AnoAdressingAisAnecessary

d.AapplyAaAhydrocolloidAdressingA-AANSWERAc.AnoAdressingAisAnecessary



CurrentAstandardAofAcareAguidelinesArecommendAthatAstable,AintactA(dry,Aadherent,AintactAwithoutAerythe
ma)AescharAonAtheAheelsAshouldAnotAbeAremoved.AEscharAworksAasAaAnaturalAbarrierAorAbiologicalAdressing
AbyAprotectingAtheAwoundAbedAfromAbacteria.AUnlessAitAisAwet,Adraining,AorAloose,AitAshouldAremainAinAplac

e.



WhenAaApatient'sAnasogastricA(NG)AtubeAstopsAdraining,AwhatAisAtheAnurse'sAfirstAaction?



a.AclampAforA1Ahour

b.AcheckAtubeAplacement

c.AinstillA50AmLAofAwater

d.AretractA2AinchesA-AANSWERAb.AcheckAtubeAplacement



ALWAYSAverifyAtubeAplacementAbeforeAtakingAotherAmeasures.ANEVERAputAanythingAinAanANGAtubeAunless
AyouAknowAthatAitsAtipAisAinAtheAstomach.AClampingAhasAnoAeffectAonANGAtubeAplacement.ARetractingAwith

outAknowingAwhereAtheAtipAisAcouldAbeAunsafe.



TheAnurseAisAteachingAparentsAtoAinstillAeyeAdropsAforAtheirA4-month-
oldAdaughter.ATheAparentsAtellAtheAnurseAthatAsheAshutsAherAeyesAtightlyAtoAavoidAtheAdrops.AWhichAinstru
ctionAbyAtheAnurseAisAmostAappropriate?



a.ATheAparentsAshouldAinstillAtheAdropsAintoAtheAconjunctivalAsac

b.ATheAparentsAshouldAwaitAuntilAtheirAdaughterAisArelaxed.

c.ATheAparentsAshouldAputAtheAdropsAintoAtheAinnerAcanthus.