NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Free Questions
Extract:
The physician orders non-weight bearing with crutches for a patient with a leg injury.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse would recommend which of the following herb to the patient with vomiting and nausea?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ginger root is effective for nausea and vomiting, a safe herbal recommendation.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of enoxaparin (Lovenox) to a client with a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, is administered subcutaneously in the abdomen (avoiding a 2-inch radius around the umbilicus) to ensure proper absorption. Deltoid injection (
A) is incorrect, massaging (
B) risks hematoma, and dilution (
D) is unnecessary.
Question 3 of 5
Which clinical finding would the nurse expect to assess first in a newborn with spastic cerebral palsy?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cerebral palsy is a neuromuscular impairment resulting in muscular and reflexive hypertonicity and the criss-crossing, or scissoring leg movements.
Extract:
Which of the following clinical conditions exacerbates electrolyte excretion?
Question 4 of 5
Nasogastric feedings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Surgical drains remove fluid and electrolytes, exacerbating excretion.
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who had a right below-the-knee amputation three days ago. The client complains of pain in the right foot and asks for pain medication. What nursing action is appropriate initially?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Phantom limb pain, common post-amputation, is real pain; administering ordered pain medication addresses it effectively. Elevation, placebos, or discussion are less appropriate initially.