NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Free Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is assigned to a client with a radical mastectomy. Which intervention by the nurse demonstrates the concept of caring?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Arranging a Reach for Recovery visit offers peer support, addressing emotional and psychological needs, demonstrating caring. Other options are educational but less focused on emotional support.
Extract:
Following major abdominal surgery, Mrs. Lafayette, was started on Morphine infusion via PCA (patient's controlled analgesia) pump.
Question 2 of 5
Priority nursing care for the patient would include:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Morphine sulfate is a central nervous system depressant, and respiratory depression is a serious side effect, making respiratory status the priority.
Extract:
Prolonged expiration is common among COPDs and it suggests which of the following?
Question 3 of 5
Prolonged expiration is common among COPDs and it suggests which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Prolonged expiration in COPD results from narrowed lower airways, obstructing airflow.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The charge nurse on a cardiac step-down unit makes assignments for the team consisting of a registered nurse (RN), a practical nurse (PN), and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which client should be assigned to the PN?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: This is the most stable client. The clients in options C and D require initial teaching. The client in option A is considered unstable since the dysrhythmia is a new onset.
Extract:
Oral hypoglycemic agents may be used for patients with:
Question 5 of 5
Ketosis
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oral hypoglycemics may be helpful when some functioning of the beta cells exists, as in type II diabetes mellitus.