NCLEX-PN
Free PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A postoperative client is to be discharged today. She will need to change her dressing daily. Which statement she makes indicates that she understands the process?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hand washing before and after dressing changes prevents infection, reflecting proper understanding.
Touching dressings, cleaning toward the incision, or improper disposal increase infection risk.
Question 2 of 5
Steam inhalation is prescribed for a client. Which of the following safety precautions should the nurse include in the client's instructions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Turning off the humidifier when not in use prevents electrical hazards and bacterial growth. Distilled water is ideal but not critical, overfilling is unnecessary, and cleaning frequency depends on use.
Extract:
A male patient with thrombophlebitis is apprehensive about the possibility of a clot reaching his heart, causing sudden death.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse's initial intervention should be to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clarifying that thrombophlebitis clots rarely reach the heart addresses the patient's fear directly.
Extract:
A 35-year-old male has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for five years and now is unable to urinate.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following would you most likely suspect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Autonomic neuropathy can impair bladder function, causing urinary retention in long-term diabetes.
Extract:
Homonymous hemianopsia:
Question 5 of 5
Homonymous hemianopsia:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Homonymous hemianopsia involves loss of half the visual field in both eyes, same side.