NCLEX-RN
Free NCLEX RN Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A newborn weighing 7 pounds at birth should be expected to weigh pounds by one year of age.
Correct Answer: 21 pounds
Rationale: Newborns typically triple their birth weight by one year. 7 lbs × 3 = 21 lbs.
Question 2 of 5
A 6-year-old girl is visiting the outpatient clinic because she has a fever and a rash. The doctor diagnoses chickenpox. Her mother asks the nurse how many baby aspirins her daughter can have for fever. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Aspirin taken during a viral infection has been implicated as a predisposing factor to Reye's syndrome in children and adolescents. Children and adolescents should not be given aspirin. Allergy to aspirin is not related to Reye's syndrome. Tinnitus, caused by damage to the acoustic nerve, occurs with aspirin toxicity, but this is not related to Reye's syndrome. A 6-year-old child should not be given any baby aspirin.
Question 3 of 5
A mother called the physician's office to ask if it would help relieve her small daughter's abdominal pain if she gave an enema and placed a heating pad on the abdomen. Her daughter has a fever and has vomited twice. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Heat and enemas are contraindicated where severe abdominal pain is suspected because they increase intestinal motility and the risk of perforation, especially with fever and vomiting.
Question 4 of 5
A client has a tentative diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. The nurse recognizes that myasthenia gravis involves:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Myasthenia gravis is caused by autoantibodies blocking acetylcholine receptors, interrupting nerve impulse transmission to muscles, leading to weakness.
Question 5 of 5
On an assessment of a client's mouth, the nurse notices white patches on the buccal mucosa. The nurse tries to obtain a sample for a culture, but the lesion cannot be rubbed off. The nurse would suspect that this lesion is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Leukoplakia cannot be rubbed off.