NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The physician has ordered thiamine 100 mg IM for a client with chronic alcoholism. The primary reason for giving thiamine is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Thiamine is given to treat or prevent neurological symptoms, such as Wernicke's encephalopathy, caused by thiamine deficiency in chronic alcoholism.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is evaluating the growth and development of a toddler with AIDS. The nurse would anticipate finding that the child has
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Delay in achievement of most developmental milestones. The majority of children with AIDS have neurological involvement, leading to developmental delays and potential loss of milestones.
Question 3 of 5
To prevent drug resistance from developing, the nurse is aware that which of the following is a characteristic of the typical treatment plan to eliminate the tuberculosis bacilli?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Administering two anti-tuberculosis drugs. Resistance of the tubercle bacilli often occurs to a single antimicrobial agent.
Therefore, therapy with multiple drugs over a long period of time helps to ensure eradication of the organism.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is caring for a person admitted with myasthenia gravis. What should be included in the nursing care plan for this person?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Myasthenia gravis causes muscle weakness, increasing aspiration risk; checking swallowing reflexes ensures safe feeding. Other actions are irrelevant.
Question 5 of 5
A 38-year-old woman, mother of two, has a mastectomy for breast cancer. When she returns to the physician's office a month later for a routine check-up, the nurse asks the client how she has been. Which of the following responses, if made by the client to the nurse, indicates that the client is experiencing a normal reaction to the surgery?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: One month post-mastectomy, emotional responses like difficulty coping and frequent crying are normal as the client processes grief and body image changes. Helping family (
A) or returning to work (
D) suggest advanced coping stages premature at this point, and social withdrawal (
C) indicates an abnormal reaction.