NCLEX-PN
Best NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The adolescent diagnosed with hepatitis is reporting pruritus. Which therapy should the nurse suggest?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cool, moist compresses relieve pruritus in hepatitis by soothing the skin without causing irritation.
Question 2 of 5
The HCP prescribed mifepristone for the 35-year-old female to treat a leiomyoma. Before the client begins the medication, which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A. Mifepristone does not cause changes in BP. B. Mifepristone does not cause changes in liver enzymes. C. The pregnancy test results should be known because mifepristone is also used in conjunction with other medications for termination of early intrauterine pregnancy. D. Although weight can influence the dose, this information is not the most important. Mifepristone does not cause changes in weight.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing an adolescent male diagnosed with gonorrhea. Which specific signs and symptoms should the nurse associate with the gonorrheal infection? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,C
Rationale: Gonorrhea typically causes purulent urethral discharge and dysuria/frequency in males, not lesions or rashes.
Question 4 of 5
The adolescent client with acute vomiting and diarrhea is diagnosed at the clinic with a norovirus infection. Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching the client?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Norovirus is shed in stool for weeks after symptoms resolve, requiring strict hand washing to prevent transmission.
Question 5 of 5
A 17-year-old female receives treatment for primary amenorrhea caused by hyperthyroidism. Which finding during a clinic visit should indicate to the nurse that treatment for amenorrhea was effective?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A. An increased weight may help with initiating a menstrual cycle if the cause is a body fat composition of less than 10%, but this does not indicate that the woman has started her menstrual cycle. B. If the client is not menstruating (amenorrhea), she will not have menstrual cramps. C. Hyperthyroidism and a body fat composition of less than 10% can be contributing factors to amenorrhea (absence of menses). The start of a menstrual cycle indicates that treatment of the underlying cause of amenorrhea is effective. D. The absence of a fine hand tremor may indicate treatment is effective for the hyperthyroidism. It does not indicate that the primary amenorrhea is resolved.