NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which statement by the client with chronic obstructive lung disease indicates an understanding of the major reason for the use of occasional pursed-lip breathing
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have difficulty exhaling fully as a result of weak alveolar walls. Alveolar collapse can be avoided with the use of pursed-lip breathing.
Question 2 of 5
An adult is admitted with advanced cancer of the GI tract. What question must be included in the admission assessment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Advanced cancer requires discussion of end-of-life preferences. Asking about advance directives ensures the client's wishes are documented, taking priority over dietary preferences, specific CPR desires, or illness understanding.
Question 3 of 5
A 2 month-old child has had a cleft lip repair. The selection of which restraint would require no further action by the charge nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Elbow. The elbow restraint will prevent the child from touching the surgical site without hindering movement of other parts of the body.
Question 4 of 5
A client with leukemia has been receiving injections of Neulasta (pegfilgrastim). Which laboratory value reveals that the drug is producing the desired effect?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) stimulates the production of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, to reduce the risk of infection in clients with neutropenia. A white blood cell count of 6,000/mm indicates an increase in white blood cells, showing the drug's desired effect. Hemoglobin relates to red blood cells, platelet count relates to clotting, and iron level is unrelated to Neulasta's action.
Question 5 of 5
In children suspected to have a diagnosis of diabetes, which one of the following complaints would be most likely to prompt parents to take their school age child for evaluation?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bed wetting. In children, fatigue and bed wetting are the chief complaints that prompt parents to take their child for evaluation. Bed wetting in a school age child is readily detected by the parents.