NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
In the past 12-month period, a man has been arrested twice for driving while intoxicated. He is able to perform his activities of daily living without the use of alcohol and restricts his drinking to weekends. This client meets the criteria for which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Repeated legal issues from weekend drinking indicate substance abuse, as it causes significant impairment without daily dependence.
Question 2 of 5
A 1-year-old child who goes to day care is recovering from an episode of otitis media. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to reinforce to the parents in order to prevent recurrence?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Parental smoking increases the risk of recurrent otitis media due to secondhand smoke exposure.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is monitoring a 12-month-old diagnosed with intussusception. Which findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D,E
Rationale: Intussusception is characterized by a sausage-shaped mass, paroxysmal pain with knee-drawing, and 'currant jelly' stools.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with detoxification from alcohol. Which medication is used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ativan (lorazepam), a benzodiazepine, is used to manage alcohol withdrawal symptoms like seizures and agitation. Antabuse deters drinking, flumazenil reverses benzodiazepines, and methadone treats opioid withdrawal.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is talking with the parent of a 1-day-old female client who has a small amount of blood-tinged, mucoid vaginal drainage. Which of the following statements would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Blood-tinged vaginal drainage in a newborn is often due to maternal hormone exposure and typically resolves. Monitoring is appropriate.