NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
One of the campers at summer camp sprains his ankle. What action can the nurse take to help reduce the pain?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ice reduces swelling and pain in acute sprains. Exercise, dependent positioning, or steroids are inappropriate initially.
Extract:
Danielle Knetchel, 32 years old, experiences diarrhea after eating in the restaurant. She went to the clinic and the physician prescribed anti-diarrheal drug, a narcotic that causes dryness of the mouth.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following drugs was given to Danielle?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lomotil, a narcotic antidiarrheal, causes dry mouth as a side effect.
Extract:
Pulsus Paradoxus is best described as
Question 3 of 5
Pulsus Paradoxus is best described as
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pulsus paradoxus is an exaggerated drop in systolic BP during inspiration.
Extract:
The nurses informs the pregnant client who does not like milk that there are other foods that are good sources of calcium and advises the client to eat:
Question 4 of 5
The nurses informs the pregnant client who does not like milk that there are other foods that are good sources of calcium and advises the client to eat:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Broccoli is a good non-dairy source of calcium, important for pregnancy.
Extract:
A mother with cystic fibrosis child is receiving health teaching from the nurse regarding danger signs of her illness.
Question 5 of 5
The mother has best understood the teaching when she says:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Respiratory distress, indicated by tiredness, is a critical danger sign in cystic fibrosis.