NCLEX-PN
Free PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is admitting a 3-year-old child who is thought to have meningococcal meningitis. What type of room assignment is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Meningococcal meningitis is highly contagious, requiring droplet isolation in an isolation room to prevent spread, unlike private or semi-private rooms.
Extract:
Thirty minutes after delivery the nurse finds that a mother's uterus is relaxed and the lochia is excessive.
Question 2 of 5
The fist action by the nurse should be to:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Massaging the uterus promotes contraction, reducing excessive lochia and preventing hemorrhage.
Extract:
Steatorrhea:
Question 3 of 5
Steatorrhea:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Steatorrhea involves greasy, fatty stools due to fat malabsorption.
Extract:
Hirschprung's Disease is somewhat similar to cystic fibrosis. In both diseases, the newborn does not pass out meconium.
Question 4 of 5
Pathophysiologically, in Hirschprung's Disease, the child's affected organ is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hirschprung's disease involves aganglionic segments of the large intestine, causing obstruction.
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
An 82-year-old woman who has Alzheimer's disease is admitted to the acute care unit. She frequently gets out of bed and wanders in the hall, unable to find her way back to her room. She even gets in the beds of other clients. What nursing action is most appropriate for this client?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A familiar picture on the door helps the Alzheimer's client recognize her room, reducing wandering safely. Restraints, roommate monitoring, or punishment are inappropriate or ineffective.