NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
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Question 1 of 5
An 8-year-old boy has just had a fiberglass cast applied to his right lower leg following a fractured ankle. The nurse is discussing care of the cast with the parents. Which instruction should be included?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Checking toes for warmth ensures circulation, detecting complications like compartment syndrome early. Bathing, drying time, and leg position are incorrect for fiberglass casts.
Question 2 of 5
Nurses caring for clients who have cancer and are taking opioids need to assess for all of the following except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Addiction is not a primary concern in terminally ill clients receiving opioids for pain management.
Tolerance, constipation, and sedation are common side effects requiring assessment. Basic Care and Comfort
Question 3 of 5
A client arrived in the USA from a developing country 1 week ago. The client is to be admitted to the medical surgical unit with a diagnosis of AIDS. There is a history of these findings: unintended weight loss, drug abuse, night sweats, productive cough, and a 'feeling of being hot all the time.' The nurse should assign the client to share a room with a client with the diagnosis of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Acute tuberculosis with a productive cough of discolored sputum for over three months. The client being admitted has the classic findings of pulmonary tuberculosis. Of the available choices, the client in option A would be the most appropriate roommate. It is acceptable to put clients with similar diagnoses in the same room when no other alternative exists. Clients are considered contagious until the cough is eliminated with medications, which initially is a combination of 4 simultaneous drugs.
Question 4 of 5
What interpersonal relief behavior is Ashley using?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Somatizing involves expressing emotional conflict, like Ashley's severe anxiety, through physical symptoms such as dizziness and nausea. The other behaviors do not match her presentation. Psychosocial Integrity
Question 5 of 5
The client with a cataract has decreased vision due to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cataracts result from crystalline protein deposits on the lens, causing opacity and vision loss. Other options affect different eye structures.