NCLEX LIVE-REVIEW QUESTIONS
Introduction to NCLEX Questions
1- A nurse admits a client who sustained C3 spinal cord injury. Which finding should
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nurse recognize as priority of care?
a) Heart rate
b) Respirations 10/min
c) Temperature 97 F (36 C)
d) Blood pressure 88/54 mmHg
2- A nurse prepares an older adult for a scheduled colonoscopy. Which should be the nurse’s
initial action?
a) Chill bowel cleansing solution
b) Monitor frequency of elimination
c) Provide oral intake of clear liquids
d) Place portable commode at bedside.
3- A client presents to the emergency department (ED) and reports a history of Gravida 3 Para
2. Which should be the nurse’s initial action after observing a presenting part?
A) Provide emotional support to the client
B) Notify labor and delivery staff members.
C) Time frequency and duration of contractions
D) Prepare for delivery of the newborn in the emergency department
4- A nurse enters the room of a client who is at the foot of the bed lying on the floor. Which
should be the initial nursing action?
a) Examine the client’s injuries.
b) Obtain pulse and blood pressure
c) Assess vital signs and level of consciousness
d) Determine intensity of pain with range of motion.
5- Four days after a ventral hernia repair, a client who is obese and has history of COPD vomits
and reports severe abdominal pain. The oxygen saturation is 90%. Which action should the
nurse implement first?
a) Administer ondansetron hcl IV.
b) Encourage pursed lip breathing
c) Assess the surgical incision site
d) Apply low dose oxygen via nasal canula
6- A nurse provides care for a client who is 24 hors post-acute myocardial infarction and reports
“I can’t breathe now that I am lying down after lunch”. Which should be the nurse’s initial
action?
a) Administer IV furosemide
b) Place client in high-fowler’s position
c) Begin oxygen 4-6L/min by nasal cannula
d) Auscultate anterior and posterior lungs bilaterally
7- A nurse arrives at a work site explosion. Which client should the nurse triage first?
a) Fixed pupils and agonal respirations
b) Burns to the face and respiratory stridor
c) Type 2 diabetes mellitus who is disoriented
d) A closed fracture reporting “a pain level of 3”
8- A nurse is coordinating client care. Which client should the nurse delegate to the PN? A
client who:
a) Requires insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter.
b) Has a new prescription for patient-controlled analgesia
c) Has a tension pneumothorax and requires a chest tube?
d) Requires intermittent suctioning of a new placed tracheostomy.
9- An adolescent client was admitted 12 hrs ago following a motor vehicle crash. Multiple
skeletal fractures were sustained. The client is in balanced-suspension traction. Which
assessment finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
a) Disorientation
b) Shallow respirations
c) Chest pain with positioning
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