NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Exam Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client with heart failure who has had multiple admissions to treat exacerbations. Which of the following statements by the client would require follow-up?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: High-potassium foods can cause hyperkalemia in heart failure patients, especially with certain medications, requiring follow-up. Other statements are appropriate.
Question 2 of 5
A client is admitted to the emergency room with renal calculi and is complaining of moderate to severe flank pain and nausea. The client's temperature is 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit. The priority nursing goal for this client is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Manage pain. The immediate goal of therapy is to alleviate the client's pain, which can be quite severe with kidney stones.
Question 3 of 5
A thyroid scan, a cardiac catheterization, a gallbladder x-ray, and an intravenous pyelogram are ordered for a client. Which test should the nurse schedule to be done first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Thyroid scans use radioactive iodine, which can interfere with other tests' contrast agents or imaging. Scheduling it first prevents interaction with cardiac catheterization, gallbladder x-ray, or IVP.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is screening clients for those at risk of developing syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). The nurse should recognize that the client at highest risk for developing SIADH is a client with
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Small cell lung cancer is strongly associated with SIADH due to ectopic ADH production. Other conditions listed are not significant risk factors.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is talking with a client with a brain tumor who has a new prescription for levetiracetam. Which of the following statements would be appropriate for the nurse to make?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant used to prevent seizures, a common complication in brain tumor patients.