NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Trainer Test 6 Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A mother brings her two-year-old boy to the pediatrician’s office.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strabismus is characterized by misaligned visual axes, causing the brain to receive two images. Closing one eye to focus on an object, such as a poster, is a compensatory behavior indicative of strabismus. The other symptoms suggest refractive errors or other visual impairments, not strabismus.
Extract:
The nurse checks for placement of a nasogastric (NG) tube before beginning a tube feeding for a client.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following results would indicate to the nurse that the tube feeding can begin?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Strategy: Determine how the answers relate to a tube feeding. (1) mucus may be from lungs (2) correct-stomach contents are acidic (3) not a safe way to check placement (4) not a reliable indication
Extract:
A patient 48 hours after surgery for a hernia repair.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse checks the incision of a patient 48 hours after surgery for a hernia repair. Which of the following findings would indicate a possible complication?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strategy: Determine the significance of each answer choice. (1) slight swelling is expected during healing (2) slight crusting of incision line is normal (3) correct-should be pink, not red, indicates possible infection, other signs include increased warmth, tenderness, pain, and purulent or odorous drainage (4) shows healing is taking place
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
After receiving an annual influenza immunization, a client develops symptoms suggestive of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which symptom is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Guillain-Barré syndrome causes paresthesia and weakness in the lower extremities , progressing upward. Reflexes are hypoactive (B is incorrect). Emotional lability and tremors are not typical.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with complaints of right lower quadrant pain.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Inspection is the first step in abdominal assessment, allowing the nurse to observe for distention, masses, or visible abnormalities before proceeding to auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Palpation last prevents discomfort that could alter other findings.