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2023-2024 /PN NCLEX ACTUAL

EXAM 2023-2024 COMPLETE

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QUESTION 1

Which of the following is an appropriate nursing goal for a client at risk for nutritional problems?

• provide oxygen
• promote healthy nutritional practices
• treat complications of malnutrition
• increase weight

Answer: B

Explanation:

Promoting healthy nutritional practices is an appropriate nursing goal for a client at risk for nutritional problems. Choice 1 is incorrect because it is a nursing intervention, not a goal statement. Choice 3 is incorrect because it is a therapeutic treatment. Choice 4 is incorrect because weight gain is an appropriate goal only if the client is underweight.Basic Care and Comfort

QUESTION 2

Major competencies for the nurse giving end-oflife care include:

• demonstrating respect and compassion, and applying knowledge and skills in care of the family and the

client.

• assessing and intervening to support total management of the family and client.
• setting goals, expectations, and dynamic changes to care for the client.
• keeping all sad news away from the family and client.

Answer: A

Explanation:

There are many competencies that the nurse must have to care for families and clients at the end of life.Demonstration of respect and compassion as well as using knowledge and skills in the care of the client and family are major competencies.Basic Care and Comfort

QUESTION 3

Which of the following lab values is associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease?

• high HDL cholesterol
• low HDL cholesterol
• low total cholesterol
• low triglycerides

Answer: A

Explanation:

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disease.Reduction of Risk Potential

QUESTION 4

The goals of palliative care include all of the following except:

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• giving clients with life-threatening illnesses the best quality of life possible.
• taking care of the whole person—body, mind, spirit, heart, and soul.
• no interventions are needed because the client is near death.
• support of needs of the family and client.

Answer: C

Explanation:

The goals of palliative care include choices 1, 2, and 4. Choice 3 is not part of palliative care. All aspects of medical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the dying client should be focused on until the end of life.Basic Care and Comfort

QUESTION 5

All of the following factors, when identified in the history of a family, are correlated with poverty except:

• high infant mortality rate.
• frequent use of Emergency Departments.
• consultation with folk healers.
• low incidence of dental problems.

Answer: D

Explanation:

Dental problems are prevalent because of the lack of preventive care and access to care. High infant mortality is one of the most significant problems correlated with poverty. Pregnant women who do not have access to care might come to the Emergency Department when in labor. Those in poverty are likely to use Emergency Departments because they may not be turned away. Those in poverty might also turn to folk healers or other persons in their community for care who might be easier to access and might not demand payment.Health Promotion and Maintenance

QUESTION 6

What interpersonal relief behavior is Ashley using?

• acting out
• somatizing
• withdrawal
• problem-solving

Answer: B

Explanation:

Somatizing means one experiences an emotional conflict as a physical symptom. Ashley manifests several physical symptoms associated with severe anxiety. Acting out refers to behaviors such as anger, crying, laughter, and physical or verbal abuse. Withdrawal is a reaction in which psychic energy is withdrawn from the environment and focused on the self in response to anxiety. Problem-solving takes place when anxiety is identified and the unmet need is met.Psychosocial Integrity

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