NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The mother of a 24-month-old child tells the nurse that she is concerned that her child's language abilities are delayed. Which of the following language milestones does the nurse expect the child to exhibit?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A 24-month-old should understand about 300 words and use two- to three-word sentences (
A). Other options (B, C,
D) describe earlier developmental stages.
Question 2 of 5
Assuming that all have achieved normal cognitive and emotional development, which of the following children is at greatest risk for accidental poisoning?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A 4-year-old is at greatest risk due to their curiosity, mobility, and tendency to explore their environment, often putting objects in their mouths.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse performs an assessment of an 8-year-old girl diagnosed with scoliosis. Which of the following observations are expected with scoliosis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: thoracic area becomes noticeably distorted
Question 4 of 5
The toddler is admitted with a cardiac anomaly. The nurse is aware that the infant with a ventricular septal defect will:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A ventricular septal defect causes increased pulmonary blood flow, leading to easy tiring due to cardiac workload.
Question 5 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: Eschar covering the wound bed makes it unstageable, as the depth cannot be assessed until debridement.