NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Practice Questions PDF Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse observes a 2 1/2-year-old toddler in the waiting room. Based on expected child development, the nurse expects to see the child engaged in which type of play?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale:
Toddlers (2-3 years) engage in parallel play, playing alongside but not cooperatively with others, due to developing social skills.
Question 2 of 5
A client has a rate-responsive permanent pacemaker in his upper chest. The nurse understands rate-responsive to mean which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A rate-responsive pacemaker increases the pacing rate when sensors detect increased activity (
D), mimicking normal heart rate response. Other options (A, B,
C) describe different pacemaker functions.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client for tactile fremitus. Which client would most likely exhibit a decrease in tactile fremitus? A client with:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Emphysema causes air trapping and hyperinflation, reducing tactile fremitus due to decreased transmission of vocal vibrations through the lungs.
Question 4 of 5
A client with acute pancreatitis is experiencing severe abdominal pain. Which of the following orders should be questioned by the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Morphine can cause sphincter of Oddi spasm, worsening pancreatitis pain, so it should be questioned; meperidine is preferred.
Question 5 of 5
Which assignment should not be performed by the nursing assistant?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Administering an enema is an invasive procedure requiring clinical judgment, which is beyond the scope of a nursing assistant's responsibilities.