NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
An elderly female is admitted with a fractured right femoral neck. Which assessment finding is expected?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The symptoms of this fracture include shortened, adducted, and external rotation. Answer A is incorrect because the patient usually is unable to move the leg due to pain. Answer B is incorrect because the symptom is adduction, not abduction. Answer C is wrong because it's external rotation, not internal rotation.
Question 2 of 5
A client addicted to morphine is being treated for withdrawal symptoms. The drug commonly administered for opiate withdrawal is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Suboxone is commonly used for opiate withdrawal as it reduces withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Answer A is a benzodiazepine, Answer C is for overdose reversal, and Answer D is for alcohol dependence, so they are incorrect.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following individuals may legally give informed consent?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The 72-year-old female, presumed competent, can give informed consent. Those with advanced Alzheimer's, non-emancipated minors, and infants cannot legally consent. Coordinated Care
Question 4 of 5
Medication bound to protein can have which of the following effects?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Protein-bound drugs are less available for receptor binding, reducing their therapeutic effect until unbound. This does not enhance availability, speed distribution, or increase metabolism directly. Pharmacological Therapies
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a teenage female about preventing the transmission of genital herpes. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Genital herpes can be transmitted during asymptomatic periods via sexual contact, including intercourse. The other statements are myths or irrelevant to prevention. Safety and Infection Control