FREE NCLEX-RN Basic Care & Comfort Questions and Answers

Question 1

A patient with primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) is receiving education from the nurse regarding dietary and nutritional adjustments necessary to manage the client's condition.
Which of the following statements made by the patient would suggest that the nurse's recommendations were successful?

Accepted Answer

I should increase sodium and fluids, but limit potassium.

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I should increase fluids, but limit sodium and potassium.

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I will increase potassium and fluids, but limit sodium.

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I will increase sodium and potassium, but limit fluids.

Question 2

Which positioning is ideal for the client before to a soap suds enema?

Accepted Answer

Sims

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Lithotomy

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Supine

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Prone

Question 3

The nurse is giving advice to a patient who will soon undergo surgery to remove a descending colostomy. What kind of stools might the patient anticipate following surgery?

Accepted Answer

Semi-formed to formed

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Normal and formed

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Liquid to semi-liquid

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Liquid to semi-formed

Question 4

Which step is most appropriate when providing postmortem care for a patient who will donate an eye?

Accepted Answer

Cover the eyes with saline-soaked pads and place the patient in a low Fowler's position.

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Tape the eyes tightly and place the patient in a high Fowler's position.

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Apply silver nitrate to the eyes and place the patient in a Trendelenburg position.

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Close the eyes and place the patient in a supine position.

Question 5

A nasogastric (NG) tube is used by one of the nurse's patients to provide medications and for tube feedings. Which nursing intervention is suitable for this patient's care?

Accepted Answer

Check the area where the tape is applied qd.

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Place the bed in the low Fowler's position for feedings.

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Flush the NG tube q 4 hr with hot water.

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Change the tubing from the feeding q 48 hr.

Question 6

A vegetarian client is being instructed by the nurse in the prenatal clinic on how to prevent iron deficiency anemia while pregnant. Which food selection made by the client suggests that more teaching is required?

Accepted Answer

Scrambled eggs and wheat toast

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Lentil stew and strawberries

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Instant oatmeal and orange juice

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Black bean burger and tomato juice

Question 7

What is the appropriate way to respond to a patient at the senior living facility who throws his tray to the ground and yells, "This food is terrible! I can't stand this another minute!"

Accepted Answer

Let's find something you might like better. Tell me what sounds good.

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That was rude! Now you've ruined dinner for everyone else.

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I'm sending you to your room. Another dinner will be delivered there.

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You agreed to the behavior rules. Please return to your room.

Question 8

The nurse brings an Orthodox Jewish customer a dinner tray. A cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato, French fries, a fruit salad, and a vanilla milkshake are all included on the tray. Which of the nurse's actions is BEST?

Accepted Answer

Remove the tray and order a new meal

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Deliver the food tray to the client

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Replace the cheeseburger with shrimp

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Trade the milkshake for soft drink

Question 9

Congestive heart failure (CHF) patients must follow rigorous intake and output (I&O) guidelines with daily weights. The client's intake was 2200 mL, and their output was 1200 mL throughout the 24-hour I&O, according to the nurse. What would the probable next daily weight be?

Accepted Answer

2.2 lb gain

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1 lb loss

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2 lb loss

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1.2 lb gain

Question 10

Which of the following assessment results is in line with a volume deficit of extracellular fluid?

Accepted Answer

Oliguria

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Bradycardia

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Hyperglycemia

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Hypertension