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
At the geriatric day care program a client is crying and repeating 'I want to go home. Call my daddy to come for me.' The nurse should
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Tell the client you will call someone to come for her and suggest joining the exercise group while she waits. This uses comforting and distraction to reduce distress in dementia.
Question 3 of 5
A client who is pregnant comes to the clinic for a first visit. The nurse gathers data about her obstetric history, which includes 3 year-old twins at home and a miscarriage 10 years ago. She is 8 weeks pregnant. Which description of her obstetric history is written correctly?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Gravida 3 para 1. Gravida is the number of pregnancies and Parity is the number of pregnancies that reach viability (not the number of fetuses). Thus, for this woman, she is now pregnant, had 2 prior pregnancies, and 1 viable birth (twins).
Question 4 of 5
A patient has been ordered to get Klonapin for the first time. Which of the following side effects is not associated with Klonapin?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A-C are associated side effects of Klonapin.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with community acquired pneumonia. When collecting client data, the nurse should anticipate which findings? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,D,E
Rationale: Crackles , pleural pain , and productive cough are typical in pneumonia. Wheezing suggests asthma, and hyperresonance indicates air trapping.