NCLEX-PN
NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Quizlet Questions
Extract:
When teaching an athletic teenage patient about nutritional intake, the nurse should explain that the carbohydrate food that would provide the quickest source of energy is:
Question 1 of 5
When teaching an athletic teenage patient about nutritional intake, the nurse should explain that the carbohydrate food that would provide the quickest source of energy is:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Orange juice provides simple sugars for rapid energy absorption.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing a client with a suspected urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect to find?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Burning on urination (dysuria) is a hallmark symptom of a UTI due to bladder mucosal irritation. Flank pain (
B) suggests kidney stones or pyelonephritis, vomiting/diarrhea (
C) indicate gastroenteritis, and chest pain (
D) is unrelated.
Question 3 of 5
A client with newly diagnosed breast cancer asks the nurse, 'Why me? I've always been a good person. What have I done to deserve this?' Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Listening, responding quickly, and providing support promote therapeutic communication. Offering to talk about the client's feelings validates those feelings and allows the client to express them. Options 1 and 2 ignore the client's feelings. Option 3 identifies the client's feelings but doesn't follow through by exploring them.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is preparing to administer a dose of warfarin (Coumadin) to a client with atrial fibrillation. The client’s INR is 4.5. The nurse should
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An INR of 4.5 (therapeutic range: 2–3 for atrial fibrillation) indicates over-anticoagulation, increasing bleeding risk, so the dose should be held and the physician notified. Administering (
A) or reducing (
C) is unsafe, and vitamin K (
D) requires a physician order.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse enters a 2 year-old child's hospital room in order to administer an oral medication. When the child is asked if he is ready to take his medicine, he immediately says, 'No!'. What would be the most appropriate next action?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Leave the room and return five minutes later and give the medicine. Respecting the child's response builds trust, and a brief delay aligns with a toddler's sense of time.