NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Free Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Mr. Dubin is admitted with a diagnosis of severe anemia. He was ordered two units of packed cells.
Question 1 of 5
Should Mr. Dubin develops hemolytic transfusion reaction, nurse will immediately stop the transfusion and then
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Normal Saline is compatible with blood transfusion and should be run to maintain IV access after stopping the transfusion. The physician must be informed after running the NS.
Extract:
Nurse Mary is scheduled to attend an in-service program but she still has to perform some nursing care on her assigned client.
Question 2 of 5
Which action will best meet her educational needs?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Completing the procedure ensures patient care continuity before attending the in-service.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
A client with a bowel resection and anastamosis returns to his room with an nasogastric tube attached to intermittent suction. Which of the following observations indicates that the nasogastric suction is working properly?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A soft abdomen indicates that the nasogastric tube is effectively decompressing the bowel by removing air and fluid.
Extract:
After delivery, a mother tells the nurse, 'I'm so cold and I can't stop shaking.'
Question 4 of 5
The nurse should tell the mother:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Postpartum chills are common, and warm blankets provide comfort and help resolve the shaking.
Extract:
A patient with lower back pain is tentatively diagnosed as having a herniated intervertebral disc.
Question 5 of 5
When assessing this patient's back pain, the nurse should ask:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Pain during bowel movement can indicate nerve compression from a herniated disc, relevant to the diagnosis.