NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The client admitted with angina is given a prescription for nitroglycerine. The client should be instructed to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nitroglycerin should be stored in its original brown bottle to protect it from light and maintain potency.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is planning room assignments for the day. Which client should be assigned to a private room if only one is available?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cushing's disease causes immunosuppression, increasing infection risk, warranting a private room.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old child with constipation. The child's mother asks the nurse what she can do to help prevent another episode. What information would the nurse include in her response?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Encouraging regular toilet habits after meals promotes bowel regularity without relying on invasive or inappropriate measures like enemas or excessive milk.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is seeing a client and her 11-month-old baby in the clinic for a wellness checkup. Which comment by the mother would prompt the nurse to notify the health care provider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lack of crawling at 11 months may indicate developmental delay, requiring provider evaluation. Other behaviors are age-appropriate.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is observing care given to a client experiencing severe to panic levels of anxiety. The nurse would intervene in which of the following situations?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: in this level of anxiety, client is unable to process thoughts and feelings for problem solving