NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A culture is taken of a lesion suspected of being herpes. The nurse knows that the specimen:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Herpes culture specimens should be packed on ice to preserve the virus for accurate laboratory testing.
Question 2 of 5
A school nurse is advising a class of unwed pregnant high school students. What is the most important action they can perform to deliver a healthy child?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Maintain good nutrition. Adequate nutrition, especially protein, vitamins, and iron, is critical for healthy fetal development and reducing low-birth-weight risks.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for treatment of schizoaffective disorder with visual hallucinations. He tells the nurse that he sees extraterrestrials that are coming to get him. What is the best nursing response?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Reflecting the client's statement validates his experience without reinforcing the hallucination, promoting therapeutic communication.
Question 4 of 5
A client at 20 weeks gestation reports 'running to the bathroom all the time,' pain with urination, and foul-smelling urine. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask when assessing the client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Back or flank pain suggests pyelonephritis, a serious complication of UTI in pregnancy, requiring urgent evaluation. Hygiene, frequency, and history are relevant but less critical than assessing for systemic infection.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse working in an extended care facility transcribes a prescription from the health care provider for a single daily dose of 150 mg of ranitidine; this is to be taken orally at bedtime for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Of the following prescriptions, which one is transcribed correctly?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ranitidine 150 mg PO at bedtime accurately specifies the dose, route, and timing (qhs = at bedtime). Other options are less precise or redundant (e.g., ‘qd nightly’).