NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which sign might the nurse see in a client with a high ammonia level?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: High ammonia levels, often due to liver dysfunction, can lead to hepatic encephalopathy, with coma as a severe symptom. The other signs are not directly related to hyperammonemia. Reduction of Risk Potential
Question 2 of 5
A client refuses to take the medication prescribed because the client prefers to take self-prescribed herbal preparations. What is the initial action the nurse should take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Respect for differences is demonstrated by incorporating traditional cultural practices for staying healthy into professional prescriptions and interventions. The challenge for the health care provider is to understand the client's perspective. 'Culture care preservation or maintenance refers to those assistive, supporting, facilitative or enabling professional actions and decisions that help people of a particular culture to retain and/or preserve relevant care values to that they can maintain their well-being, recover from illness or face handicaps and/or death.'
Question 3 of 5
A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving oxygen therapy. Which of the following oxygen delivery devices is most appropriate for this patient?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Venturi mask delivers precise oxygen concentrations, critical for COPD patients to avoid CO2 retention. Nasal cannulas are less precise, and non-rebreather or simple masks deliver high oxygen inappropriately.
Extract:
A patient regains consciousness and has expressive aphasia.
Question 4 of 5
As a part of the long-range planning, the nurse should:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Positive feedback encourages progress in expressive aphasia recovery.
Extract:
During the second phase of bum recovery, the nurse anticipates that the client will exhibit
Question 5 of 5
high serum potassium level.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An increased urinary output is a sign of adequate hydration during the second phase of burn recovery.