NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client about newly prescribed amlodipine. Which adverse effect would be most important for the nurse to include?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dizziness, due to amlodipine’s vasodilatory effect, is a common and critical side effect, risking falls, especially in the elderly. Depression, cough, and erectile dysfunction are less common or associated with other drugs.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is performing a dressing change for a hospitalized client with an infected surgical incision. Which actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Clean gloves for removing soiled dressings prevent contamination, while sterile gloves for applying the new dressing maintain a sterile field. Full PPE is excessive for removal, and clean gloves for application risk infection.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with portal hypertension. Which of the following findings would the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ascites. Portal hypertension can occur in a client with right-sided heart failure or cirrhosis of the liver. Portal hypertension can lead to ascites due to the increased portal pressure as well as a lowered colloid osmotic pressure because of low albumin. When liver functioning deteriorates, protein metabolism suffers.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse should initiate discharge planning for a client
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Upon admission to a hospital unit or the emergency room. Early discharge planning ensures continuity of care with shorter hospital stays.
Question 5 of 5
A laboring woman prefers to lie in the supine position during labor. The nurse teaches her that this is not a good position for which reason?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Supine position can compress the vena cava, causing maternal hypotension and reduced fetal perfusion, leading to fetal heart rate drops.