NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Social support systems include all of the following except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Coping skills and verbalization are personal strategies, not social support systems, which involve external resources like help lines, emotional assistance, or groups. Psychosocial Integrity
Question 2 of 5
The licensed practical nurse is assisting the registered nurse with the triage of four clients. Which client should be cared for first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Circumoral cyanosis and tachypnea indicate severe respiratory distress, requiring immediate care. Lacerations, burns, and nonreactive pupils are serious but less immediately life-threatening.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse from the surgical department is reassigned to the pediatric unit. The charge nurse should recognize that the child at highest risk for cardiac arrest and is the least likely to be assigned to this nurse is which child?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Prolonged hypoxemia. Most often, the cause of cardiac arrest in the pediatric population is prolonged hypoxemia, requiring specialized monitoring.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy 3 days ago. The client's WBC count has increased over the past 2 days. Which assessment finding is most concerning?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A stiff abdomen with rebound tenderness suggests peritonitis, a life-threatening complication post-cholecystectomy, requiring immediate intervention. Shoulder pain is common due to referred pain, drainage and incision redness suggest localized infection, and a cough may indicate a respiratory issue, but peritonitis is most urgent.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is teaching a teenage female about preventing the transmission of genital herpes. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Genital herpes can be transmitted during asymptomatic periods via sexual contact, including intercourse. The other statements are myths or irrelevant to prevention. Safety and Infection Control