NCLEX-PN
Practice NCLEX PN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nursing care plan for a client with decreased adrenal function should include
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Limiting visitors. Limiting visitors reduces physical and emotional exertion, preventing an Addisonian crisis.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is auscultating the lungs in a postoperative client and hears something that sounds like a cellophane bag being wrinkled when the client takes in a breath. How should the nurse record this finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Crackles, sounding like crinkling cellophane, indicate fluid in alveoli or airway collapse, common post-surgery. Stridor, stertor, and wheezes have different characteristics.
Question 3 of 5
The physician has recommended that the client increase the amount of dietary iron. The nurse knows that the client understands the recommendation when the client selects which foods?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Roast beef is high in iron, suitable for increasing dietary iron. Other options lack significant iron sources.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is collecting data from a client who had a transurethral resection of the prostate 10 hours ago and is receiving continuous bladder irrigation. Which of the following findings would require follow-up?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A 200 mL discrepancy between irrigation input and output suggests possible catheter obstruction or absorption, requiring follow-up. Normal vitals , spasm relief , and light pink urine are expected post-TURP.
Question 5 of 5
The doctor has ordered the insertion of an NG tube to determine the extent of gastric bleeding in a client with a gastric ulcer. To facilitate the insertion of the NG tube, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Asking the client to swallow helps guide the NG tube into the esophagus and stomach, facilitating insertion.