Module 6 NCLEX Questions

Module 6 NCLEX Questions Nursing Fundamentals Module 6 NCLEX Questions Fall 2020

• The nurse is planning the client assignments for the day. Which is the most

appropriate assignment for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

• A client who requires wound irrigation
• A client who requires frequent ambulation
• A client who is receiving continuous tube feedings
• A client who requires frequent vital signs after a cardiac catheterization
• The nurse employed in a long-term care facility is planning the client

assignments for the shift. Which client should the nurse assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

• A client who requires a 24-hour urine collection
• A client who requires twice-daily dressing changes
• A client with diabetes mellitus who requires daily insulin and the

reinforcement of dietary measures

• A client who has been placed on a bowel management program and requires

rectal suppositories and a daily enema

• The nurse is assigned to care for four clients. When planning client rounds, which

client should the nurse check first?

• A client in skeletal traction
• A client who is dependent on a ventilator
• A postoperative client preparing for discharge
• A client admitted during the previous shift with a diagnosis of gastroenteritis
• The nurse employed in an emergency department is assigned to assist with the

triage of clients arriving to the emergency department. The nurse should assign priority to which client?

• A client complaining of muscle ache, headache, and malaise
• A client who twisted their ankle when they fell in-line skating

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• A client with a minor laceration on the index finger sustained while cutting an

eggplant

• A client with chest pain who states that they just ate pizza that was made with

a very spicy sauce

• The nurse is assigned to care for four clients. When planning client rounds, which

client should the nurse collect data from first?

• A client scheduled for a chest x-ray
• A client requiring daily dressing changes
• A postoperative client preparing for discharge
• A client receiving oxygen who is having difficulty breathing
• The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. The client states

concern about the surgical procedure. How should the nurse initially address the clients concerns?

• Tell the client that preoperative fear is normal.
• Explain all nursing care and possible discomfort that may result.
• Ask the client to discuss information known about the planned surgery.
• Provide explanations about the procedures involved in the planned surgery.
• The nurse is preparing to care for a dying client and several family members are

at the client's bedside. Which therapeutic techniques should the nurse use when communicating with the family? Select all that apply.

• Discourage reminiscing.
• Make the decisions for the family.
• Encourage expression of feelings, concerns, and fears.
• Explain everything that is happening to all family members.
• Touch and hold the client's or family member's hand if appropriate.
• Be honest and let the client and family know that they will not be abandoned

by the nurse.

• The nurse should plan which to encourage autonomy in the client who is a

resident in a long-term care facility?

• Choosing meals
• Decorating the room
• Scheduling haircut appointments

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• Allowing the client to choose social activities
• Which client is most likely at risk to become a victim of elder abuse?
• A 75-year-old man with moderate hypertension
• A 68-year-old man with newly diagnosed cataracts
• A 90-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease
• A 70-year-old woman with early diagnosed Lyme disease
• The nurse is assisting with caring for a postpartum client who is experiencing

uterine hemorrhage. When planning to meet the psychosocial needs of the client, the nurse should plan which action?

• Maintain strict bed rest.
• Monitor the vital signs every 2 hours.
• Perform firm fundal massage every 2 hours.
• Keep the client and her family members informed of her progress.
• The nurse is reinforcing measures regarding the care of the newborn with a

mother. To bathe the newborn, the mother should be taught which intervention?

• Begin with the eyes and face.
• Start with the dirtiest area first.
• Begin with the feet and work upward.
• Only wash the diaper area, because this is the only part of the baby that gets

soiled.

• The nurse is collecting data regarding a client after a thyroidectomy and notes the

development of a hoarse and weak voice. Which nursing action is appropriate?

• Check for signs of bleeding.
• Administer calcium gluconate.
• Notify the registered nurse immediately.
• Reassure the client that this is usually a temporary condition.
• The nurse is assisting with caring for the client immediately after insertion of a

permanent demand pacemaker via the right subclavian vein. The nurse prevents dislodgement of the pacing catheter by implementing which intervention?

• Limiting movement and abduction of the left arm
• Limiting movement and abduction of the right arm
• Assisting the client to get out of bed and ambulate with a walker

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• Having the physical therapist do active range of motion to the right arm
• The nurse in the mental health unit reviews the therapeutic and nontherapeutic

communication techniques with a nursing student. Which are therapeutic communication techniques? Select all that apply.

• Restating
• Listening
• Asking the client, "Why?"
• Maintaining neutral responses
• Giving advice, approval, or disapproval
• Providing acknowledgment and feedback
• A client experiencing a severe major depressive episode is unable to address

activities of daily living. Which is the appropriate nursing intervention?

• Feed, bathe, and dress the client as needed until the client can perform these

activities independently.

• Offer the client choices and consequences to the failure to comply with the

expectation of maintaining activities of daily living.

• Structure the client's day so that adequate time can be devoted to the client's

assuming responsibility for the activities of daily living.

• Have the client's peers confront the client about how their noncompliance

with addressing activities of daily living affects the milieu.

• The nurse is collecting data from a client, and the client's spouse reports that the

client is taking donepezil hydrochloride. Which disorder should the nurse suspect that this client may have based on the use of this medication?

• Dementia
• Schizophrenia
• Seizure Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• The nurse is caring for an older client who is terminally ill. Which signs indicate

to the nurse that death may be imminent?

• Flushed and warm skin
• Eupnea and normal body temperature
• Irregular, noisy breathing and cold, clammy skin