NCLEX-PN
Practice NCLEX PN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A woman brings her 6-month-old daughter to a clinic for a checkup and immunizations. The mother tells the nurse that her infant is cranky, has a bad cold, and has not eaten well the last days. She asks if the baby will still be able to get her shots. The child's temperature is 100.8°F. How should the nurse respond?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mild fever and illness contraindicate vaccinations due to potential reduced immune response and difficulty distinguishing vaccine reactions from illness symptoms.
Question 2 of 5
A young adult has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. The client asks how his condition differs from that of his grandmother who has Type 2 diabetes mellitus. What should the nurse include when replying?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Type 1 diabetes involves autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, causing insulin deficiency; Type 2 involves insulin resistance. Insulin may be used in Type 2, and diet or progression are not defining factors.
Question 3 of 5
The clinic nurse is preparing to administer an allergy immunotherapy injection to a client recently initiated on the therapy. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Leaving immediately after an allergy shot is unsafe due to the risk of delayed anaphylaxis, requiring a 20–30 minute observation period. Weekly shots , reporting hives , and mild redness are appropriate.
Question 4 of 5
A client asks the nurse to explain the basic ideas of homeopathic medicine. The response that best explains this approach is that such remedies
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: boost the immune system. The practitioner treats with minute doses of plant, mineral or animal substances which provide a gentle stimulus to the body's own defenses.
Question 5 of 5
Which client event would be considered an adverse event and would require completion of an incident/event/irregular occurrence/variance report? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D,E
Rationale: Adverse events requiring an incident report include worsening cellulitis due to missed antibiotics , a fall even without injury , and a significant delay in a STAT procedure . Late medication administration is a variance but not typically an adverse event unless harm occurs, and a seizure in a known epileptic is expected unless protocol was not followed.