NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Prep Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is planning care for a group of senior citizens. The nurse should plan activities that promote achievement of which developmental task?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ego integrity, accepting one's life as meaningful, is the developmental task for seniors per Erikson's theory. Identity, intimacy, and generativity apply to younger stages.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is observing a nursing assistant transfer a client from bed to chair. Which observation needs correction? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C,D,E
Rationale: The nursing assistant should stand with feet apart and knees bent to prevent injury, not grab the client's arm, and avoid tugging on the client's arms. Lowering the bed, sitting the client up, and assisting to pivot are correct.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse caring for multiple clients on a medical-surgical unit should delegate which action to the nursing assistant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Assisting with mobility, such as to the bathroom, is within the nursing assistant's scope. Wound assessment, tube discontinuation, and treating hypoglycemia require nursing judgment and are outside their scope.
Question 4 of 5
During the discharge teaching of a client with Buerger's disease, the nurse should teach the client:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Exercises to improve vascular return, such as ankle pumps, help manage Buerger's disease by promoting circulation in the extremities.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin oral suspension via nasogastric tube to a client with a seizure disorder. The client is receiving continuous enteral feedings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Phenytoin binds to enteral feedings, reducing absorption. Holding feedings for 1 hour before and after administration ensures efficacy. Tube placement should be verified before, not after, administration. Blood pressure and pancreatic enzymes are unrelated.