NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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P R E P A R A T I O N F O R T H E N URSING L I C E N S U R E
EXAMINATION................................................
TEST 1
The outpatient clinic nurse is caring for a 66-year-old woman with insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Because the client is unwilling to perform
blood glucose monitoring, she tests her urine for sugar and acetone. The nurse
knows that blood glucose monitoring is preferred over urine testing for glucose
because
1.the renal threshold for glucose is elevated in the elderly.
2.blood glucose monitoring is easier and less costly for clients to perform.
3.urine testing for glucose provides false-positive readings.
4.determination of the color on a reagent strip varies from person to person.
At 32-weeks gestation, a client has an order for an ultrasound. The client
indicates an understanding of this procedure if she makes which of the following
statements to the nurse?
1. “The results will inform us of the gestational age.”
2. “This test will evaluate the baby’s lungs.”
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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3. “The test will show us if there is any problem in the spinal cord.”
4. “Early problems with the baby’s blood can be identified with this test.”
A child has pediculosis capitis (head lice) and is being treated with 1% gamma
benzene hexachloride (Kwell) shampoo. The nurse should explain to the child’s
parents that
1. treatment should be continued every other day for 1 week.
2. clothing and personal belongings require normal cleansing with soap and water.
3. application of the shampoo is repeated in 7 to 10 days.
4. one treatment with Kwell kills both lice and nits.
The nurse is supervising an LPN/LVN who is administering an enema to a
patient. During the administration, it is MOST important for the LPN/LVN
to take which of the following actions?
1. Place the solution 20 inches above the anus.
2. Adjust the temperature of the solution.
3. Insert the tube six inches.
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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,NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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4. Position the patient lef t side-lying (Sim’s) with knee flexed.
An 18-month-old is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of
laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB). During the initial assessment, the nurse should
expect to find which of the following early symptoms?
1. Kussmaul respirations and bradycardia.
2. Elevated temperature and slow respiratory rate.
3. Expiratory wheezing and substernal
retractions. 4. Inspiratory stridor and
restlessness.
A client has been receiving chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine). When the
nurse checks on the patient, the patient is restless, unable to sit still, and
complains of insomnia and fine tremors of her hands. The nurse knows that these
symptoms are
1. a side effect of the medication that she will tolerate better as time passes.
2. the reason she is receiving this medication.
3. extrapyramidal side effects resulting from this medication.
4. an indication that the dosage of the medication needs to be increased.
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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The nurse is caring for a client with a tracheostomy. An appropriate nursing
diagnosis for this client is
1. impaired verbal communication related to absence of speaking ability.
2. ineffective airway clearance related to increased tracheobronchial secretions.
3. risk for impaired skin integrity related to tracheostomy incision.
4. alteration in comfort: pain related to tracheostomy.
Which of the following types of foods should the nurse encourage in the diet of a
client with hypoparathyroidism?
1.High in phosphorus.
2.High in calcium.
3.Low in sodium.
4.Low in potassium.
A 20-year-old woman arrives at the hospital in active labor. The admitting nurse
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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attained score 99% latest update 2022
questions and answers assured satisfaction
attained score 99% latest update 2022
P R E P A R A T I O N F O R T H E N URSING L I C E N S U R E
EXAMINATION................................................
TEST 1
The outpatient clinic nurse is caring for a 66-year-old woman with insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Because the client is unwilling to perform
blood glucose monitoring, she tests her urine for sugar and acetone. The nurse
knows that blood glucose monitoring is preferred over urine testing for glucose
because
1.the renal threshold for glucose is elevated in the elderly.
2.blood glucose monitoring is easier and less costly for clients to perform.
3.urine testing for glucose provides false-positive readings.
4.determination of the color on a reagent strip varies from person to person.
At 32-weeks gestation, a client has an order for an ultrasound. The client
indicates an understanding of this procedure if she makes which of the following
statements to the nurse?
1. “The results will inform us of the gestational age.”
2. “This test will evaluate the baby’s lungs.”
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
questions and answers assured satisfaction
attained score 99% latest update 2022
,NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
questions and answers assured satisfaction
attained score 99% latest update 2022
3. “The test will show us if there is any problem in the spinal cord.”
4. “Early problems with the baby’s blood can be identified with this test.”
A child has pediculosis capitis (head lice) and is being treated with 1% gamma
benzene hexachloride (Kwell) shampoo. The nurse should explain to the child’s
parents that
1. treatment should be continued every other day for 1 week.
2. clothing and personal belongings require normal cleansing with soap and water.
3. application of the shampoo is repeated in 7 to 10 days.
4. one treatment with Kwell kills both lice and nits.
The nurse is supervising an LPN/LVN who is administering an enema to a
patient. During the administration, it is MOST important for the LPN/LVN
to take which of the following actions?
1. Place the solution 20 inches above the anus.
2. Adjust the temperature of the solution.
3. Insert the tube six inches.
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
questions and answers assured satisfaction
attained score 99% latest update 2022
,NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
questions and answers assured satisfaction
attained score 99% latest update 2022
4. Position the patient lef t side-lying (Sim’s) with knee flexed.
An 18-month-old is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of
laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB). During the initial assessment, the nurse should
expect to find which of the following early symptoms?
1. Kussmaul respirations and bradycardia.
2. Elevated temperature and slow respiratory rate.
3. Expiratory wheezing and substernal
retractions. 4. Inspiratory stridor and
restlessness.
A client has been receiving chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine). When the
nurse checks on the patient, the patient is restless, unable to sit still, and
complains of insomnia and fine tremors of her hands. The nurse knows that these
symptoms are
1. a side effect of the medication that she will tolerate better as time passes.
2. the reason she is receiving this medication.
3. extrapyramidal side effects resulting from this medication.
4. an indication that the dosage of the medication needs to be increased.
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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attained score 99% latest update 2022
, NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
questions and answers assured satisfaction
attained score 99% latest update 2022
The nurse is caring for a client with a tracheostomy. An appropriate nursing
diagnosis for this client is
1. impaired verbal communication related to absence of speaking ability.
2. ineffective airway clearance related to increased tracheobronchial secretions.
3. risk for impaired skin integrity related to tracheostomy incision.
4. alteration in comfort: pain related to tracheostomy.
Which of the following types of foods should the nurse encourage in the diet of a
client with hypoparathyroidism?
1.High in phosphorus.
2.High in calcium.
3.Low in sodium.
4.Low in potassium.
A 20-year-old woman arrives at the hospital in active labor. The admitting nurse
NURS 274 NCLEX QUESTION TRAINER Test exam 1
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