1. Which of the following signs or symptoms indicates a possible nutritional deficiency?
Pale conjunctiva
2. A nurse is preparing to insert a small-bore nasogastric feeding tube for a client's enteral feedings. In which method does the nurse measure the correct length of the tube?
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NCLEX-RN EXAM 2022/2023 - LATEST VERSION -
130 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following signs or symptoms indicates a possible nutritional
deficiency?
Pale conjunctiva
2. A nurse is preparing to insert a small-bore nasogastric feeding tube for a
client's enteral feedings. In which method does the nurse measure the
correct length of the tube?
From the tip of the nose to the earlobe to the xiphoid process
3. In which of the following ways can a nurse promote sleep for a
client who is experiencing insomnia?
Give the client a pair of socks to wear if his feet become cold
4. A client is complaining of pain that starts in the shoulder and travels down
the length of his arm. This type of pain is referred to as:
Radiating pain
5. A client with an enlarged prostate is having trouble starting his flow of urine
when using the bathroom. Another name for this condition is:
Hesitancy
6. A nurse is preparing to irrigate a client's colostomy. Which of the following
situations is a contraindication for this type of irrigation?
The client has diverticulitis
,7. The nurse hears a client calling out for help, hurries down the hallway to the
client's room, and finds the client lying on the floor. The nurse performs an
assessment, assists the client back to bed, notifies the health care provider
of the incident, and completes an incident report. Which statement should
the nurse document on the incident report?
The client was found lying on the floor.
8. A client is brought to the emergency department by emergency medical
services (EMS) after being hit by a car. The name of the client is unknown,
and the client has sustained a severe head injury and multiple fractures and
is unconscious. An emergency craniotomy is required. Regarding informed
consent for the surgical procedure, which is the best action?
Transport the victim to the operating room for surgery.
9. Which of the following statements best describes substance P?
Substance P is found in the dorsal horn of the spinal column
10.The primary purpose of a patient care meeting or conference is to determine
which of the following?
How the healthcare team can best meet the patient's needs.
11.Who should be members of a patient care conference?
ALL members of the healthcare team and the patient/resident.
12.The nurse has just assisted a client back to bed after a fall. The nurse and
health care provider have assessed the client and have determined that the
client is not injured. After completing the incident report, the nurse should
implement which action next?
Reassess the client.
13.The nurse arrives at work and is told to report (float) to the intensive care
unit (ICU) for the day because the ICU is understaffed and needs additional
nurses to care for the clients. The nurse has never worked in the ICU. The
nurse should take which best action?
, Clarify with the team leader to make a safe ICU client
assignment.
14.The nurse who works on the night shift enters the medication room and finds
a co-worker with a tourniquet wrapped around the upper arm. The co- worker
is about to insert a needle, attached to a syringe containing a clear liquid,
into the antecubital area. Which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
Call the nursing supervisor.
15.A hospitalized client tells the nurse that an instructional directive is being
prepared and that the lawyer will be bringing the document to the hospital
today for witness signatures. The client asks the nurse for assistance in
obtaining a witness to the will. Which is the most appropriate response to the
client?
"I will call the nursing supervisor to seek assistance regarding
your request."
16.The nurse has made an error in a narrative documentation of an
assessment finding on a client and obtains the client's record to correct the
error. The nurse should take which actions to correct the error? Select all
that apply.
i. Document the correct information and end with the nurse's
signature and title.
ii. Draw 1 line through the error, initialing and dating it.
17.Who is legally able to make decisions for the patient or resident during a
patient care conference when the patient is not mentally able to make
decisions on their own?
Only the health care proxy
18.Which of the following is an example of physical abuse?
A slap to the person's hand
19.Which of the following is an example of emotional
abuse? Threatening the person
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