NCLEX-PN
Free PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a fractured femur who is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions is MOST important for the nurse to perform?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ensuring weights hang freely maintains proper traction alignment, preventing complications like malunion. Checking pin sites (
A) is important but secondary, ROM exercises (
C) are contraindicated in traction, and repositioning (
D) is limited to maintain traction.
Extract:
Loss of peripheral vascular resistance:
Question 2 of 5
Loss of peripheral vascular resistance:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Loss of peripheral vascular resistance leads to hypotension due to vasodilation.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
An adult is to go to surgery this morning. When the nurse goes to medicate the client, she notes that she has a ring with several shiny stones in it on her left ring finger. There are no relatives present. What is the best nursing action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Securing valuables in the hospital safe protects the ring during surgery, adhering to safety protocols. Taping, bedside storage, or waivers risk loss.
Extract:
The nurse is aware that immunization of infants does not begin until 2 months of age because:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is aware that immunization of infants does not begin until 2 months of age because:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Maternal antibodies present at birth interfere with vaccine-induced immunity until about 2 months.
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
Which condition is associated with inadequate intake of vitamin C?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Scurvy results from vitamin C deficiency, causing symptoms like bleeding gums and poor wound healing. The other conditions are related to different nutritional deficiencies. Physiological Adaptation