NCLEX-RN
RN NCLEX Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Chorioamnionitis is a maternal infection that is usually associated with:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chorioamnionitis is an inflammation of the chorion and amnion that is generally associated with premature or prolonged rupture of membranes.
Question 2 of 5
The most important reason to closely assess circumferential burns at least every hour is that they may result in:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Full-thickness circumferential burns are nonelastic and create an internal tourniquet effect, compromising distal blood flow in extremities or respiratory motion in the torso, leading to loss of peripheral pulses.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with a history of gout about dietary modifications. The nurse should tell the client to avoid:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Organ meats are high in purines, which increase uric acid levels, exacerbating gout, so they should be avoided.
Question 4 of 5
Before administering intravenous chemotherapy to the patient being treated, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Chemotherapy often causes nausea and vomiting, so administering an antiemetic prophylactically is standard to improve patient comfort. Fluid boluses, pain medication, or eating are not routine pre-chemotherapy steps unless specified.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse knows that children are more susceptible to respiratory tract infections owing to physiological differences. These childhood differences, adverts an adult, include:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Although a child has fewer alveoli than an adult, the child's respiratory rate is faster. Although a child may use diaphragmatic breathing, the adult exchanges a larger volume of air. The adult has a larger number of alveoli than a child. The child's chest is rounded whereas the adult chest is more of an oval shape, and the child does exchange a smaller volume of air than an adult.