NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
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Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assigned a male client with a long-term in-dwelling catheter for incontinence. The nurse plans on performing which of the following to prevent complications?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stabilizing the catheter prevents traction and urethral trauma. Perineal care uses clean technique, routine irrigation is unnecessary, and fluid restriction is inappropriate.
Question 2 of 5
The client delivered a 9-pound infant two days ago. An effective means of managing discomfort from an episiotomy is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sitz baths relieve episiotomy pain by promoting circulation and healing.
Question 3 of 5
A Mexican-American client states that she and her family live next door to her brother and his family and that they share goods, services, and childcare. How is this type of family classified?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: An extended kin network (
D) involves close-knit families sharing resources and responsibilities, as described.
Question 4 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: A wound with eschar covering the bed is unstageable because the depth cannot be assessed until the eschar is removed.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with glaucoma. The health care provider has ordered timolol maleate. Which finding in the client's history would prompt the nurse to notify the health care provider?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Timolol, a beta-blocker, can exacerbate asthma by causing bronchoconstriction. Other conditions are not contraindications.