NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with Alzheimer's disease mumbles incoherently and rambles in a confused manner. To help redirect the client's attention, the nurse should encourage the client to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Folding towels and pillowcases is a simple activity that redirects the client's attention. Also, because this activity is familiar, the client is likely to perform it successfully. Cards, charades, and aerobic exercise are too complicated for a confused client.
Extract:
A 6-year-old boy with HIV and fever is being admitted to the unit.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse making the room assignment would place the child in a room with:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This is the safest room assignment for a child with HIV and a fever. A child with HIV should not be placed with anyone infectious (croup, diarrhea) or with a bacterial infection (glomerulonephritis) due to the fever.
Extract:
Atherosclerosis:
Question 3 of 5
Atherosclerosis:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Atherosclerosis involves fatty deposits (plaques) in arterial walls, causing narrowing.
Extract:
An elderly male patient admitted with a diagnosis of R/O cerebral vascular accident has had a significant change in his blood pressure: BP on admission was 160/100; an hour later BP went up to 180/110. The patient also appears 'sleepy'.
Question 4 of 5
Which assessment finding should the nurse report immediately to the provider?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unilateral facial drooping is a classic sign of a stroke, requiring immediate reporting to the provider for urgent intervention.
Extract:
Which of the following signs and symptoms would a client with tuberculosis (TB) have?
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following signs and symptoms would a client with tuberculosis (TB) have?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: TB commonly presents with chills, fever, night sweats, and hemoptysis.