Nclex-Rn Readiness Test 1

The nurse is planning a staff education program about immunizations. ➢ When discussing inactivated immunizations, it would be appropriate for the nurse to state that this type of immunization

A nurse is conducting client education regarding medication for a client receiving a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Which of the following should the client avoid?

The nurse is interviewing a client experiencing perimenopause and reporting dyspareunia. ➢ Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make to the client?

The nurse is teaching a client about their newly established colostomy. Which of the following statements by the client would require follow-up?

A 12-year-old is diagnosed with a vaso-occlusive sickle cell crisis and complains of severe headaches. What should be the nurse’s initial action?

The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old in the pediatric unit with a left-side below-the-knee cast. The client reports pain and numbness in the foot. The nurse notes that the toes of the left foot are c

The nurse attends to a client with shortness of breath, bilateral lung crackles, weak pulses, and frothy pink sputum. Which of the following orders should the nurse question for this client?

The nurse cares for a client with a complete (3rd-degree) heart block and hypotension. The nurse should take which appropriate action?

Which of the following statements correctly outlines the proper flow of blood through the heart?

The nurse cares for an infant undergoing a surgical repair of a total anomalous pulmonary venous return tomorrow. The doctor has talked to the parents and obtained consent. The mother tells the nurse,

The nurse is assessing a client with congestive heart failure. Which physical assessment finding should the nurse expect?

The charge nurse is assigning tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). ➢ Which task would be appropriate to delegate to the UAP?

The nurse is caring for a client experiencing an adrenal crisis (Addisonian crisis). The nurse should be prepared to administer which intravenous fluid?

The primary healthcare provider (PHCP) prescribes a regular insulin infusion. The prescription is for 4.5 units/hr. The label on the medication reads 250 mL of 0.9% saline containing 100 units of regu

The primary healthcare provider (PHCP) prescribes 125 mcg of digoxin by mouth daily. The medication label reads digoxin 0.25 mg per tablet. ➢ How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer to the client

The nurse is caring for a client with the following tracing on the electrocardiogram (ECG). The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which medication? See the image below.

The nurse is transfusing one unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) to a client. The nurse initiated the transfusion at 1400. After completing the 1545 vital signs, the nurse should take which action?

A pregnant client who is Rh-negative is ordered an indirect Coombs' test. ➢ The nurse understands that the purpose of this test is to determine

The nurse is caring for a client with cancer experiencing chronic pain and episodes of breakthrough pain. Which prescription should the nurse request from the primary healthcare provider (PHCP) to pro

The nursing supervisor has implemented a new assignment system for nursing staff. In order to reduce resistance to this new system, the nurse manager should

1114: A 22-year-old female client was with friends at a restaurant and reportedly started acting odd and then had uncontrollable and uncoordinated movements. This lasted three minutes. Once this term

1241: The client arrived at the medical-surgical unit six hours post-operative from a TURP. The client was alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation. The client has a three-way indwelli

1535: Client returned from hemodialysis via stretcher to assigned room. The client was alert, oriented x 4. Denied any pain. He stated he felt ‘tired and dizzy.’ The client reported that the dizziness

1700: 73-year-old male reports explosive, watery, foul-smelling diarrhea that started two days ago. The client reports intermittent abdominal cramping that occurs with watery diarrhea. He says his wif

The nurse is caring for a client with congestive heart failure ➢ Using the ISBAR format, click to highlight the text that expresses the nurses' recommendation to the physician.