NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse makes a home visit to a client with Alzheimer disease. While reviewing the client's home care needs, the client's spouse states, 'It's hard to see my spouse worsen each day. I'm not sure I can keep doing this alone anymore.' Which response by the nurse is best?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Exploring the spouse's daily challenges encourages open communication and helps identify specific support needs.
Question 2 of 5
A client with a history of renal calculi passes a stone made up of calcium oxalate. Which of the following diet instructions should be given to the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dark green, leafy vegetables are high in oxalates, which contribute to calcium oxalate stones. Meats and dairy increase other stone types, and citrus juices are beneficial.
Question 3 of 5
In order to enhance a client's response to medication for chest pain from acute angina, the nurse should emphasize
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Learning relaxation techniques. Reducing anxiety through relaxation enhances the effectiveness of pain medication for angina.
Question 4 of 5
The parents of a 2-year-old client ask how they can help their child cope with hospitalization. Which of the following suggestions should the nurse give the parents? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C,E
Rationale: Maintaining home routines, parental presence, and reassuring the child about the cause of illness help reduce anxiety and promote coping during hospitalization.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 72-year-old client 1 day postoperative colectomy. The nurse finds increased work of breathing, diminished breath sounds at the bases with fine inspiratory crackles, respirations 12/min and shallow, and pulse oximetry 96% on 2 L oxygen. There is no jugular venous distension or peripheral edema. Pain is regulated with client-controlled morphine. Which prescription does the nurse anticipate?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Incentive spirometry promotes lung expansion and prevents atelectasis, which is likely causing the observed respiratory symptoms.