NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Nursing Exam Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which obstetrical client is most likely to have an infant with respiratory distress syndrome?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Maternal diabetes increases the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome due to impaired surfactant production from hyperglycemia. Alcohol, smoking, and hypertension are less directly linked.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following statements applies to the care of the client hospitalized with influenza?
Correct Answer: B, C, E
Rationale: Influenza requires droplet precautions: cohorting with same diagnosis (
B), keeping equipment in the room (
C), and wearing a mask for direct care (E). N-95 masks (
A) are for airborne diseases (e.g., T
B). The door should remain closed (
D) to limit droplet spread.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse asks a patient about current medications. Which one of the patient's medications is most likely to cause abdominal pain?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Erythromycin commonly causes gastrointestinal side effects, including abdominal pain, due to its motility-stimulating effects. Norco may cause constipation, Zyrtec is less likely to affect the GI tract, and Aldactone’s side effects are primarily electrolyte-related.
Question 4 of 5
A husband and wife and their two children, age 9 and age 5, are requesting family therapy. Which of the following strategies is most therapeutic for the nurse to use during the initial interaction with a family?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Allowing family members to choose their own seats will assist the nurse in assessing the family system and in determining who feels closer to whom.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of postpartum endometritis. Which intervention is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Postpartumndometritis require es antibiotics to treat the uterine infection. Fetal heart tones are irrelevant postpartum cesarean delivery is not indicated and tocolytics are for preterm labor.