NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is delegating tasks to an experienced, unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of the following clients should the nurse delegate to the UAP?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ambulating a client is within a UAP’s scope, requiring minimal clinical judgment, unlike wound care, tracheostomy care, or pain assessment.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse has inserted a nasogastric tube and aspirated gastric contents to check the pH with color-coded pH paper. The aspirate is dark brown, and pH measures slightly less than 5 according to the color chart. What does this pH usually indicate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A pH < 5 with dark brown aspirate indicates gastric placement (
A). Intestinal aspirate (
B) has pH > 6, respiratory (
C) is > 7, and results are conclusive (
D).
Question 3 of 5
A client has suffered a severe electrical burn. Which medication would the nurse expect to have ordered for application to the burned area?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Silver sulfadiazine (Silvadene) is commonly used for electrical burns due to its broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties and soothing effect on burn wounds.
Question 4 of 5
The physician has ordered an MRI for a client with an orthopedic ailment. An MRI should not be done if the client has:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A permanent pacemaker is a contraindication for an MRI due to the risk of device malfunction in a magnetic field.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 9-year-old child admitted with asthma. Upon the morning rounds, the nurse finds an O2 sat of 78%. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An O2 sat of 78% indicates severe hypoxemia, so applying oxygen is the first action to stabilize the child.