NCLEX-RN Practice Test

NCLEX-RN Practice Test practice questions, page 29 of 35, with answer review and explanations.

Question 141

In performing the initial nursing assessment on a client at the prenatal clinic, the nurse will know that which of the following alterations is abnormal during pregnancy?

  1. Striae gravidarum
  2. Chloasma
  3. Dysuria
  4. Colostrum

Question 142

A 35-weeks-pregnant client is undergoing a nonstress test (NST). During the 20-minute examination, the nurse notes three fetal movements accompanied by accelerations of the fetal heart rate, each 15 bpm, lasting 15 seconds. The nurse interprets this test to be:

  1. Nonreactive
  2. Reactive
  3. Positive
  4. Negative

Question 143

The nurse is caring for a laboring client. Assessment data include cervical dilation 9 cm; contractions every 1–2 minutes; strong, large amount of "bloody show." The most appropriate nursing goal for this client would be:

  1. Maintain client’s privacy.
  2. Assist with assessment procedures.
  3. Provide strategies to maintain client control.
  4. Enlist additional caregiver support to ensure client’s safety.

Question 144

A client is admitted to the labor unit. On vaginal examination, the presenting part in a cephalic presentation was at station plus two. Station 12 means that the:

  1. Presenting part is 2 cm above the level of the ischial spines
  2. Biparietal diameter is at the level of the ischial spines
  3. Presenting part is 2 cm below the level of the ischial spines
  4. Biparietal diameter is 5 cm above the ischial spines

Question 145

A pregnant client is at the clinic for a third trimester prenatal visit. During this examination, it has been determined that her fetus is in a vertex presentation with the occiput located in her right anterior quadrant. On her chart this would be noted as:

  1. Right occipitoposterior
  2. Right occipitoanterior
  3. Right sacroanterior
  4. LOA