NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
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Question 1 of 5
Ideally, the first dose of what vaccine is given at birth?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended at birth to prevent perinatal transmission and establish early immunity.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for clients on the neurology unit. What would be the MOST appropriate action for the nurse to take after noting that a client suddenly developed a fixed and dilated pupil?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: implementation, fixed and dilated pupil represents a neurological emergency
Question 3 of 5
A client with Graves' disease is brought to the ER with a suspected thyroid storm. The nurse expects to see what signs and symptoms?
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: Thyroid storm presents with fever, tachycardia, agitation, and sweating. None of the options fully match, but A (irregular heartbeat, vomiting) is closest, though seizures and jaundice are less typical.
Question 4 of 5
A infant weighs 7 pounds at birth. The expected weight by 1 year should be:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Infants typically triple their birth weight by 1 year, so a 7-pound infant should weigh approximately 21 pounds.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a wound that presents with full-thickness tissue loss and eschar covering the wound bed. The nurse would record this wound as which stage?
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: A wound with eschar covering the bed is unstageable because the depth cannot be assessed until the eschar is removed.