NCLEX-PN
Best NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for the pediatric client who was diagnosed with AIDS. Which assessment findings should alert the nurse to the development of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: PCP in AIDS presents with dyspnea, fever, nonproductive cough, and fatigue, indicating a serious opportunistic infection.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for an elderly woman admitted with chronic organic brain disease. When her daughter visits, she asks, 'Are you my maid?' How should the nurse describe the client's behavior?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Mistaking her daughter for a maid indicates disorientation, a common symptom of chronic organic brain disease, such as dementia.
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
An adult woman is admitted to the detoxification unit for alcohol withdrawal. Her husband tells the nurse that he is fed up. Either she gets treatment or he is leaving her. Two days later, the woman develops delirium tremens. At this time, which of these nursing diagnoses should be given priority in caring for this client?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Delirium tremens increases impulsiveness and disorientation, posing a high risk for injury, which takes priority over other diagnoses.
Question 5 of 5
A client with terminal cancer yells at the nurse and says, 'I don't need your help, I can bathe myself.' Which stage of grief is the client most likely experiencing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Yelling and asserting independence reflect anger, a stage of grief where clients may express frustration about their terminal condition.