NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
A patient with pain and paresis of the left leg is scheduled for an electromyography.
Question 1 of 5
Before the test, the nurse should explain that:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Electromyography involves needle insertion into muscles to assess electrical activity, requiring patient education.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
A client asks the nurse, 'Do you think I should leave my husband?' The nurse responds, 'You aren't sure if you should leave your husband?' The nurse is using which therapeutic technique?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reflecting is correct because the nurse is referring feelings back to the client to explore. When restating, the nurse simply repeats what the client said. Reframing is offering a new way to look at a situation. The nurse's response is specific; it isn't offering a general lead.
Question 3 of 5
A woman who is in labor is being treated for preeclampsia. How will the nurse know if the client develops eclampsia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Eclampsia is characterized by seizures in a preeclamptic patient, distinguishing it from preeclampsia, which involves hypertension, edema, and proteinuria.
Question 4 of 5
Ashley and her boyfriend Chris, both 19 years old, are transported to the Emergency Department after being involved in a motorcycle accident. Chris is badly hurt, but Ashley has no apparent injuries, though she appears confused and has trouble focusing on what is going on around her. She complains of dizziness and nausea. Her pulse is rapid, and she is hyperventilating. The nurse should assess Ashley's level of anxiety as:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ashley's symptoms, including confusion, dizziness, nausea, rapid pulse, and hyperventilation, indicate severe anxiety, characterized by somatic symptoms and impaired problem-solving. Mild or moderate anxiety would present with less intense symptoms, and panic would involve loss of reality. Psychosocial Integrity
Question 5 of 5
A mother brings her two-year-old boy to the pediatrician's office. Which of the following symptoms would suggest to the nurse that the child has strabismus?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Strabismus is characterized by misaligned eyes, causing the brain to receive two images. Closing one eye to focus (as in choice
C) is a compensatory behavior to avoid double vision.
Choices A and B suggest refractive errors, and choice D indicates cataracts or peripheral vision issues.