NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Practice Test PN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A 9 year-old is taken to the emergency room with right lower quadrant pain and vomiting. When preparing the child for an emergency appendectomy, what must the nurse expect to be the child's greatest fear?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: For school-age children, major fears are loss of control and separation from friends/peers.
Question 2 of 5
Which one of these tasks can be safely delegated to a practical nurse (PN)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Provide stoma care for a client with a well functioning ostomy. The care of a mature stoma and the application of an ostomy appliance may be delegated to a PN. This client has minimal risk of instability of the situation.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse prepares to reinforce teaching for a client with latent tuberculosis who is prescribed oral isoniazid. Which instructions should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: Avoiding alcohol (
A), reporting jaundice (
C), and reporting neuropathy (
D) address isoniazid's risks of hepatotoxicity and peripheral neuropathy.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is screening clients with major depressive disorder for those at risk for suicide. The nurse should recognize the client at highest risk for suicide is the client with
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Recent unemployment and divorce are significant stressors that increase suicide risk, especially in a client with a chronic condition like Parkinson disease, which can exacerbate depressive symptoms.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who experienced a sexual assault and has posttraumatic stress disorder. The client states, 'It is all my fault. I should not have accepted a drink from a stranger I met at a bar.' Which of the following responses would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: This response validates the client's feelings while gently correcting self-blame, reinforcing that the assault was not their fault and promoting a supportive therapeutic environment.