NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
A patient is getting discharged from a long term facility. The patient has a history of severe COPD and PVD. The patient is primarily concerned about their ability to breathe easily.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following would be the best instruction for this patient?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Deep breathing techniques improve oxygenation, critical for COPD patients.
Extract:
A manic client is being treated with lithium carbonate.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse would correctly suggest which of the following activities for this client.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Basketball provides physical activity to channel energy, suitable for a manic patient.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for an adult male who is diagnosed with probable appendicitis. Which assessment finding is most consistent with the diagnosis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nausea and vomiting are typically seen in persons who have appendicitis. The pain of appendicitis is in the right lower quadrant, not the right upper quadrant. The white blood cell count is elevated in the person with appendicitis. The temperature of a person with appendicitis is likely to be a low-grade fever, not a high fever.
Extract:
On the day of admission of a 55-year-old male patient came in with a diagnosis of acute MI
Question 4 of 5
The nurse has satisfactorily assisted the patient in prioritizing his concern when she discusses which of the following with the patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Medication and diet are critical to managing acute MI, preventing further cardiac events, and promoting recovery.
Extract:
Question 5 of 5
A 15 year-old client with a lengthy confining illness is most at risk for altered psycho-emotional growth and development due to
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Dependence. The client role fosters dependency, which adolescents may react to with rejection or withdrawal.