NCLEX NCLEX-PN - National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN)
The nurse assesses a client for physiological risk factors for falls. The nurse should conclude that the client is not at risk if which of the following is discovered?
A nurse is covering a pediatric unit and is responsible for a 15 year-old male patient on the floor. The mother of the child states, “I think my son is sexually interested in girls.†The most appropriate course of action of the nurse is to respond by stating:
A legal right to confidentiality of client information is waived when:
While admitting a client to an acute-care psychiatric unit, the nurse asks about substance abuse based on knowledge that:
A patient has a history of cardiac arrhythmia. A nurse has been ordered to give 2 units of blood to this patient. The nurse should take which of the following actions?
A nurse runs into the significant other of a patient with end stage AIDS crying during her smoke break. Which of the following is most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A central venous pressure reading of 11cm/H(2)0 of an IV of normal saline is determined by the nurse caring for the patient. The patient has a diagnosis of pericarditis. Which of the following is the most applicable:
A nurse working in a pediatric clinic observes bruises on the body of a four year-old boy. The parents report the boy fell riding his bike. The bruises are located on his posterior chest wall and gluteal region. The nurse should:
A mother that has never breast-feed a child before is having trouble getting the baby to latch on to the breast. The baby has lost 3% of its’ birth weight within the first 2 days of life. The best statement is:
The physician wants to know if a client is tolerating his total parenteral nutrition. Which of the following laboratory tests is likely to be ordered?
Why is it often necessary to draw a complete blood count and differential (CBC/differential) when a client is being treated with an antiepileptic drug (AED)?
Tricyclics (Antidepressants) sometimes have which of the following adverse affects on patients that have a diagnosis of depression?
A gastroenterologist should be consulted for clients suffering from:
A nurse reviewed the arterial blood gas reading of a 25 year-old male. The nurse should be able to conclude the patient is experiencing which of the following conditions?
Bicarbonate ion-25 mEq/l
PH-7.41
PaCO2-29 mmHg
PaO2-54 mmHg
(FiO2)-.22
A mother brings her 1-year-old child to the clinic. The child has no record of previous immunizations, and the mother confirms the child has not been immunized. Teaching by the nurse should include which of the following?
