NCLEX-PN
Free PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
You're filling in as a substitute school nurse. When an 11-year-old child with an earache and sore throat reports to the nurse's office, you inspect the tympanic membrane using an otoscope.
Question 1 of 5
Which color suggests a normal eardrum?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A normal eardrum appears pearly gray.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
A 4-year-old child with Down syndrome is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. She has a heart murmur and appears to be in respiratory distress. Her mother asks why her child has a heart murmur. What is the best nursing response?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Congenital heart defects, like ventricular septal defects, are common in Down syndrome, and pneumonia may amplify a murmur due to increased cardiac workload.
Question 3 of 5
The school nurse is teaching a group of preschool mothers about poison prevention in the home. Which of the following statements, if made by a mother to the nurse, indicates that further teaching is necessary?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Inducing vomiting after ingesting hydrocarbons like lighter fluid is contraindicated due to the risk of aspiration, which can cause severe lung damage.
Choice A is correct (Ipecac dosing is appropriate), choice C is accurate (dilution can help), and choice D is true (locked storage prevents poisoning). Further teaching is needed for choice B.
Question 4 of 5
The intent of the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA) of 1990 is to:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The PSDA promotes advance decision-making for medical care, encouraging clients to plan before a crisis. It does not set a federal standard or focus solely on legal control or education. Coordinated Care
Extract:
The nurse doing a newborn assessment counts the infant's cord vessel.
Question 5 of 5
In a normal infant there are:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: There are three vessels: one vein (carries oxygenated blood to the fetus) and two arteries (return deoxygenated blood to the placenta) in a normal umbilical cord.