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NCLEX BrainTrainer QBank
The NCLEX BrainTrainer QBank assists NCLEX Test to develop their clinical judgment by learning the simplified nursing concepts developed by Direct Access Learning NCLEX Experts George Montaus MSN/Ed, RN, and Walter Donato BSN, RN, with emphasis on the three pillars to a successful passing of the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN:
Pattern Recognition
Prioritization Logic
Cognitive Stamina
The Result: You stop guessing and start thinking like a nurse who can safely manage a full patient load.
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Category: Mental Health
A client with an opioid use disorder is prescribed methadone. The nurse understands that methadone is used for which purpose?
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A nurse is assessing a client for tardive dyskinesia. Which finding would indicate the presence of this condition?
External Radiation Therapy
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Category: Medical-Surgical
During external radiation therapy, the nurse should teach the patient about taking care of the after effects of the treatment. Which teaching is important to provide?
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The correct answer is: Cover the ulcer with transparent dressing. Radiation therapy may cause desquamation of skin in the areas involved. The client should avoid applying lotion, powder or heat and cold application in the area. There is no need for isolation after external radiation therapy.
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When planning care for a client with severe social anxiety disorder, which intervention is most appropriate?
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Category: Floating
Before accepting a patient assignment on a float unit, what information should the nurse prioritize gathering?
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Category: Prioritization
A nurse is assessing a patient's peripheral IV site and notes swelling, coolness, and pallor around the insertion site, and the patient reports discomfort. The IV infusion has slowed significantly. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?
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Category: Delegation
Which task can typically be delegated by an RN to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)?
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Which type of patient assignment should a charge nurse ideally avoid giving to a nurse who has been floated from a different specialty unit?
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Category: Pediatrics
A child with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is admitted with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which sign is most indicative of shunt malfunction?
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Category: Medical-Surgical - Endocrine Disorders
A patient with severe hypothyroidism is admitted with altered mental status, hypothermia, and bradycardia. The nurse recognizes these as signs of myxedema coma. What is a critical nursing intervention for this patient?
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A 7-year-old child with asthma uses an albuterol inhaler. The nurse should instruct the child to use the inhaler for which of the following symptoms?
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A nurse enters a patient's room and finds the patient sitting upright in bed, appearing anxious, using accessory muscles to breathe, and reporting "I can't catch my breath." The patient's oxygen saturation is 88% on room air. What is the first intervention the nurse should take?
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Category: Medical-Surgical - Respiratory Disorders
What is a key nursing consideration when managing oxygen therapy for a patient with COPD?
14 / 15
Which assessment finding is most indicative of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
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Category: Maternity
A nurse is assessing a client 4 hours postpartum. The fundus is firm, at the umbilicus, and deviated to the right. Which action should the nurse take?
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