NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient who has recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and COPD. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to a nursing assistant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nursing assistants should be competent on all transfers.
Question 2 of 5
One of the campers at summer camp sprains his ankle. What action can the nurse take to help reduce the pain?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ice reduces swelling and pain in acute sprains. Exercise, dependent positioning, or steroids are inappropriate initially.
Extract:
Ms. Wilson was admitted in the hospital for subtotal thyroidectomy. Two days prior to surgery she complains to the nurse and states, 'It looks like that she is coming down with flu.'
Question 3 of 5
An appropriate nursing action is:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Lugol's solution is given a few days before thyroidectomy to decrease the vascularity of the thyroid glands. Should the patient develop an infection, thyroidectomy will be canceled, so the Lugol's solution should not be given.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
An adult has returned to the nursing care unit following abdominal surgery. She has an order for meperidine IM PRN for severe pain or acetaminophen #3 PO PRN for mild to moderate pain. The nurse asks the client if she is experiencing pain now, and she states, 'Yes, I am.' What is the most appropriate initial action for the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Assessing pain location and degree using a scale determines the appropriate medication (mild vs. severe), ensuring tailored pain management.
Question 5 of 5
During morning rounds, the nurse notices blood spots on the pillowcase of a child with acute lymphoid leukemia. The nurse should be most concerned about the client's:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Blood spots suggest bleeding, likely due to low platelets (thrombocytopenia) in acute lymphoid leukemia, so C is correct. Red blood cell count , white blood cell count , and reticulocyte count are less directly related to bleeding.