NCLEX-RN
Practice NCLEX RN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 6-month-old client is placed on strict bed rest following a hernia repair. Which toy is best suited to the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A colorful crib mobile is age-appropriate and safe for a 6-month-old on bed rest, providing visual stimulation.
Question 2 of 5
The physician has ordered atropine sulfate 0.4 mg IM before surgery. The medication is supplied in 0.8 mg per milliliter. The nurse should administer how many milliliters of the medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale:
To calculate: 0.4 mg ÷ 0.8 mg/mL = 0.5 mL, the correct dose to administer.
Question 3 of 5
A child with achondroplasia will likely have which of the following physical characteristics?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Achondroplasia causes dwarfism, short fingers/toes, and short proximal limbs due to impaired cartilage growth.
Question 4 of 5
A child suspected of having cystic fibrosis is scheduled for a quantitative sweat test. The nurse knows that the quantitative sweat test will be analyzed using:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pilocarpine iontophoresis is used to stimulate sweat production for chloride analysis in cystic fibrosis diagnosis.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 28-year-old female with a long history of heroin addiction. The client tells the nurse that she started off using a small amount recreationally, but as time went on, she needed more and more heroin to feel a high. The nurse recognizes this as
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Tolerance is the need for increasing doses to achieve the same effect, as described in the client’s heroin use.