Random Questions for Next Gen NCLEX

When performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the nurse would deliver how many breaths per minute to an adult client?

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The licenced practical nurse (LPN) employed in a long-term care facility is planning assignments for the clients on a nursing unit. The LPN needs to assign four clients and has another LPN and three unlicensed assistive personnel (UAPs) on a nursing team. Which client would the nurse most appropriately assign to the LPN?

A client requiring abdominal wound irrigations and dressing changes every 3 hours

When client assignments are planned for the day, which is the most appropriate assignment for an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

A client who requires urine specimen collections

The nurse is assisting in creating a care plan for a client with diabetes mellitus who has hyperglycemia. The nurse would focus on which potential problem for this client?

Dehydration

A child is placed in skeletal traction for treatment of a fractured femur. The nurse assists with creating a plan of care and would include which intervention?

Check the primary health care provider's (PHCP's) prescriptions for the amount of weight to be applied.

The nurse is assisting with creating a plan of care for the client with multiple myeloma and includes which priority intervention in the plan?

Encouraging fluids

The nurse is working with a victim of rape in a clinic setting and assists in creating a plan of care for the client. Which is an inappropriate short-term initial goal?

The client will resolve feelings of fear and anxiety related to the rape trauma.The nurse is assisting in creating a care plan for a client with diabetes mellitus who has hyperglycemia. The nurse would focus on which potential problem for this client?

The nurse is assisting with creating a plan of care for a client in a crisis state. When developing the plan, the nurse would consider which factor?

A client's response to a crisis is individualized, and what constitutes a crisis for one client may not constitute a crisis for another client.

The nurse is creating goals for a school-age child with a knowledge deficit related to the use of inhalers and peak flow meters. The nurse identifies which goal as appropriate for this child?

Expresses feelings of mastery and competence with breathing devices

Cyclobenzaprine is prescribed for a client for muscle spasms, and the nurse is reviewing the client's record. Which disorder, if noted in the record, would indicate a need to contact the physician about the administration of this medication?

Glaucoma

The nurse assists in creating a plan of care for a birthing parent with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the parent's newborn. Which intervention would be included in the plan of care?

Maintaining standard precautions at all times while caring for the newborn

The nurse has created a plan of care for a client experiencing dystocia and includes several nursing actions in the plan of care. What is the priority nursing action?

Monitoring the fetal heart rate

The nurse is participating in a health screening clinic and is creating materials about colorectal cancer. The nurse would include which risk factor for colorectal cancer in the educational materials?

Personal history of ulcerative colitis or gastrointestinal (GI) polyps

The nurse is assisting with creating a plan of care for a postpartum client with a small vulvar hematoma. The nurse would include which specific action during the first 12 hours after delivery?

Prepare an ice pack for application to the area.

A child is diagnosed with Reye's syndrome. The nurse creates a nursing care plan for the child and would include which intervention in the plan?

Providing a quiet atmosphere with dimmed lighting

The nurse assists with creating a plan of care for a client with hyperparathyroidism receiving calcitonin. Which outcome has the highest priority regarding this medication?

Reaching normal serum calcium levels

The nurse is assisting with creating a plan of care for a client scheduled for surgery. What activity would be included in the nursing care plan for the client on the day of surgery?

Have the client void immediately before going into surgery.

The nurse is assisting in creating a plan of care for a newborn diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome. What priority intervention would be included in the plan of care?

Monitor the newborn's response to feedings and weight gain pattern.