NCLEX-PN
Free PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The physician orders palifermin (Kepivance) 60 mcg/kg to be administered daily. The client weighs 35 kg. The medication is supplied 5 mg/mL. How many mL would you administer?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dose: 60 mcg/kg × 35 kg = 2100 mcg = 2.1 mg. 2.1 mg ÷ 5 mg/mL = 0.42 mL. Other options are incorrect calculations.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is admitting a 3-year-old child who is thought to have meningococcal meningitis. What type of room assignment is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Meningococcal meningitis is highly contagious, requiring droplet isolation in an isolation room to prevent spread, unlike private or semi-private rooms.
Extract:
Steatorrhea:
Question 3 of 5
Steatorrhea:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Steatorrhea involves greasy, fatty stools due to fat malabsorption.
Extract:
The problem with sensory recognition is called
Question 4 of 5
The problem with sensory recognition is called
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Agnosia is the inability to recognize sensory input, such as objects or sounds.
Extract:
You're filling in as a substitute school nurse. When an 11-year-old child with an earache and sore throat reports to the nurse's office, you inspect the tympanic membrane using an otoscope.
Question 5 of 5
Which color suggests a normal eardrum?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A normal eardrum appears pearly gray.