NCLEX-RN Free 180 questions
1. An emergency department (ED) nurse working triage has assessed four clients. Which
client should receive the highest priority?
1. Alert client who fell on the side walk. Skin warm and dr
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NCLEX-RN Free 180 questions
1. An emergency department (ED) nurse working triage has assessed four clients. Which
client should receive the highest priority?
1. Alert client who fell on the side walk. Skin warm and dry to the touch, with a three
inch laceration on the right knee continuously oozing dark red liquid.
2. Elderly client who moans when the nurse asks, "Can you hear me?" Respirations
even/non labored. Skin slightly cool to touch with pale nailbeds.
3. A client who "passed out" but regained consciousness when feet were elevated. Awake
and confused, with warm and dry skin.
4. An alert, responsive client who reports severe abdominal and shoulder pain that began
two hours after eating at a local fast food restaurant. Skin is warm and dry
Correct answer: 2. Elderly client who moans when the nurse asks, "Can you hear me?"
Respirations even/nonlabored. Skin slightly cool to touch with pale nailbeds.
2. This client is responding to verbal stimuli by moaning and has an open airway; but any
client with an altered level of consciousness is at risk for airway obstruction. The skin
assessment indicates a circulation problem.
Which task should the nurse perform first?
1. Suctioning the tracheostomy.
2. Changing a colostomy bag that is leaking.
3. Performing an admission assessment on a client.
4. Administering pain medication to a postoperative client. 1.
Correct: The tracheostomy tube must be suctioned to keep the client's airway open. Suctioning
the tracheostomy should take priority. Remember, airway first.
3. The six bed Labor and Delivery area is full when the Emergency Department nurse calls
for a bed for a woman reporting low back pain, pelvic pressure and increased vaginal
discharge at 36 weeks gestation. Which would be the most appropriate action for the
charge nurse?
1. Transfer a G4P4 who delivered full-term twins one hour ago to the
antepartum/postpartum floor.
2. Transfer a G3 P3 who delivered an 8 lb. newborn three hours ago to the
antepartum/postpartum floor.
3. Transfer an 8 hour postpartum G1P1 on Magnesium Sulfate for eclampsia from the
LDR unit to the ante/postpartum unit.
4. Request that the new client be admitted to the antepartum/postpartum floor.
Transfer a G3 P3 who delivered an 8 lb. newborn three hours ago to the
antepartum/postpartum floor.
-The client and newborn are not in any present distress. Also the delivery occurred 3 hours ago.
This client would not be a risk and could be cared for on the antepartum/postpartum floor
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