NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Exam Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is talking by telephone with a parent of a 4 year-old child who has chickenpox. Which of the following demonstrates appropriate teaching by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Supples, vesicles, and crusts will be present at one time. Chickenpox lesions appear in multiple stages simultaneously.
Question 2 of 5
What is the best way that parents of pre-schoolers can begin teaching their child about injury prevention?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Set good examples themselves. The preschool years are the time for parents to begin emphasizing safety principles as well as providing protection. Setting a good example themselves is crucial because of the imitative behaviors of pre-schoolers, they are quick to notice discrepancies between what they see and what they are told.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and an elevated hemoglobin A1c. Which statement by the nurse will best address this result?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Elevated A1c reflects poor glycemic control over months, so reviewing diet, exercise, and medications is most relevant. Other options are less comprehensive.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who has a C6 spinal cord injury. He complains of blurred vision and a severe headache. His blood pressure is 210/140. What action should the nurse take initially?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Symptoms and hypertension suggest autonomic dysreflexia, often triggered by bladder distention in spinal cord injury. Checking and relieving distention is the initial action.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is calculating the intake and output for a client who had a transurethral prostatectomy and is receiving continuous bladder irrigation at 175 mL/hr. The nurse empties 2300 mL of urine from the urinary drainage bag at the end of the 8-hour shift. How many mL should the nurse document as the client's net urine output for the shift? Record your answer using a whole number.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Irrigation input = 175 mL/hr × 8 hr = 1400 mL.
Total output = 2300 mL. Net urine output = 2300 mL - 1400 mL = 900 mL.