NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assessing a 16-year-old mother for potential child abuse. Which factor is most important when assessing the potential for child abuse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A history of being abused as a child is the strongest predictor of potential child abuse, as it influences parenting behaviors.
Question 2 of 5
The charge nurse has a health care team that consists of 1 practical nurse (PN), 1 unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and 1 PN nursing student. Which assignment should be questioned by the nurse manager?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The care for a new admission should be performed by an RN. Since the client was admitted at the change of shifts, the stability of the client would not have been established.
Question 3 of 5
A 4 year-old child is recovering from chicken pox (varicella). The parents would like to have the child return to day care as soon as possible. In order to ensure that the illness is no longer communicable, what should the nurse assess for in this child?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: All lesions crusted. The child is no longer contagious when all lesions are crusted over.
Question 4 of 5
The practical nurse is assisting the registered nurse in caring for 4 clients in the pediatric emergency department. Which client should be seen first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The adolescent with abdominal pain, tachycardia (heart rate 120/min), and tachypnea (respirations 26/min) may have a serious condition like appendicitis or perforation, requiring urgent evaluation. The other clients' conditions are less acute.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult who was admitted for observation following an automobile accident. The client has several lacerations that were sutured in the emergency room and a fractured leg that has been casted. The baseline vital signs are BP=120/72, P=76, and R=16. One hour after arriving on the unit, the client's vital signs are BP=108/68, P=90, and R=22. The nurse most correctly interprets these results to mean that the client may be developing which condition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Decreased BP, increased pulse, and respirations suggest shock, possibly from occult bleeding or trauma response, requiring urgent evaluation.