NCLEX-RN
RN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The local health clinic recommends vaccination against influenza for all its employees. The influenza vaccine is given annually in:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Influenza vaccines are typically administered in November, before the peak flu season, to ensure immunity during winter months.
Question 2 of 5
The physician has ordered Pentam (pentamidine) IV for a client with pneumocystis carinii. While receiving the medication, the nurse should carefully monitor the client's:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Pentamidine can cause hypotension, so blood pressure monitoring is critical during administration.
Question 3 of 5
The sputum of a client remains positive for the tubercle bacillus even though the client has been taking Laniazid (isoniazid). The nurse recognizes that the client should have a negative sputum culture within:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: With effective treatment, sputum cultures for tuberculosis typically become negative within 2-3 months (approximately 12 weeks), depending on the regimen and adherence.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse has performed nutritional teaching on a client with gout who is placed on a low-purine diet. Which selection by the client would indicate that teaching has been ineffective?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Spinach is high in purines, which can exacerbate gout. Cabbage, apples, and peach cobbler (if low in purine ingredients) are suitable for a low-purine diet.
Question 5 of 5
A student in a cardiac unit is performing auscultation of a client's heart. The nurse recognizes that the student is performing pulmonic auscultation correctly when the stethoscope is placed:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The pulmonic area is auscultated at the second intercostal space, left of the sternum, where the pulmonary valve sounds are best heard.