NCLEX Client Needs practice spans the exam's four major categories safe/effective care, health promotion, psychosocial integrity, and physiological integrity.
The nurse is making assignments for the day. The staff consists of an RN, an LPN, and a nursing assistant. Which client could the nursing assistant care for?
A nurse is teaching a patient how to use guided imagery to help reduce pain. Which statement best describes the appropriate use of imagery?
The nurse in charge is caring for a patient who is in the first stage of labor. What is the shortest but most difficult part of this stage?
The nurse is assisting in performing an assessment on a client who suspects she is pregnant and is checking the client for probable signs of pregnancy. Which of the following is a probable sign of pregnancy?
The nurse is caring for a client hospitalized with a facial stroke (Bell's palsy or facial paralysis affecting chewing/swallowing). Which diet selection would be most suited to the client?
Which action by the home health nurse indicates knowledge of the needs of an elderly client?
Maslow's theory of human needs has provided nursing with a framework for:
A nurse in an outpatient clinic is assessing a client who reports night sweats and fatigue. He states he has had a cough along with nausea and diarrhea. The client is afraid he has HIV. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
The nurse has observed a staff member tell a client with bipolar disorder that there will be consequences for making negative comments about conditions in the facility. When the nurse meets privately with the staff member, which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the nurse to make to the staff member?
A nurse is caring for a client in the critical care unit who is complaining of chest pain. Nursing assessment reveals a blood pressure of 78/40, shortness of breath, and third-degree AV block on the heart monitor. What is the most appropriate initial action?
An 18-year-old client with osteogenesis imperfecta is being seen for a routine visit. Which information obtained during the visit would cause the nurse the most concern?
The nurse in a labor room is performing a vaginal assessment on a pregnant client in labor. The nurse notes the presence of the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. What is the first nursing action with this finding?
Once you're comfortable with client needs, try a full NCLEX practice test to see how it holds up under timed, mixed-section conditions, or head back to all NCLEX categories.