NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A client with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) develops ventricular tachycardia (VT) with a pulse while admitted to the medical-surgical unit. The ICD fires multiple times without successfully stopping the VT, causing the client to become confused and difficult to rouse. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Persistent VT causing altered mental status requires synchronized cardioversion to restore normal rhythm.
Question 2 of 5
The evening nurse caring for an adult who had a partial gastrectomy this morning notes that the drainage from the nasogastric tube is bright red. What action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bright red nasogastric drainage suggests active bleeding post-gastrectomy, requiring immediate reporting to assess for hemorrhage.
Question 3 of 5
A 54-year-old male is admitted to the cardiac unit with chest pain radiating to the jaw and left arm. Which enzyme would be most specific in the diagnosis of a myocardial infarction?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: CK-MB (creatine phosphokinase muscle bond isoenzyme) is the most specific for a myocardial infarction. Troponin is also extremely reliable. Answers A, B, and C are nonspecific to myocardial infarctions, so they are incorrect.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with detoxification from alcohol. Which medication is used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ativan (lorazepam), a benzodiazepine, is used to manage alcohol withdrawal symptoms like seizures and agitation. Antabuse deters drinking, flumazenil reverses benzodiazepines, and methadone treats opioid withdrawal.
Question 5 of 5
In children suspected to have a diagnosis of diabetes, which one of the following complaints would be most likely to prompt parents to take their school age child for evaluation?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bed wetting. In children, fatigue and bed wetting are the chief complaints that prompt parents to take their child for evaluation. Bed wetting in a school age child is readily detected by the parents.