NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Exam Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse manager informs the nursing staff at morning report that the clinical nurse specialist will be conducting a research study on staff attitudes toward client care. All staff are invited to participate in the study if they wish. This affirms the ethical principle of
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Autonomy. Individuals must be free to make independent decisions about participation in research without coercion from others.
Question 2 of 5
A client with a embolus has an order for a continuous infusion of heparin. The doctor has ordered 1,200 units per hour. If the solution contains 1,250 units in $250 \mathrm{~mL}$, the nurse should administer how many $\mathrm{mL}$ per hour?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Calculation: (1,200 units/hour ÷ 1,250 units) × 250 mL = 24 mL/hour. This ensures the correct heparin dose is delivered.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is teaching an elderly client how to use MDIs (multi-dose inhalers). The nurse is concerned that the client is unable to coordinate the release of the medication with the inhalation phase. What is the nurse's best recommendation to improve delivery of the medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If the client is not using the MDI properly, the medication can get trapped in the upper airway, resulting in dry mouth and throat irritation. Using a spacer will allow more drug to be deposited in the lungs and less in the mouth.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is auscultating an elderly bedridden client's breath sounds and hears crackles. What is the best interpretation of this finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Crackles in a bedridden elderly client suggest fluid in the lungs or atelectasis, which deep breathing can help clear. It's not normal, not immediately life-threatening, and oxygen is premature without further assessment.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is planning care for a 6-month-old client admitted with bacterial meningitis. Which nursing action is the priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Prompt antibiotic therapy is critical to treat bacterial meningitis and prevent complications or death, making it the priority. A, B, and C are important but secondary; padding prevents injury, daily head circumference monitors for hydrocephalus, and a low-stimuli environment reduces seizure risk, but none address the infection directly.