NCLEX Basic Care Questions

A patient with Cushing’s disease asks the nurse to help him choose a meal for dinner later. Which of the following meals is the best option?

A patient with diverticulitis asks the nurse what meal choice in the cafeteria is best for him to eat today. The nurse helps him select which choice of the following:

Which of the following diets, if given by the dietician to the patient, would be considered an appropriate measure for a patient on a low residue diet?

The nurse reviews dietary teaching for a client diagnosed with cholecystitis. The nurse determines that teaching is effective if the client states which of the following meals?

A nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with COPD. The patient tells the nurse that she has trouble sleeping at night. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask next?

A patient asks the nurse to explain to her “why there are weights hanging off the bed.” What answer by the nurse reflects the best understanding of traction for patient education?

A patient with gout wants to know what meal choice she should order from the cafeteria for dinner. The nurse helps her to select which of the following dinners?

The nurse on the medical/surgical unit cares for an elderly client two days after hip replacement surgery. The nurse asks the client if she is in pain. The client responds, “I am just fine.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is MOST appropriate?

The nurse performs discharge teaching for a client with a left leg cast who will be using crutches to ambulate. Which of the following statements, if made by the patient to the nurse, would require further teaching?

A client with baseline decreased mental status is ordered to receive a tube feeding. The nurse knows the best position for the patient once the feeding has finished is:

A nursing assistant is feeding a patient with Parkinson’s disease who is on aspiration precautions. What action, if taken by the nursing assistant, would require immediate intervention by the nurse?

The nurse cares for a patient twelve hours after left lower leg amputation. The nurse medicates the client for pain before instituting which of the following actions?

A 90-year-old female has been bedridden for two weeks. Which of the following complications, if observed by the nurse, is NOT expected?

A nurse assesses the health of a 78 year-old male patient at his annual wellness check-up. Which of the following statements, if spoken by the patient, would be considered normal and EXPECTED?

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A patient has been on bedrest for a week after a fractured left hip. Which of the following symptoms, if noted in the patient, would be considered signs of complications due to immobility?

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The nurse receives a call from a patient with type one diabetes. The patient asks for exercise guidelines in regard to eating and insulin administration. Which of the following instructions are MOST appropriate for the nurse to give to the patient?

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A cast is applied to a thirteen-month-old girl for the treatment of talipes equinovarus (clubfoot). Which of the following instructions is essential for the nurse to give the child’s mother regarding her care while in the cast?

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A 67-year-old client is seen in the outpatient clinic for complaints of perineal irritation due to frequent incontinence. Which of the following measures, if suggested to the client by the nurse, is BEST?

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The nurse cares for a client in balanced suspension traction. The client complains of pain in the affected extremity, and the nurse administers the prescribed pain medication. An hour later, the client tells the nurse that the pain has gotten worse instead of better. Which of the following assessments are necessary before the nurse calls the physician?

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A teenager is discharged to home wearing halo vest traction after a car accident. What guidelines should the nurse give to the parent that are BEST for her care?

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Before administering a nasogastric feeding to a preterm infant, the nurse aspirates residual fluid from the stomach. Place the following actions in order.

A newly admitted client is about to receive a radiation treatment later in the day. In preparing the room, the nurse should plan to post this sign outside the client’s room:

The bed of a patient who has an indwelling urinary catheter (Foley) is found wet with urine. After determining that the catheter is patent, the nurse should:

A patient with dementia has been identified as having a high BUN in lab results. Which of the following non-pharmacological actions would be best for the nurse to take?

The nurse is assisting a client with diverticulosis to select appropriate foods. Which food should be avoided?

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A 4-year-old client is admitted for eye surgery. The nurse is performing the correct action in preparing the child for the procedure when she:

The nurse screens patients for colon cancer. Which information, if indicated in the patient’s chart, is considered a risk factor for colorectal cancer?

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