NCLEX-PN
Practice NCLEX PN Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The physician has ordered a sterile urine specimen to be collected from a client who has a Foley catheter. To obtain a sterile urine specimen, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Withdrawing from the catheter port with a syringe ensures a sterile specimen. Other methods risk contamination.
Question 2 of 5
An adult client in an acute care setting asks the nurse to show him his hospital records. The nurse's response should reflect which understanding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: HIPAA grants clients the right to access their medical records and receive explanations, ensuring transparency. Court orders, physician approval, or committees are not required.
Question 3 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 4 of 5
A client asks the nurse to explain the basic ideas of homeopathic medicine. The response that best explains this approach is that such remedies
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: boost the immune system. The practitioner treats with minute doses of plant, mineral or animal substances which provide a gentle stimulus to the body's own defenses.
Question 5 of 5
In response to a call for assistance by a client in labor, the nurse notes that a loop of the umbilical cord protrudes from the vagina. What is the priority nursing action?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Immediate action is needed to relieve pressure on the cord, which puts the fetus at risk due to hypoxia. The knee-chest position accomplishes this. The exposed cord is covered with saline-soaked gauze, not reinserted.