NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Tests Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
In many cultures, pregnancy is viewed as a natural rather than a medical condition. How does this affect prenatal care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Viewing pregnancy as natural (
A) often leads to delayed or less frequent prenatal care, impacting monitoring. Harmful beliefs (
C) or increased mortality (
D) are not directly implied.
Question 2 of 5
A client with a T5 spinal cord injury suddenly begins sweating profusely in the face and neck. Vital signs reveal sudden bradycardia and significant increase in blood pressure. Which is the priority nursing action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: These symptoms indicate autonomic dysreflexia, often triggered by bladder distention in spinal cord injuries above T6. Checking and relieving bladder distention is the priority.
Question 3 of 5
A non-immune nurse should not be assigned a client who has which of the vaccine-preventable airborne diseases? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: Tuberculosis and smallpox are airborne, vaccine-preventable diseases posing risks to non-immune nurses. Influenza and pertussis are primarily droplet-transmitted.
Question 4 of 5
A client is being evaluated for carpel tunnel syndrome. The nurse is observed tapping over the median nerve in the wrist and asking the client if there is pain or tingling. Which assessment is the nurse performing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tinel's sign involves tapping over the median nerve to elicit pain or tingling, indicating carpal tunnel syndrome. Phalen's maneuver involves wrist flexion, and the others assess meningitis.
Question 5 of 5
Twenty micrograms (g) are equal to how many milligrams? Record your answer using a decimal number.
Correct Answer: 0.02
Rationale: 1 mg = 1,000 g, so 20 /1,000 = 0.02 mg.