NCLEX-PN
Practice NCLEX PN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A woman is being seen in the physician's office for a medical complaint. When she is called to see the physician, she goes to the restroom and washes her hands over and over, missing her allotted time with the physician. How should the nurse deal with this woman?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Advance warning accommodates possible OCD, allowing hand washing within a timeframe, ensuring she sees the physician. Sending home, interrupting, or forcing choices is less effective.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for 2 children who have had surgical repair of congenital heart defects. For which defect is it a priority to assess for findings of heart conduction disturbance?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ventricular septal defect. Surgical repair involves manipulation of the ventricular septum, increasing the risk of conduction disturbances.
Question 3 of 5
An adult woman who has multiple sclerosis (MS) asks the nurse why she developed multiple sclerosis. What information should the nurse include when responding?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks myelin in the central nervous system, unlike infections or mosquito bites.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a 1-month-old infant with atrial septal defect. Which of the following findings would be consistent with the condition?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An atrial septal defect often presents with a heart murmur due to abnormal blood flow. Cyanosis is rare unless severe, muffled tones are not typical, and weak femoral pulses suggest coarctation of the aorta.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse observes a nursing assistant caring for an 86-year-old woman who had an open reduction/internal fixation for a fractured femur two days ago. Which action by the nursing assistant needs correction by the nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Full weight-bearing two days post-femur fixation is inappropriate, risking hardware failure; partial or non-weight-bearing is typical. Abductor pillows, commodes, and self-bathing are appropriate.