NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Tests Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
What should the nurse do when ambulating a client who has a portable wound drainage system?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fastening the drainage device below the wound promotes gravity-dependent drainage, preventing reflux and infection during ambulation.
Question 2 of 5
While reviewing the chart of an elderly client, the nurse notes that the last recorded temperature for the preceding shift was 104°. There is no documented intervention. The nurse should:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Retaking the temperature verifies the current status, as the fever may have resolved. Checking orders or asking the client assumes the fever persists, and calling the nurse is impractical.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a fiberglass cast applied to a distal fracture of the right tibia. The client should be able to bear weight on the cast within:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Fiberglass casts typically require 24 hours to fully dry and harden before weight-bearing.
Choices A, B, and C are too short for the cast to achieve sufficient strength.
Question 4 of 5
A client is admitted with pernicious anemia. The client reports all of the following. Which is most likely related to the admitting diagnosis?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Pernicious anemia, due to vitamin B12 deficiency, often causes a sore, red, beefy tongue. Diarrhea, bruising, or fever are less specific.
Question 5 of 5
The clinic nurse evaluates a client’s response to levothyroxine after 8 weeks of treatment. What therapeutic responses to the medication should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: Levothyroxine corrects hypothyroidism, normalizing heart rate (88/min), improving mood, and increasing energy. Skin should be warm/moist, and weight loss is expected, not gain.