NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Free Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
You're performing an otoscopic examination on a 6-year-old child who comes to the nurse's office with an earache and a fever.
Question 1 of 5
In which direction should you pull his auricle to straighten the ear canal?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pulling the auricle up and back straightens the ear canal in children over 3.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
While assessing a client with AIDS, the nurse notes a reddish-purple discoloration on the client's eyelid. This finding is most consistent with:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Kaposi's sarcoma, common in AIDS, presents as reddish-purple lesions, including on the eyelid. Other conditions affect the retina or eyelid structure differently.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is giving home care to an older adult. The client says to the nurse, 'I wonder if I have cataracts. My mother went blind from cataracts you know.' Which additional comment the client makes would make the nurse suspect that he might have cataracts?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Night driving difficulty is a classic cataract symptom due to lens clouding causing glare and reduced contrast, unlike hyperopia, eye color changes, or photophobia.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with a deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following signs and/or symptoms would the nurse anticipate finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Swelling of lower extremity. The most common signs of deep vein thrombosis are pain in the region of the thrombus and unilateral swelling distal to the site.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse teaching about preventable diseases should emphasize the importance of getting the following vaccines:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Polio, pertussis, and measles vaccines are critical for preventing communicable diseases through routine childhood immunization. The other options include diseases without available vaccines or less relevant combinations. Physiological Adaptation