NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
A nurse picks up an order for an asthmatic child. The order reads: Propranolol (Inderal) 80 mg. PO QD.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse reads this order as
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Propranolol, a beta-blocker, is contraindicated in asthma due to risk of bronchoconstriction.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
What interpersonal relief behavior is Ashley using?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Somatizing involves expressing emotional conflict, like Ashley's severe anxiety, through physical symptoms such as dizziness and nausea. The other behaviors do not match her presentation. Psychosocial Integrity
Extract:
Given Mr. Smith's clinical picture
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following would be the first diagnostic tests that must be performed?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Given suspicion of a stroke, the first test to perform would be a CT scan to determine the presence or absence of hemorrhage.
Extract:
The nurse documents and performs which of the following when the patient refuses his medication?
Question 4 of 5
Kardex; physician.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Documenting in the medication record and progress notes, and informing the physician, ensures accurate communication.
Extract:
Which of the following clinical conditions exacerbates electrolyte excretion?
Question 5 of 5
Nasogastric feedings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Surgical drains remove fluid and electrolytes, exacerbating excretion.