Actual NCLEX Questions 2024
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1. What should the nurse do to obtain an accurate urine output for a client with a continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)?
2. A pathology report states that a client’s urinary calculus is composed of uric acid. Which should the nurse instruct the client to avoid?
3. A client with cancer of the prostate requests the urinal at frequent intervals but either does not void or voids in very small amounts. What does the nurse conclude is most likely the causative factor?
4. A nurse is counseling a woman who had recurrent urinary tract infections. What factor should the nurse explain is the reason why women are at a greater risk than men for contracting a urinary tract infection?
5. A client in a nursing home is diagnosed with urethritis. What should the nurse plan to do before initiating antibiotic therapy prescribed by the health care provider?
6. A client with a urinary retention catheter reports discomfort in the bladder and urethra. What should the nurse do first?
7. A client with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse why it is necessary to inject hydrocortisone into the knee joint. What reason should the nurse include in a response to this question?
8. What should the nurse take into consideration when planning nursing care for a client experiencing an acute episode of rheumatoid arthritis?
9. A student nurse is caring for a client with chronic kidney failure who is to be treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Which statement by the student nurse indicates to the primary nurse that the student nurse understands the purpose of this therapy?
10. A nurse is assessing a client with a diagnosis of kidney failure for clinical indicators of metabolic acidosis. What should the nurse conclude is the reason why metabolic acidosis develops with kidney failure?
11. What is the nurse’s primary consideration when caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis?
12. A nurse is caring for a client with acute kidney failure who is receiving a protein restricted diet. The client asks why this diet is necessary. What information should the nurse include in a response to the client’s questions?
13. A nurse is caring for a client with glomerulonephritis. What should the nurse instruct the client to do to prevent recurrent attacks?
14. A client is admitted to the hospital with a tentative diagnosis of urinary retention related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. There is a secondary diagnosis of delirium related to urosepsis. The health care provider prescribes the insertion of an indwelling urinary retention catheter. What nursing action is most important for this client’s safety?
15. The nurse questions a client with rheumatoid arthritis about pain. When should the nurse expect the client to experience increased pain and limited movement of the joints?
16. A lithotripsy to break up renal calculi is unsuccessful, and a nephrolithotomy is performed. Which postoperative clinical indicator should the nurse report to the health care provider?
17. A nurse plans care to prevent deformities in a client with rheumatoid arthritis. Which intervention should be alternated with periods of rest?
18. A nurse is caring for a client with an undescended testicle. The nurse teaches the client that the main reason why the testicles are suspended in the scrotum is to:
19. A routine urinalysis is ordered for a client. What should the nurse do if the specimen cannot be sent immediately to the laboratory?
20. A nurse is assessing the urine of a client with a urinary tract infection. For which characteristic should the nurse assess each specimen of urine?
21. When preparing an individualized teaching plan for a client with rheumatoid arthritis, which topic should the nurse omit from the generalized teaching plan for clients with arthritis?
22. A client with arthritis reports receiving the following dietary suggestions over the years. Which recommendation for a daily diet should the nurse reinforce?
23. A client who has intermittently been having painful, swollen knee and wrist joints during the past 3 months is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. What type of diet should the nurse expect the health care provider to order?
24. A client is diagnosed with bladder cancer, and a cystectomy and an ileal conduit are scheduled. What should the nurse plan to do preoperatively?
25. A nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. Based on the clients diagnosis, the nurse should review the result of which laboratory test?
26. A client with acute kidney failure states, “Why am I twitching and my fingers and toes tingling?” The nurse should respond, “This is caused by:
27. When caring for a male client who is to receive chemotherapy for a cancerous condition, at which time should the nurse consider that spermatogenesis occurs?
28. A nurse is caring for a client after surgical creation of a conduit diversion. What is the major disadvantage of a conduit diversion that the nurse should consider when caring for this client?
29. A client has a heminephrectomy and returns from the postanesthesia care unit with a nephrostomy tube and an indwelling urinary catheter. The client’s urinary output is 50 mL/hr. What is the nurse’s next action?
30. A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information about this condition is important for the nurse to consider when caring for this client?
31. A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with ureteral colic and hematuria. The client also has stage 1 hypertension and is overweight. The decrease of which clinical indicator associated with this client’s status should the nurse be most concerned about at this time?
32. A client with rheumatoid arthritis has severe pain and swelling of the joints in both hands. Range-of-motion exercises for this client should be:
33. A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of chronic kidney failure who has just been told by the health care provider that hemodialysis is necessary. Which clinical manifestation indicates the need for hemodialysis?
34. A nurse is caring for a client with an indwelling urinary catheter. What is the most important action for the nurse to implement when irrigating the bladder?
35. After a nephrectomy a client arrives in the postanesthesia care unit in the supine position. Which action should be employed by the nurse to assess the client for signs of hemorrhage?
36. Which medication should the nurse anticipate the health care provider will prescribe to relieve the pain experienced by a client with rheumatoid arthritis?
37. Which nursing action can best prevent infection from a urinary retention catheter?
38. A client is ready to walk with crutches after knee surgery. Which crutch-walking technique will the nurse most likely have to reinforce after the client returns from physical therapy?
39. A client with acute kidney failure becomes confused and irritable. Which does the nurse determine is the most likely cause of this behavior?
40. A nurse is caring for a male client who is scheduled for a dilation of the urethra. Which structure surrounding the male urethra should the nurse include in a teaching program when explaining the procedure?
41. A client who had a suprapubic prostatectomy returns from the postanesthesia care unit and accidentally pulls out the urethral catheter. What should the nurse do first?
42. A client had a suprapubic prostatectomy. Which type of tube can the nurse expect the client to have when he returns to his room from the postanesthesia care unit?
43. A nurse is evaluating a client’s understanding of peritoneal dialysis. Which information in the client’s response indicates an understanding of the purpose of the procedure?
44. A nurse is caring for a client with a continuous bladder irrigation. Which is the most important nursing action?
45. A nurse is teaching crutch walking to a client who had arthroscopic surgery of the knee. On which part of the body should the nurse instruct the client to place weight?
46. A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of renal calculi of calcium phosphate composition. Which type of diet should the nurse explore with the client when providing discharge information?
47. A nurse is providing client teaching to a woman who has recurrent urinary tract infections. Which information should the nurse include concerning the reason why women are more susceptible to urinary tract infections than men?
48. A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of cancer of the prostate. Which serum level should the nurse teach the client to have monitored to follow the course of the disease?
49. A client experiences difficulty in voiding after an indwelling urinary catheter is removed. To what does the nurse determine that this is most probably related?
50. A regimen of rest, exercise, and physical therapy is ordered for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. What should the nurse explain is the intended purpose of this regimen?