NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is teaching a new mother about breastfeeding. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)
Correct Answer: A,B,C,E
Rationale: Frequent feeding, proper latch, alternating breasts, and burping ensure nutrition and comfort. Limiting feeding time is unnecessary and may reduce milk supply.
Extract:
Gout is more prevalent in which of the following:
Question 2 of 5
Men
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Gout has a higher prevalence in middle-aged or older men due to hormonal and metabolic factors.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
After sustaining a closed head injury and numerous lacerations and abrasions to the face and neck, a five-year-old child is admitted to the emergency room. The client is unconscious and has minimal response to noxious stimuli. Which of the following assessments, if observed by the nurse three hours after admission, should be reported to the physician?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Clear fluid draining from the ear suggests cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, indicating a rupture of the meninges, which poses a risk of meningitis or other complications in a head injury. This must be reported immediately. Eyelid edema (
A) and minor bleeding (
C) are less urgent, and withdrawal to pain (
D) is consistent with the initial assessment.
Extract:
The family of a terminally-ill client asks the nurse to help them end the suffering of her loved ones.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Euthanasia violates nursing ethics, and this response clearly communicates the ethical stance.
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Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult male who is diagnosed with probable appendicitis. Which assessment finding is most consistent with the diagnosis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nausea and vomiting are typically seen in persons who have appendicitis. The pain of appendicitis is in the right lower quadrant, not the right upper quadrant. The white blood cell count is elevated in the person with appendicitis. The temperature of a person with appendicitis is likely to be a low-grade fever, not a high fever.