NCLEX-PN
NCLEX Practice Test PN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The unlicensed assistive personnel notifies the charge nurse that the client is reporting feeling short of breath. What should the charge nurse do first?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Directing the primary nurse to assess the client ensures a timely, qualified evaluation of shortness of breath, a potentially serious symptom.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse enters a client's room and finds that the client and spouse are crying. The spouse states that the health care provider just diagnosed the client with Alzheimer disease. What is the best response by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Acknowledging the emotional impact of the diagnosis validates the client's and spouse's feelings, fostering therapeutic communication and trust.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse has been interacting for several weeks with a client on the psychiatric unit. The nurse is to be transferred to another unit. Which comment by the client indicates separation anxiety?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Expressing regret about the nurse missing a future event suggests attachment and anxiety about the nurse's departure, indicating separation anxiety. Other comments lack this emotional connection.
Question 4 of 5
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Administer the prescribed analgesia. Pain relief is a priority in sickle cell crisis, and prescribed analgesics are appropriate.
Question 5 of 5
The client is admitted with hypokalemia. An IV of normal saline is infusing at $80 \mathrm{ml} /$ hour with 10 meq of $\mathrm{KCl} /$ hour. Prior to beginning the infusion, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hypokalemia is often associated with hypomagnesemia, which can impair potassium correction. Checking the magnesium level ensures effective treatment. Sodium , creatinine , and calcium levels are less directly related to potassium infusion safety.