NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A visiting family member of a hospitalized client reports sudden onset of a headache and numbness in half of the body. The visitor asks the nurse to take a blood pressure reading. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sudden headache and hemibody numbness suggest a possible stroke, a medical emergency requiring immediate evaluation. Initiating protocol to transfer the visitor to the emergency department (
B) ensures timely care. Lying down (
A), taking blood pressure (
C), or calling a provider (
D) delays critical intervention.
Question 2 of 5
Which of these statements best describes the characteristic of an effective reward-feedback system?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Feedback is most useful when given immediately. Positive behavior is strengthened through immediate feedback, and it is easier to modify problem behaviors if what constitutes appropriate behavior is clearly understood.
Question 3 of 5
A mother brings her 1-month-old son to the clinic for a well-baby visit. The child has a moderately severe hypospadias that was seen by a urologist in the newborn nursery. The mother is upset that the doctors would not circumcise her son before he was discharged. What information should the nurse include when responding to the mother?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypospadias repair often uses foreskin tissue, so circumcision is avoided to preserve it for surgical correction, addressing the mother's concern.
Question 4 of 5
A male client is admitted for evaluation of a sudden hearing loss. No physical cause can be found for his sudden deafness; however, a friend reveals that the client's fiancée recently canceled their engagement, saying that she needed more time to think about the marriage. The client's deafness is an example of:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Sudden deafness after emotional stress, without physical cause, indicates a conversion reaction, where psychological distress manifests physically.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse discovers a cyanotic newborn with excessive frothy mucus in the mouth. What should be the nurse’s first action?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Suctioning the mouth (
D) clears mucus, addressing potential airway obstruction causing cyanosis. Oxygen (
A), auscultation (
B), and positioning (
C) are secondary until the airway is clear.