NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Tests Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is attending a workshop about caring for persons infected with hepatitis. Which characteristic is most appropriate when defining the incidence rate of hepatitis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The number of persons in a population who develop hepatitis B during a specific period of time. This is the correct definition of incidence of the disease.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse caring for a client with a central venous catheter (CVC) enters the client’s room and notes that the CVC is dislodged and lying in the client’s bed linens. The client appears cyanotic and is tachypneic and diaphoretic. Which of the following actions by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,D,E
Rationale: Oxygen, occlusive dressing, vital sign monitoring, and provider notification address air embolism risk and hypoxia. High Fowler may worsen air entry; semi-Fowler is preferred.
Question 3 of 5
An adult has both an oil retention enema and a cleansing enema ordered. The nurse knows that this client is most likely to have which condition/ problem?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Oil retention enemas soften hardened stool, and cleansing enemas remove it, making this combination most appropriate for fecal impaction. Straining, melena, or ulcerative colitis are less likely to require both types of enemas.
Question 4 of 5
A practical nurse (PN) is assigned to care for a newborn with a neural tube defect. Which dressing, if applied by the PN, would need no further intervention by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Before surgical closure, the sac is prevented from drying by the application of a sterile, moist, nonadherent dressing over the defect. Dressings are changed frequently to keep them moist.
Extract:
Laboratory Reference Ranges
Creatinine
Male: 0.6–1.3 mg/dL
(53–114.9 μmol/L)
Female: 0.5–1.2 mg/dL
(44.2–106.1 μmol/L)
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is planning to assess 4 assigned clients. Which client situation is of greatest concern and warrants immediate assessment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Severe pain (10/10) with bloating, nausea, and vomiting in an inguinal hernia suggests strangulation, a surgical emergency. High creatinine, urinary retention, and infected ulcers are urgent but less immediately life-threatening.