NCLEX-PN
Best NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a person who has radiation pellets inserted in the mouth to treat oral cancer. One of the pellets falls out. What should the nurse do initially?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Using long-handled forceps and a lead-lined container safely handles the radioactive pellet, minimizing exposure risk to the nurse and others.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing the adolescent involved in an MVA and notes the lesion illustrated and a rash on the client's trunk. What precaution should the nurse use to prevent the spread of this infection?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Syphilis lesions are infectious. Gloves prevent transmission during direct contact with skin lesions.
Question 3 of 5
The clinic nurse is teaching the mother of a child with head lice how to apply permethrin. Place the steps in the order that they should be performed.
Order the Items
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Correct Answer: C,B,E,D,A
Rationale: Permethrin is applied to dry hair, massaged in, left for 10 minutes, rinsed, and then nits are combed out.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is teaching a group of persons in the community about risk factors for cancer. Which of the following is not a risk factor and should not be included in the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Unexplained weight gain is not a typical cancer risk factor, unlike bowel changes, swallowing difficulty, or hoarseness, which may indicate malignancy.
Question 5 of 5
The client tells the nurse that she has been having breast pain and has had several diagnostic procedures that all have been negative. Which suggestions should the nurse include when the client asks for advice on controling this breast pain? Select al that apply.
Correct Answer: C,D,E
Rationale: A. There is no evidence that placing a towel wet with primrose oil over the breasts will reduce pain. Taking evening primrose oil orally may help, but its use is controversial. B. The women should be taught to wear a support bra, not to go Without a bra. C. Reducing caffeine has been shown by some to reduce breast pain. D. B complex vitamins have been shown by some to reduce breast pain. E. Applying hot packs to the breasts for 20 minutes has been shown by some to reduce breast pain.