NCLEX-PN
PN NCLEX Practice Test Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which are appropriate examples of cost-effective care? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B
Rationale: Using the glove wrapper as a sterile field and clean gloves for dressing removal reduce waste without compromising safety. Returning supplies, reusing tourniquets, and using old saline risk contamination or infection.
Question 2 of 5
An adult is admitted for surgery today. Immediately after administering the preoperative medications of meperidine and atropine, the nurse notes that the operative permit has not been signed. Which action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Preoperative medications like meperidine impair judgment, making consent invalid post-administration. Reporting to the physician to delay surgery ensures legal and ethical consent.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions with a client following a partial gastrectomy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include to prevent dumping syndrome? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C
Rationale: High-protein foods and small, frequent meals slow gastric emptying, preventing dumping syndrome. High-carb meals and fluids with meals speed emptying, and lying down delays digestion, worsening symptoms.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who is a college athlete and was recently diagnosed with moderate persistent asthma. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Secondhand smoke is a known asthma trigger, exacerbating symptoms. Penicillin, talc, and strenuous activity are not primary asthma triggers, though activity may require premedication with bronchodilators.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for treatment of schizoaffective disorder with visual hallucinations. He tells the nurse that he sees extraterrestrials that are coming to get him. What is the best nursing response?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Reflecting the client's statement validates his experience without reinforcing the hallucination, promoting therapeutic communication.