2022/2023 NCLEX-RN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (LATEST VERSION)

2022/2023 NCLEX-RN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

(LATEST VERSION)/2022-2023 NCLEX-RN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION JULY 2022 VERIFIED COPY WITH PROOF

1. Which of the following signs or symptoms indicates a possible nutritional deficiency?

Pale conjunctiva

2. A nurse is preparing to insert a small-bore nasogastric feeding tube for a client's enteral

feedings. In which method does the nurse measure the correct length of the tube?

From the tip of the nose to the earlobe to the xiphoid process

3. In which of the following ways can a nurse promote sleep for a client who is

experiencing insomnia?

Give the client a pair of socks to wear if his feet become cold

4. A client is complaining of pain that starts in the shoulder and travels down the length of

his arm. This type of pain is referred to as:

Radiating pain

5. A client with an enlarged prostate is having trouble starting his flow of urine when using

the bathroom. Another name for this condition is:

Hesitancy

6. A nurse is preparing to irrigate a client's colostomy. Which of the following situations is

a contraindication for this type of irrigation?

The client has diverticulitis

7. The nurse hears a client calling out for help, hurries down the hallway to the client's

room, and finds the client lying on the floor. The nurse performs an assessment, assists

the client back to bed, notifies the health care provider of the incident, and completes an

incident report. Which statement should the nurse document on the incident report?

The client was found lying on the floor.

8. A client is brought to the emergency department by emergency medical services (EMS)

after being hit by a car. The name of the client is unknown, and the client has sustained a

severe head injury and multiple fractures and is unconscious. An emergency craniotomy

is required. Regarding informed consent for the surgical procedure, which is the best

action?

Transport the victim to the operating room for surgery.

9. Which of the following statements best describes substance P?

Substance P is found in the dorsal horn of the spinal column

10. The primary purpose of a patient care meeting or conference is to determine which of the

following?

How the healthcare team can best meet the patient's needs.

11. Who should be members of a patient care conference?

ALL members of the healthcare team and the patient/resident.

12. The nurse has just assisted a client back to bed after a fall. The nurse and health care

provider have assessed the client and have determined that the client is not injured. After

completing the incident report, the nurse should implement which action next?

Reassess the client.

13. The nurse arrives at work and is told to report (float) to the intensive care unit (ICU) for

the day because the ICU is understaffed and needs additional nurses to care for the

clients. The nurse has never worked in the ICU. The nurse should take which best action?

Clarify with the team leader to make a safe ICU client assignment.

14. The nurse who works on the night shift enters the medication room and finds a co-worker

with a tourniquet wrapped around the upper arm. The co- worker is about to insert a

needle, attached to a syringe containing a clear liquid, into the antecubital area. Which is

the most appropriate action by the nurse?

Call the nursing supervisor.