NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Practice Test PN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A woman is scheduled for an electromyography procedure (EMG) in the outpatient department. What should the nurse say to the woman?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: EMG requires no special preparation, as it involves muscle and nerve testing without fasting, allergies, or caffeine restrictions.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is admitting a client at 42 weeks gestation to the labor and delivery unit for induction of labor. What is a predictor of a successful induction?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A Bishop score of 10 indicates a favorable cervix (soft, dilated, effaced, anterior), predicting a higher likelihood of successful induction.
Question 3 of 5
Which instructions should the nurse include when reinforcing discharge teaching to a client with peptic ulcer disease due to Helicobacter pylori infection? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Avoiding irritants (
A), abstaining from alcohol (
B), reporting melena (
C), and completing the antibiotic regimen (
D) are critical for managing H. pylori-related peptic ulcer disease.
Question 4 of 5
The family of a young man who has been declared brain dead following an accident tells the nurse that the doctors said their son would be a good organ donor. They ask the nurse if donating his organs would mean that they could not have a regular funeral. Which response by the nurse is most accurate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Organ donation involves surgical incisions but allows for open-casket funerals with proper preparation, addressing the family's concern accurately.
Question 5 of 5
When unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) assist a client with a chest tube back to bed from the bedside commode, the plastic chest drainage unit accidentally falls over and cracks. The UAP immediately report this incident to the nurse. What is the nurse's immediate action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Placing the distal end of the chest tube in sterile saline maintains a water seal, preventing air from entering the pleural space until a new drainage unit is prepared.