NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving oxygen therapy. Which of the following oxygen delivery devices is most appropriate for this patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Venturi mask delivers precise oxygen concentrations, critical for COPD patients to avoid CO2 retention. Nasal cannulas are less precise, and non-rebreather or simple masks deliver high oxygen inappropriately.
Extract:
When giving health and safety hazards on a mother with a 3-month-old infant, the nurse should emphasize that
Question 2 of 5
tiny objects must be removed from crib.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: By 4 months of age, infants pick up anything within reach and put it in their mouth, making tiny objects in the crib a choking hazard.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A client is scheduled for an Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP). In order to prepare the client for this test, the nurse would
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Administer a laxative to the client the evening before the examination. Bowel prep is important because it will allow greater visualization of the bladder and ureters.
Question 4 of 5
A client refuses to take the medication prescribed because the client prefers to take self-prescribed herbal preparations. What is the initial action the nurse should take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Respect for differences is demonstrated by incorporating traditional cultural practices for staying healthy into professional prescriptions and interventions. The challenge for the health care provider is to understand the client's perspective. 'Culture care preservation or maintenance refers to those assistive, supporting, facilitative or enabling professional actions and decisions that help people of a particular culture to retain and/or preserve relevant care values to that they can maintain their well-being, recover from illness or face handicaps and/or death.'
Extract:
The patient is receiving Lasix. The doctor made his round this morning and ordered ampicillin medication. The patient is to receive 3 grams of ampicillin per day. The ampicillin available stock is 500 mg/capsule.
Question 5 of 5
How many capsules would you administer to the patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 3 grams = 3000 mg; 3000 mg ÷ 500 mg/capsule = 6 capsules daily.