NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
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Question 1 of 5
The client delivered a 9-pound infant two days ago. An effective means of managing discomfort from an episiotomy is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sitz baths relieve episiotomy pain by promoting circulation and healing.
Question 2 of 5
An 88-year-old client fractured a hip after a fall in her home. Because of her peripheral vascular disease and asthma, surgery is not an option. The client tells the nurse she does not know how she is going to get better. Which response by the nurse is best?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: This response encourages the client to express her concerns, allowing the nurse to address specific fears and provide tailored support.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a wound that presents with full-thickness tissue loss and eschar covering the wound bed. The nurse would record this wound as which stage?
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: A wound with eschar covering the bed is unstageable because the depth cannot be assessed until the eschar is removed.
Question 4 of 5
Ideally, the first dose of what vaccine is given at birth?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The hepatitis B vaccine is recommended at birth to prevent perinatal transmission and establish early immunity.
Question 5 of 5
A.ls with leukemia is receiving Trimetrexate. After reviewing the client's chart, the physician orders Wellcovorin (leucovorin calcium). The rationale for administering leucovorin calcium to a client receiving Trimetrexate is to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Leucovorin calcium is given as a rescue therapy to reverse the toxic effects of trimetrexate, protecting healthy cells from damage.