NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 28-year-old client is being treated with acute pelvic inflammatory disease. Which of the following positions will afford the most comfort for this client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Semi-Fowler's position reduces pelvic pressure and promotes comfort in clients with pelvic inflammatory disease.
Question 2 of 5
A client with paranoid personality disorder monopolizes group activities with complaints that the staff is out to get him. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: One of the most therapeutic actions the nurse can take with the paranoid client is to spend time with him but not challenge his delusions. Answer A would challenge his delusions and make him more convinced that he is right, so it is incorrect. Answers B and C would isolate the client and increase his paranoid thinking, so they're incorrect.
Question 3 of 5
A client being discharged from the cardiac step-down unit following a myocardial infarction (MI), is given a prescription for a beta-blocking drug. A nursing student asks the charge nurse why this drug would be used by a client who is not hypertensive. What is an appropriate response by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: One action of beta-blockers is to decrease systemic vascular resistance by dilating arterioles. This is useful for the client with coronary artery disease, and will reduce the risk of another MI or sudden death.
Extract:
Which of the following activities will be appropriate on the patient who was 7 - days post above-the-knee amputation?
Question 4 of 5
Muscle exercises
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Muscle exercises promote strength and circulation, aiding recovery post-amputation.
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following interventions should be implemented
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Positioning in high Fowler’s promotes lung expansion and eases breathing immediately in COPD. Bronchodilators, pursed-lip breathing, and oxygen adjustments are secondary, requiring orders or more time.