NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Tests Questions
Extract:
Laboratory reference ranges
Hematocrit
Male: 42%-52%
(0.42-0.52)
Female: 37%-47%
(0.37-0.47)
Hemoglobin
Male: 14-18 g/dL
(140-180 g/L)
Female: 12-16 g/dL
(120-160 g/L)
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is reviewing the chart of a client who has a traumatic below-the-knee amputation. Which client should the nurse see first?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Stinging and inability to move toes in a new cast suggest compartment syndrome, a surgical emergency. Phantom limb pain and normal hematocrit/enoxaparin are less urgent.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The afternoon following a thyroidectomy, the client experiences all of the following. Which one indicates to the nurse that the client is experiencing a serious complication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sudden hoarseness post-thyroidectomy may indicate vocal cord paralysis or hematoma compressing the airway, a serious complication requiring immediate attention. Sore throat, surgical pain, or mild fever are expected.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with Hodgkin's disease who will be receiving radiation therapy. The nurse recognizes that, as a result of the radiation therapy, the client is most likely to experience
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: nausea. Because the client with Hodgkin's disease is usually healthy when therapy begins, the nausea is especially troubling.
Question 4 of 5
An adult is receiving cancer chemotherapy. Metoclopramide (Reglan) is also prescribed. The client asks why she is getting Reglan. How should the nurse respond?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Metoclopramide is an antiemetic, prescribed to prevent nausea and vomiting, common chemotherapy side effects, improving patient comfort.
Question 5 of 5
A client has sustained second- and third-degree burns over her entire left arm and posterior trunk. Using the Rule of Nines, which percentage of the client's body is burned?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Per the Rule of Nines, one arm is 9% and the posterior trunk is 18%, totaling 27% body surface area burned.