NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Joan is at lunch in the hospital cafeteria with a nurse coworker. Joan is very allergic to nuts and always carries her anaphylactic kit with her. Joan tells her coworker that there must have been nuts in something she ate because she is having increasing difficulty breathing. What should the nurse do immediately?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Administering the anaphylactic kit medication (epinephrine) is the immediate action to reverse anaphylaxis, prioritizing airway patency.
Question 2 of 5
The registered nurse (RN) is making decisions regarding client room assignments on a pediatric unit. Which possible roommate would be most appropriate for a 3 year-old child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Children with nephrotic syndrome are at high risk for development of infections as a result of the standard use of immunosuppressant therapy, as well as from the accumulation of fluid (edema).
Therefore, these children must be protected from sources of possible infection.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is teaching the parent of a nine month-old infant about diaper dermatitis. Which of the following measures would be appropriate for the nurse to include?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Discontinue a new food that was added to the infant's diet just prior to the rash. New foods can be a cause of diaper dermatitis.
Question 4 of 5
A client with generalized anxiety disorder has received a new prescription for sertraline. The nurse should reinforce teaching to the client on what possible adverse effect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sertraline commonly causes sexual dysfunction, a significant side effect. Hypernatremia , urinary retention , and weight loss are less common.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse employed in a woman's health care clinic would be most concerned about which client statement?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Red, warm breast with indented skin suggests inflammatory breast cancer, requiring urgent evaluation. A mobile lump is often benign, nipple pain is common in breastfeeding, and cyclic nodules are typically hormonal.