NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Which of the following individuals is at greatest risk for experiencing cerebral vascular accident?
Question 1 of 5
A 50-year-old African-American male with history of hypertension.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This patient has multiple risk factors for CVA: African-American race, male gender, age, and hypertension.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Upon examining the mouth of a 3 year-old child, the nurse discovers that the teeth have chalky white-to-yellowish staining with pitting of the enamel. Which of the following conditions would most likely explain these findings?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Excessive fluoride intake. The described findings are indicative of fluorosis, associated with repeated swallowing of toothpaste with fluoride or drinking water with high levels of fluoride.
Extract:
A patient with complaints of loss of peripheral vision
Question 3 of 5
A patient with complaints of loss of peripheral vision is suspected to have
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Glaucoma causes peripheral vision loss due to increased intraocular pressure.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
An adult asks the nurse why she must have her skin shaved prior to surgery. What is the best nursing response? Reducing the hair by shaving:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Shaving reduces infection risk by removing hair, which can harbor bacteria, the primary rationale for preoperative skin preparation.
Question 5 of 5
A client with chronic renal failure has a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L. What should the nurse assess first?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should assess the client's cardiac rhythm using electrocardiography because an elevated serum potassium level may lead to a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. The client's blood pressure may change, but only as a result of the arrhythmia.
Therefore, the nurse should assess blood pressure later. The nurse also can delay assessing respirations and temperature because these aren't affected by the serum potassium level.