NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for the client with leukemia. The client should be told to avoid:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flossing can cause gum bleeding, increasing infection and bleeding risks in leukemia clients with low platelet counts.
Question 2 of 5
A neurological consult has been ordered for a pediatric client with suspected absence seizures. The client with absence seizures can be expected to have:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Absence seizures cause brief lapses in consciousness, often appearing as staring spells, without motor symptoms.
Question 3 of 5
A client visiting a family planning clinic is suspected of having an STI. The best diagnostic test for treponema pallidum is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The fluorescent treponemal antibody (FT
A) test is highly specific for Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, and is the best diagnostic test.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is assigned a male client with a long-term in-dwelling catheter for incontinence. The nurse plans on performing which of the following to prevent complications?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Stabilizing the catheter prevents traction and urethral trauma. Perineal care uses clean technique, routine irrigation is unnecessary, and fluid restriction is inappropriate.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse observes a 2 1/2-year-old toddler in the waiting room. Based on expected child development, the nurse expects to see the child engaged in which type of play?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Toddlers (2-3 years) engage in parallel play, playing alongside but not cooperatively with others, due to developing social skills.