NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A practical nurse (PN) from the pediatric unit is assigned to work in a critical care unit. Which client assignment would be appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: This client is the most stable with a predictable outcome.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 16-year-old pregnant client who is taking an iron supplement. Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching the adolescent about ferrous sulfate? Select all that apply:
Correct Answer: C,D,E
Rationale: Because food delays absorption, the nurse should instruct the client to take the supplement between meals to increase absorption. The client should take the supplement with juice (preferably orange juice) or water, but not with milk or antacids. The nurse should also tell the client not to crush or chew extended-release forms of the drug.
Extract:
A 78-year-old client is admitted for open reduction of a wrist fracture. That night she is found wandering in the hallway near the fire alarm. When the nurse calls the client's name, the client says, 'If you come any closer to me I'll pull this fire alarm. You're a drug addict. I saw you taking drugs out of the cabinet.'
Question 3 of 5
The best response by the nurse would be:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This response addresses safety calmly without escalating the situation.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
A client was admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia. When auscultating the client's breath sounds, the nurse hears inspiratory crackles in the right base. Temperature is 102.3 degrees Fahrenheit orally. What other finding would the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mental confusion. Crackles suggest pneumonia, which is likely to be accompanied by mental confusion related to hypoxia.
Extract:
Three days following surgery, a client with cast on his right leg would like to ambulate for the first time. He has not been seen by the physical therapist. For the last three days he has been sitting on the edge of the bed with feet dangling. Today, he called the nurse to walk him to the washroom.
Question 5 of 5
Using a sound judgment, the nurse's most appropriate response would be which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Consulting the physician ensures safe ambulation, as the patient has not been assessed by physical therapy.