NCLEX RN MOCK PREPARATION
COMPLETE SOLUTION
The nurse is teaching a family member of a client with a terminal illness the signs of impending
death. Which statement by a family member indicates the need for further teaching?
- I will continue to talk in normal tones
- Decreases in respirations my happen
- Death is soon, if their shoulders are cool
- They may prefer to sleep rather than talk
 ANSWER : Death is soon, if their shoulders are cool
The systems of the body will begin to function erratic and slower as death approaches. As the
feedback of the circulatory system fails, the client will have fluctuating temperature control. As
death process continues, the circulatory system in the extremities will fail. The arms and legs will
become cooler. The family member will require further teaching regarding indicators of
approaching death.
A medical-surgical LPN has been sent to a short-staffed pediatric unit. The charge nurse knows
what client would be most appropriate for this LPN?
- 3 month old child with nonorganic failure to thrive
- 14 year old with exacerbation of cystic fibrosis
- 5 year old newly admitted with epiglottitis
- 10 year old with type 1 diabetes mellitus
 ANSWER : 10 year old with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Prior to removal of cataracts, the client is to receive eye drops in both eyes. The nurse knows
what actions takes priority/
- Remove any exudate around eyes with warm water