NCLEX-PN
2023 NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
An older adult client is comatose and on life support. The family asks that life-support measures be discontinued. Which method is best for determining whether it is appropriate to carry out the family's request?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An advance directive legally documents the client's wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment, providing the most ethical and authoritative guidance for discontinuing life support.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client with suspected diverticulitis. Which finding is most indicative of this condition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Left lower quadrant pain is characteristic of diverticulitis, as inflamed diverticula are typically located in the sigmoid colon.
Question 3 of 5
When the client with a slow-bleeding cerebral aneurysm asks for assistance to the toilet for a bowel movement, which missing response is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Using a bedpan prevents straining during a bowel movement, which could increase intracranial pressure and exacerbate bleeding in a cerebral aneurysm.
Question 4 of 5
During a home health visit, the nurse asks the parents of a 7-year-old to describe how they give the child's medication through a gastrostomy and the which responses by the parents to the additional teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mixing medication with tube feeding formula can alter drug absorption and clog the tube, requiring additional teaching to administer medications separately with proper flushing.
Question 5 of 5
When assessing a client with severe burns, which assessment finding provides the best evidence that the wound is necessary?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A foul odor from a burn wound suggests infection, which requires immediate intervention to prevent sepsis.