NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
When caring for a client with advanced cirrhosis of the liver, which nursing diagnosis should take priority?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Risk for injury: hemorrhage. Liver disease interferes with the production of prothrombin and other factors essential for blood clotting. Hemorrhage, especially from esophageal varices, can be life-threatening.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is new to the resident facility and is administering medications. One of the clients does not have a readable identification band in place. What should the nurse do?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Asking the roommate provides a reliable secondary identifier in the absence of a readable ID band, ensuring safe medication administration. Self-identification or bed tags are less secure.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse employed in a woman's health care clinic would be most concerned about which client statement?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Red, warm breast with indented skin suggests inflammatory breast cancer, requiring urgent evaluation. A mobile lump is often benign, nipple pain is common in breastfeeding, and cyclic nodules are typically hormonal.
Question 4 of 5
Propranolol is prescribed for an adult suspected to have Graves' disease. The nurse explains to the client that propranolol is prescribed for which purpose?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Propranolol, a beta-blocker, slows heart rate, controlling tachycardia in Graves' disease (hyperthyroidism). It does not affect thyroid activity, provide hormones, or regulate metabolism.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is teaching the parent of a nine month-old infant about diaper dermatitis. Which of the following measures would be appropriate for the nurse to include?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Discontinue a new food that was added to the infant's diet just prior to the rash. New foods can be a cause of diaper dermatitis.