NCLEX-RN
NCLEX-RN Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A student nurse is observing a neurological nurse perform an assessment. When the nurse asks the client to "stick out his tongue," the nurse is assessing the function of which cranial nerve?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The hypoglossal nerve (XII) controls tongue movement. Sticking out the tongue assesses its function. Optic (II) affects vision, olfactory (I) affects smell, and vagus (X) affects visceral functions.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a history of glaucoma. The nurse should expect the client to have:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Glaucoma causes increased intraocular pressure, damaging the optic nerve and leading to peripheral vision loss, a hallmark symptom.
Question 3 of 5
The best diagnostic test for treponema pallidum is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The fluorescent treponemal antibody (FT
A) test is the most specific and sensitive for detecting Treponema pallidum (syphilis). VDRL and RPR are non-treponemal tests used for screening and Thayer-Martin culture is for gonorrhea.
Question 4 of 5
The physician orders the removal of an in-dwelling catheter the second post-operative day for a client with a prostatectomy. The client complains of pain and dribbling of urine the first time he voids. The nurse should tell the client that:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pain and dribbling post-catheter removal after prostatectomy are common due to bladder irritation and will improve with time. Compresses, exercises, or reinsertion are not typically needed.
Question 5 of 5
A 26-year-old client is diagnosed with an astrocytoma, a benign brain tumor. From the nurse's knowledge of the central nervous system, the nurse knows that benign tumors:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Both a benign and a malignant tumor can displace or destroy nearby structures or increase intracranial pressure.