NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is talking with a group of young people who are preparing to spend a weekend camping in the woods. Which information is essential to include in the discussion?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Long pants and sleeves prevent tick bites, reducing Lyme disease risk, a critical precaution. Sunscreen is needed, salt tablets are outdated, and poison ivy reacts quickly.
Extract:
A 14-year-old patient with a diagnosis of gonorrhea requested you not to tell her parents about the disease.
Question 2 of 5
How will you respond?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Confidentiality is maintained for minors in sensitive diagnoses like STIs, unless there's a legal requirement to disclose.
Extract:
An elderly female patient sustained a fractured hip from a fall accident while taking her shower. She was brought by the EMS to the hospital and was admitted to orthopedic unit. She was placed on buck's traction while waiting for hip replacement.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following nursing interventions should receive priority?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hourly neurovascular assessments are critical to detect complications like impaired circulation or nerve damage in the affected leg, especially with traction.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who had a right below-the-knee amputation three days ago. The client complains of pain in the right foot and asks for pain medication. What nursing action is appropriate initially?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Phantom limb pain, common post-amputation, is real pain; administering ordered pain medication addresses it effectively. Elevation, placebos, or discussion are less appropriate initially.
Question 5 of 5
In a child with suspected coarctation of the aorta, the nurse would expect to find
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Bounding pulses in the arms. Coarctation causes increased blood flow and pressure in the upper extremities.