Prioritization, Delegation, and
Assignment Practice Exercises for the
NCLEX Examination
1.
/You
/are
/the
/charge
/nurse. /
A
/client
/with
/chronic
/pain
/reports
/to
/you
/that
/the /nurses /have /not /been /responding /to /requests /for /pain /medication. /What /is /your /initial /action? /
1. /Check /the /medication /administration /records /(MARs) /for /the /past /several /days. /
2. /Ask /the /nurse /educator /to /provide /in-service /training /about /pain /management. /
3. /Perform /a /complete /pain /assessment /on /the /client /and /take /a /pain /history. /
4.
/Have /
a
/conference
/with
/the
/nurses
/responsible
/for
/the
/care
/of
/this
/client. /- / /ANS- /1. /Ans: /4 /As /charge /nurse, /you /must /assess /the /performance /and /attitude /of /the /staff
/in
,/relation
/to
/this
/client.
/After
/data
/are
/gathered
/from
/the
/nurses,
/additional
/information /can /be /obtained /from /the /records /and /the /client /as /necessary. /The /educator /may /be /of
/assistance
/if /
a
/knowledge
/deficit /or /need /for /performance /improvement /is /the /problem. /Focus: /Supervision, /prioritization
LaCharity, /Linda /A.; /Kumagai, /Candice /K.; /Bartz, /Barbara /(2013-11-
22).
/Prioritization,
/Delegation,
/and
/Assignment: /Practice /Excercises /for /the /NCLEX /Exam /(p. /3). /Elsevier /Health /Sciences. /Kindle /Edition.
2.
/Family
/members
/are
/encouraging
/your
/client
/to /"tough
/out
/the
/pain"
/rather
/than
/risk
/drug
/addiction
,/to
/narcotics.
/The
/client
/is
/stoically
/abiding.
/You
/recognize
/that
/the
/sociocultural /dimension /of /pain /is /the /current /priority /for /the /client. /Which /question /will /you /ask? /
1. /" /Where /is /the /pain /located, /and /does /it /radiate /to /other /parts /of /your /body?" /
2. /" /How /would /you /describe /the /pain, /and /how /is /it /affecting /you?" /
3. /" /What /do /you /believe /about /pain /medication /and /drug /addiction?" /
4. /" /How /is /the /pain /affecting /your /activity /level /and /your /ability /to /function?" /
5. /"
/What
/information
/do
/you
/need
/about
/pain,
/healing,
/and
/addiction?" /- /
/ANS-
/2.
/Ans: /
3
/Beliefs,
/attitudes,
/and
/familial
/influence
/are
/part
/of
/the
/sociocultural
/dimension
, /of
/pain.
/Location
/and
/radiation
/of
/pain
/address
/the
/sensory
/dimension.
/Describing
/pain
/and
/its
/effects
/addresses
/the
/affective
/dimension.
/Activity
/level
/and
/function
/address
/the
/behavioral
/dimension. /Asking /about /knowledge /addresses /the /cognitive /dimension. /Focus: /Prioritization /3. /
LaCharity, /Linda /A.; /Kumagai, /Candice /K.; /Bartz, /Barbara /(2013-11-
22).
/Prioritization,
/Delegation,
/and
/Assignment: /Practice /Excercises /for /the /NCLEX /Exam /(p. /3). /Elsevier /Health /Sciences. /Kindle /Edition.
3. /A /client /with /diabetic /neuropathy /reports /a /burning, /electrical-
type /pain /in /the /lower /extremities /that /is /worse /at /night /and /not /responding /to /nonsteroidal /anti-
inflammatory /drugs. /Which /medication /will /you /advocate /for /first? /
1. /Gabapentin /(Neurontin) /
2. /Corticosteroids /
Assignment Practice Exercises for the
NCLEX Examination
1.
/You
/are
/the
/charge
/nurse. /
A
/client
/with
/chronic
/pain
/reports
/to
/you
/that
/the /nurses /have /not /been /responding /to /requests /for /pain /medication. /What /is /your /initial /action? /
1. /Check /the /medication /administration /records /(MARs) /for /the /past /several /days. /
2. /Ask /the /nurse /educator /to /provide /in-service /training /about /pain /management. /
3. /Perform /a /complete /pain /assessment /on /the /client /and /take /a /pain /history. /
4.
/Have /
a
/conference
/with
/the
/nurses
/responsible
/for
/the
/care
/of
/this
/client. /- / /ANS- /1. /Ans: /4 /As /charge /nurse, /you /must /assess /the /performance /and /attitude /of /the /staff
/in
,/relation
/to
/this
/client.
/After
/data
/are
/gathered
/from
/the
/nurses,
/additional
/information /can /be /obtained /from /the /records /and /the /client /as /necessary. /The /educator /may /be /of
/assistance
/if /
a
/knowledge
/deficit /or /need /for /performance /improvement /is /the /problem. /Focus: /Supervision, /prioritization
LaCharity, /Linda /A.; /Kumagai, /Candice /K.; /Bartz, /Barbara /(2013-11-
22).
/Prioritization,
/Delegation,
/and
/Assignment: /Practice /Excercises /for /the /NCLEX /Exam /(p. /3). /Elsevier /Health /Sciences. /Kindle /Edition.
2.
/Family
/members
/are
/encouraging
/your
/client
/to /"tough
/out
/the
/pain"
/rather
/than
/risk
/drug
/addiction
,/to
/narcotics.
/The
/client
/is
/stoically
/abiding.
/You
/recognize
/that
/the
/sociocultural /dimension /of /pain /is /the /current /priority /for /the /client. /Which /question /will /you /ask? /
1. /" /Where /is /the /pain /located, /and /does /it /radiate /to /other /parts /of /your /body?" /
2. /" /How /would /you /describe /the /pain, /and /how /is /it /affecting /you?" /
3. /" /What /do /you /believe /about /pain /medication /and /drug /addiction?" /
4. /" /How /is /the /pain /affecting /your /activity /level /and /your /ability /to /function?" /
5. /"
/What
/information
/do
/you
/need
/about
/pain,
/healing,
/and
/addiction?" /- /
/ANS-
/2.
/Ans: /
3
/Beliefs,
/attitudes,
/and
/familial
/influence
/are
/part
/of
/the
/sociocultural
/dimension
, /of
/pain.
/Location
/and
/radiation
/of
/pain
/address
/the
/sensory
/dimension.
/Describing
/pain
/and
/its
/effects
/addresses
/the
/affective
/dimension.
/Activity
/level
/and
/function
/address
/the
/behavioral
/dimension. /Asking /about /knowledge /addresses /the /cognitive /dimension. /Focus: /Prioritization /3. /
LaCharity, /Linda /A.; /Kumagai, /Candice /K.; /Bartz, /Barbara /(2013-11-
22).
/Prioritization,
/Delegation,
/and
/Assignment: /Practice /Excercises /for /the /NCLEX /Exam /(p. /3). /Elsevier /Health /Sciences. /Kindle /Edition.
3. /A /client /with /diabetic /neuropathy /reports /a /burning, /electrical-
type /pain /in /the /lower /extremities /that /is /worse /at /night /and /not /responding /to /nonsteroidal /anti-
inflammatory /drugs. /Which /medication /will /you /advocate /for /first? /
1. /Gabapentin /(Neurontin) /
2. /Corticosteroids /
