NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 12 year-old with an acute illness. Which of the following indicates the nurse understands common sibling reactions to hospitalization?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Visitation is helpful for both. Contact with the ill child helps siblings understand hospitalization and maintain relationships.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is providing care to a 9-year-old client who is awaiting surgery. Which intervention is developmentally appropriate for this client's plan of care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Using simple diagrams with correct terminology (
A) is age-appropriate for a 9-year-old, aiding understanding. Future benefits (
B) are abstract, scar concerns (
C) are secondary, and last-minute education (
D) increases anxiety.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse preparing an educational seminar on sexually transmitted infections for female college students should advise that which 2 infections are leading causes of pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gonorrhea and chlamydia (
B) are bacterial infections that commonly cause pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility if untreated. Other options are less associated with these outcomes.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assessing the deep tendon reflexes of a client with preeclampsia. Which method is used to elicit the biceps reflex?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale:
To elicit the biceps reflex, the nurse places her thumb on the biceps tendon in the antecubital space and taps it with a reflex hammer, so A is correct. Answer B is incorrect as it describes a different technique. Answer C refers to the patellar reflex, and Answer D is not a standard method for the biceps reflex.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is speaking to a client who takes desmopressin nasal spray for diabetes insipidus. Which statement by the client is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Frequent headaches (
D) may indicate overmedication or hyponatremia, requiring urgent reporting. Fluid restriction (
A), colds (
B), and nasal pain (
C) are less critical.