NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Free Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 6-year old is diagnosed with scarlet fever. Which oral manifestation is associated with scarlet fever?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Scarlet fever causes a characteristic strawberry tongue (red or white-coated). White spots suggest thrush, grayish membranes indicate diphtheria, and black tongue is unrelated.
Extract:
When monitoring a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion
Question 2 of 5
The nurse would analyze an elevated body temperature as indicating
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Fever during transfusion may indicate a reaction, requiring immediate evaluation.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a manic client in the seclusion room, and it is time for lunch. It is MOST appropriate for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For safety, a manic client in seclusion should remain in the seclusion room. Serving the meal there ensures the client receives nutrition at the regular time without compromising safety. Taking the client to the dining room (
A) risks escalation, and withholding the meal (B,
C) is inappropriate.
Question 4 of 5
A 76-year-old man living at the long-term care facility has lost 10 lb in the last two months. He states that although he has had dentures for two years, they have not felt comfortable for the past three or four months so he rarely uses them at mealtime. The nurse's first priority would be to ask the client's physician to do which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A dental consult addresses ill-fitting dentures, the root cause of weight loss, prioritizing correction to improve nutrition.
Extract:
A 78-year-old patient is admitted with pulmonary edema and given I.V. morphine sulfate.
Question 5 of 5
Why?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Morphine slows breathing and reduces anxiety in pulmonary edema, easing respiratory distress.