NCLEX-PN
Best NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
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Question 1 of 5
The clinic nurse is teaching the mother of a child with head lice how to apply permethrin. Place the steps in the order that they should be performed.
Correct Answer: C,B,E,D,A
Rationale: Permethrin is applied to dry hair, massaged in, left for 10 minutes, rinsed, and then nits are combed out.
Question 2 of 5
The clinic nurse is teaching the mother of a child with head lice how to apply permethrin. Place the steps in the order that they should be performed.
Order the Items
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Correct Answer: C,B,E,D,A
Rationale: Permethrin is applied to dry hair, massaged in, left for 10 minutes, rinsed, and then nits are combed out.
Question 3 of 5
A homeless woman is admitted to the hospital. When she is admitted, she is asked to keep her possessions in a locker that is in her room. She insists on removing several articles to carry around with her. Following nursing interventions, she continues to carry most of her possessions around with her. The nurse should make which of these interpretations of this behavior?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carrying possessions helps maintain a sense of identity and security, critical for someone who has lost stability.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is discharging the client after an elective abortion by suction curettage. Which statement should the nurse include in the client's discharge instructions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A. Sexual intercourse should not resume until the client is reexamined in about 2 weeks. B. Vaginal douching is not recommended. C. Foul-smelling vaginal discharge is a sign of vaginal infection and/or retained tissue and should be reported as soon as it is noted by the client. D. There is no evidence to support the need to wait a week before returning to work. Many women resume their usual activities the same day as the abortion.
Question 5 of 5
The family of an elderly client asks why their father puts so much salt on his food. The nurse should include which information in the response?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Aging often dulls taste buds, particularly for salt, leading elderly individuals to overuse salt to enhance flavor.