NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Free Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
A 6-year-old boy with HIV and fever is being admitted to the unit.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse making the room assignment would place the child in a room with:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The post-appendectomy patient is the least likely to pose an infectious risk to the immunocompromised child.
Extract:
The physician orders a paracentesis for a patient with ascites.
Question 2 of 5
Before the procedure, the nurse should instruct the patient to:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Emptying the bladder prevents injury during paracentesis needle insertion.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
While assessing a client with AIDS, the nurse notes a reddish-purple discoloration on the client's eyelid. This finding is most consistent with:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Kaposi's sarcoma, common in AIDS, presents as reddish-purple lesions, including on the eyelid. Other conditions affect the retina or eyelid structure differently.
Extract:
When teaching a multigravid client diagnosed with mild preeclampsia about nutritional needs, which of the following types of diet would the nurse discuss?
Question 4 of 5
High-residue diet.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A high-protein diet will replace the protein lost in the urine in a patient with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH).
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Question 5 of 5
The client is admitted to the hospital with a hypertensive crisis. Diazoxide (Hyperstat) is ordered. During administration the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hyperstat is given IV push for hypertensive crisis. It often causes hyperglycemia. The glucose level will drop rapidly after the medication is administered. Answer A is incorrect because this medication is given IV push. The client should be placed in dorsal recumbent position, not Trendelenburg, so answer C is incorrect. Answer D is incorrect because the medication is ordered IV push.