NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A patient is prescribed nitroglycerin for angina. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nitroglycerin is placed sublingually for rapid absorption to relieve angina. Swallowing or taking with water delays action, and meal timing is irrelevant.
Extract:
A nurse picks up an order for an asthmatic child. The order reads: Propranolol (Inderal) 80 mg. PO QD.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse reads this order as
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is contraindicated in asthma due to risk of bronchoconstriction.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A 40-year-old client is admitted to the hospital for alcohol abuse for the third time in the past 9 months. The health care team recommends rehabilitative treatment for this client. Why was this treatment recommended?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The purpose of rehabilitative treatment in alcoholism is to help the client identify the relationship between his problems and his alcohol consumption. Rehabilitative treatment promotes abstinence, not limiting or controlling consumption. It isn't intended to help the client identify a new group of friends or understand the effects of alcohol on his body.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for clients in the GYN clinic. A client at 28-weeks gestation states that she occasionally leaks urine when she coughs or sneezes. Which of the following actions by the nurse is BEST?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Urine leakage during coughing or sneezing at 28 weeks gestation suggests stress incontinence, common due to pelvic pressure. Kegel exercises strengthen pelvic floor muscles, improving control. A urine specimen (
B) is unnecessary without infection signs, leakage is not ‘expected’ (
C), and specialist referral (
D) is premature.
Extract:
The first compensatory mechanism for lost blood volume in children are
Question 5 of 5
The first compensatory mechanism for lost blood volume in children are
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tachycardia and vasoconstriction compensate for blood loss to maintain perfusion.