ATI NCLEX Practice Questions with correct
answers
During |a |home |health |assessment |the |nurse |witnesses |a |school |age |child |fall |from |a |second |story |
window. |Which |is |the |priority |action? |- |verified |answersTell |the |child |not |to |move
*Do |not |rule |out |spinal |cord |injury*
A |unit |manager |observes |several |nurses |working |throughout |the |day.. |Which |action |represents |a |
breach |in |client |confidentiality |? |- |verified |answersPosting |positive |information |about |a |client |on |
social |media |website.
A |client |who |is |newly |admitted |requests |information |about |advanced |directives. |The |nurse |should |
include |which |of |the |following |statements |in |discussion |? |- |verified |answersI |will |give |you |a |pamphlet
|with |written |information |about |advanced |directives.
A |nurse |completes |a |home |health |assessment |on |an |older |adult |who |has |a |broken |arm |and |burns |to |
the |chest. |Which |action |is |needed |at |this |time? |- |verified |answersContact |adult |protective |services.
A |client |arrives |to |the |ED |and |reports |HA, |neck |stiffness |and |sensitivity |to |light. |Which |is |the |priority |
nursing |action? |- |verified |answersImplement |droplet |precautions- |possible |meningitis |(highly |
contagious |if |bacterial)
A |bladder |irrigation |is |prescribed |for |a |client |who |has |an |occluded |indwelling |cath. |Which |action |
should |nurse |take |when |unsure |of |how |to |perform |this |procedure? |- |verified |answersRefer |to |the |
policy |and |procedure |manual
A |charge |nurse |reviews |abbreviations |in |client |documentation. |Which |is |an |approved |entry? |- |verified
|answersFurosemide |60 |mg |PO |daily
A |nurse |participates |in |quality |improvement |to |decrease |hospital |readmissions |for |clients |who |have |
heart |failure. |.Which |action |should |the |nurse |expect |to |perform? |- |verified |answersCompare |
performance |to |current |practice |standards
A |nurse |assigns |care |for |client |who |has |DM |to |an |LPN |and |a |UAP. |Which |task |should |be |given |to |the |
LPN? |- |verified |answersObtain |capillary |glucose
A |client |with |a |stage |IV |pancreatic |cancer |decides |to |DC |all |treatment. |Which |action |should |the |nurse
|take? |- |verified |answersAsk |client |to |discuss |decision
A |nurse |receives |a |client's |medication |over |the |telephone |from |the |provider. |Which |action |should |the
|nurse |take? |- |verified |answersRepeat |the |prescription |back |to |the |provider
A |nurse |receives |end |of |shift |report. |Which |of |the |following |client |assessment |findings |should |nurse |
address |first |? |- |verified |answersNew |onset |of |confusion |in |client |with |L |femur |fracture |( |Fat |emboli |
risk/ |Hypoxia)
, A |nurse |should |notify |public |health |about |which |infections? |- |verified |answers-gonorrhea
-hep |C
-Chlamydia
-Meningococcal
A |client |with |a |new |diagnosis |of |stage |IV |lung |cancer, |when |partner |requests |the |dx |be |withheld |from
|the |client, |which |action |should |the |nurse |take |? |- |verified |answersRequest |additional |information |
from |partner
A |nurse |reviews |the |plan |of |care |for |client |who |has |myasthenia |gravis. |Which |intervention |requires |a |
revision? |- |verified |answersAssist |with |daily |activities |prior |to |medication |admin
A |client |who |has |COPD |is |prescribed |ipatropium. |The |nurse |should |instruct |the |client |to |report |which |
sx |immediately |? |- |verified |answersEye |pain
An |older |adult |client |who |is |receiving |a |blood |transfusion |develops |an |increased |BP |and |crackles |
bilaterally. |Which |medication |should |nurse |administer? |- |verified |answersFurosemide |( |fluid |overload)
A |nurse |provides |teaching |to |a |client |who |is |prescribed |spironolactone. |Nurse |should |limit |the |intake |
of |which |foods? |- |verified |answersBananas
Tomatoes
Avocados
Sweet |potatoes
A |client |is |prescribed |acetaminophen |650 |mg |PO |every |4 |hours |PRN. |which |finding |should |alert |the |
nurse |to |question |this |prescription |? |- |verified |answersreports |drinking |6 |beers |daily
A |school |age |child |with |ADHD |is |observed |having |increased |concentration |and |ability |to |complete |
tasks. |Nurse |recognizes |which |medication |may |contribute |to |this? |- |verified |answersMethylphenidate
An |unresponsive |client |is |brought |in |with |a |RR |of |8 |with |pinpoint |pupils. |Which |med |should |be |given?
|- |verified |answersNaloxone
A |nurse |providing |discharge |instructions |to |a |client |who |is |newly |prescribed |lisinopril. |Which |
statement |indicates |teaching |was |effective? |- |verified |answers-it |is |an |emergency |if |mouth |begins |to |
swell
-if |I |develop |a |cough |my |doctor |will |be |notified |
-my |K |level |will |need |to |be |monitored
-getting |up |quickly |may |cause |me |to |feel |dizzy
A |nurse |provides |care |to |client |receiving |chemo. |Which |action |is |appropriate |if |it |spills |on |the |floor? |-
|verified |answersUse |a |spill |kit
answers
During |a |home |health |assessment |the |nurse |witnesses |a |school |age |child |fall |from |a |second |story |
window. |Which |is |the |priority |action? |- |verified |answersTell |the |child |not |to |move
*Do |not |rule |out |spinal |cord |injury*
A |unit |manager |observes |several |nurses |working |throughout |the |day.. |Which |action |represents |a |
breach |in |client |confidentiality |? |- |verified |answersPosting |positive |information |about |a |client |on |
social |media |website.
A |client |who |is |newly |admitted |requests |information |about |advanced |directives. |The |nurse |should |
include |which |of |the |following |statements |in |discussion |? |- |verified |answersI |will |give |you |a |pamphlet
|with |written |information |about |advanced |directives.
A |nurse |completes |a |home |health |assessment |on |an |older |adult |who |has |a |broken |arm |and |burns |to |
the |chest. |Which |action |is |needed |at |this |time? |- |verified |answersContact |adult |protective |services.
A |client |arrives |to |the |ED |and |reports |HA, |neck |stiffness |and |sensitivity |to |light. |Which |is |the |priority |
nursing |action? |- |verified |answersImplement |droplet |precautions- |possible |meningitis |(highly |
contagious |if |bacterial)
A |bladder |irrigation |is |prescribed |for |a |client |who |has |an |occluded |indwelling |cath. |Which |action |
should |nurse |take |when |unsure |of |how |to |perform |this |procedure? |- |verified |answersRefer |to |the |
policy |and |procedure |manual
A |charge |nurse |reviews |abbreviations |in |client |documentation. |Which |is |an |approved |entry? |- |verified
|answersFurosemide |60 |mg |PO |daily
A |nurse |participates |in |quality |improvement |to |decrease |hospital |readmissions |for |clients |who |have |
heart |failure. |.Which |action |should |the |nurse |expect |to |perform? |- |verified |answersCompare |
performance |to |current |practice |standards
A |nurse |assigns |care |for |client |who |has |DM |to |an |LPN |and |a |UAP. |Which |task |should |be |given |to |the |
LPN? |- |verified |answersObtain |capillary |glucose
A |client |with |a |stage |IV |pancreatic |cancer |decides |to |DC |all |treatment. |Which |action |should |the |nurse
|take? |- |verified |answersAsk |client |to |discuss |decision
A |nurse |receives |a |client's |medication |over |the |telephone |from |the |provider. |Which |action |should |the
|nurse |take? |- |verified |answersRepeat |the |prescription |back |to |the |provider
A |nurse |receives |end |of |shift |report. |Which |of |the |following |client |assessment |findings |should |nurse |
address |first |? |- |verified |answersNew |onset |of |confusion |in |client |with |L |femur |fracture |( |Fat |emboli |
risk/ |Hypoxia)
, A |nurse |should |notify |public |health |about |which |infections? |- |verified |answers-gonorrhea
-hep |C
-Chlamydia
-Meningococcal
A |client |with |a |new |diagnosis |of |stage |IV |lung |cancer, |when |partner |requests |the |dx |be |withheld |from
|the |client, |which |action |should |the |nurse |take |? |- |verified |answersRequest |additional |information |
from |partner
A |nurse |reviews |the |plan |of |care |for |client |who |has |myasthenia |gravis. |Which |intervention |requires |a |
revision? |- |verified |answersAssist |with |daily |activities |prior |to |medication |admin
A |client |who |has |COPD |is |prescribed |ipatropium. |The |nurse |should |instruct |the |client |to |report |which |
sx |immediately |? |- |verified |answersEye |pain
An |older |adult |client |who |is |receiving |a |blood |transfusion |develops |an |increased |BP |and |crackles |
bilaterally. |Which |medication |should |nurse |administer? |- |verified |answersFurosemide |( |fluid |overload)
A |nurse |provides |teaching |to |a |client |who |is |prescribed |spironolactone. |Nurse |should |limit |the |intake |
of |which |foods? |- |verified |answersBananas
Tomatoes
Avocados
Sweet |potatoes
A |client |is |prescribed |acetaminophen |650 |mg |PO |every |4 |hours |PRN. |which |finding |should |alert |the |
nurse |to |question |this |prescription |? |- |verified |answersreports |drinking |6 |beers |daily
A |school |age |child |with |ADHD |is |observed |having |increased |concentration |and |ability |to |complete |
tasks. |Nurse |recognizes |which |medication |may |contribute |to |this? |- |verified |answersMethylphenidate
An |unresponsive |client |is |brought |in |with |a |RR |of |8 |with |pinpoint |pupils. |Which |med |should |be |given?
|- |verified |answersNaloxone
A |nurse |providing |discharge |instructions |to |a |client |who |is |newly |prescribed |lisinopril. |Which |
statement |indicates |teaching |was |effective? |- |verified |answers-it |is |an |emergency |if |mouth |begins |to |
swell
-if |I |develop |a |cough |my |doctor |will |be |notified |
-my |K |level |will |need |to |be |monitored
-getting |up |quickly |may |cause |me |to |feel |dizzy
A |nurse |provides |care |to |client |receiving |chemo. |Which |action |is |appropriate |if |it |spills |on |the |floor? |-
|verified |answersUse |a |spill |kit
