NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The client tells the nurse he has trigeminal neuralgia. What would the nurse expect in the client's history?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Trigeminal neuralgia causes severe facial pain, often triggered by stimuli like cold air, unlike lead exposure, ambulation issues, or leg pain.
Question 2 of 5
A client has been taking alprazolam (Xanax) for four years to manage anxiety. The client reports taking 0.5 mg four times a day. Which statement indicates that the client understands the nurse's teaching about discontinuing the medication?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Gradual tapering, as described, prevents withdrawal symptoms from benzodiazepines like Xanax. The other statements reflect misunderstandings about safe discontinuation. Psychosocial Integrity
Extract:
Liang Tam, 68 years old, was admitted to the hospital with GI bleeding. She arrived to USA from China, as landed immigrant, 3 months ago. Chin speaks Mandarin and little English. Her daughter, Linda Min, speaks fluent English.
Question 3 of 5
To whom will the registered nurse, during the admission interview, collects the information from?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An interpreter ensures accurate communication with the patient, respecting her autonomy.
Extract:
Which of the following clinical conditions exacerbates electrolyte excretion?
Question 4 of 5
Nasogastric feedings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Surgical drains remove fluid and electrolytes, exacerbating excretion.
Extract:
Bonnie and 4-year-old daughter moved to a new apartment. Two days after the move the girl became ill and was taken to the ER. Lead poisoning was suspected (plumbism). Lead was possibly inhaled from the fresh paint in the apartment.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is aware that lead can fatally affect the
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lead is inhaled and deposited in bone marrow, blocking the formation of RBC, but it can seriously affect the central nervous system (CNS), leading to fatal consequences.