NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches the mother of a 10-year-old boy with asthma how to prevent future asthmatic attacks. The nurse would be MOST concerned if the mother made which of the following statements?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Raking leaves exposes the child to inhaled allergens (pollen, dust), a primary asthma trigger, increasing attack risk. Playing the tuba (
A), after-school activities (
C), and walking (
D) are generally safe unless exercise-induced asthma is present, which is not specified.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is providing dietary instructions to a client with oxalate renal calculi. The nurse should tell the client to avoid which of the following snacks:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Clients with oxalate renal calculi should avoid foods high in oxalate, such as strawberries. Answers B, C, and D (cheese, chicken nuggets, and banana) are not high in oxalate and are generally safe for clients with this condition.
Question 3 of 5
A client being discharged from the cardiac step-down unit following a myocardial infarction (MI), is given a prescription for a beta-blocking drug. A nursing student asks the charge nurse why this drug would be used by a client who is not hypertensive. What is an appropriate response by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: One action of beta-blockers is to decrease systemic vascular resistance by dilating arterioles. This is useful for the client with coronary artery disease, and will reduce the risk of another MI or sudden death.
Extract:
The child with PKU is encouraged to eat food such as
Question 4 of 5
Meat and poultry.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: In PKU, the absence of hepatic enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase prevents normal metabolism of phenylalanine, and a low-phenylalanine diet is essential to prevent mental retardation.
Extract:
A 78-year-old client is admitted for open reduction of a wrist fracture. That night she is found wandering in the hallway near the fire alarm. When the nurse calls the client's name, the client says, 'If you come any closer to me I'll pull this fire alarm. You're a drug addict. I saw you taking drugs out of the cabinet.'
Question 5 of 5
The best response by the nurse would be:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This response addresses safety calmly without escalating the situation.