NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is reviewing medication orders for his clients. Which order would necessitate contacting the health care provider?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Promethazine is contraindicated in children with Reye’s syndrome due to the risk of worsening neurological symptoms. Other orders are appropriate.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a wound that presents with full-thickness tissue loss and eschar covering the wound bed. The nurse would record this wound as which stage?
Correct Answer: E
Rationale: A wound with eschar covering the bed is unstageable because the depth cannot be assessed until the eschar is removed.
Question 3 of 5
A client being treated with sodium warfarin (Coumadin) has a Protime of 120 seconds. Which intervention would be most important to include in the nursing care plan?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A Protime of 120 seconds indicates excessive anticoagulation, increasing the risk of bleeding, so assessing for abnormal bleeding is the most important intervention.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for an 84-year-old client who is malnourished. The nurse is concerned about all of the following complications of malnutrition EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Malnutrition increases fall risk, impairs wound healing, and raises infection risk due to weakened immunity. Chronic heart failure is not directly caused by malnutrition.
Question 5 of 5
A client with obsessive compulsive personality disorder annoys his coworkers with his rigid-perfectionistic attitude and his preoccupation with trivial details. An important nursing intervention for this client would be:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Setting a time schedule helps the client manage perfectionistic tendencies by structuring tasks, reducing preoccupation with trivial details.