NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which tasks are appropriate for the nurse in a long-term care unit to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C,E
Rationale: Collecting vital signs and recording intake/output are within the scope of unlicensed assistive personnel. Other tasks require nursing judgment or are outside their scope.
Question 2 of 5
An adolescent client is admitted in respiratory alkalosis following aspirin overdose. The nurse recognizes that this imbalance was caused by
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Tachypnea. Stimulation of respiratory center leads to hyperventilation, thus decreasing CO2 levels which causes respiratory alkalosis.
Extract:
Laboratory results
Cholesterol
<200 mg/dL
(5.2 mmol/L)
220 mg/dL
(5.7 mmol/L)
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is collecting data from a client during a routine physical examination. Which of the following findings would be most important to report to the health care provider?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Brownish skin thickening on the neck may indicate acanthosis nigricans, associated with insulin resistance or diabetes, requiring prompt reporting.
Extract:
Question 4 of 5
A female client is admitted for a breast biopsy. She says, tearfully to the nurse, 'If this turns out to be cancer and I have to have my breast removed, my partner will never come near me.' The nurse's best response would be which of these statements?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: This is a general lead-in type of response that encourages further discussion without focusing on an area that the nurse, but possibly not the client, feels is a problem.
Question 5 of 5
After successful alcohol detoxification, a client remarked to a friend, 'I've tried to stop drinking but I just can't. I can't even work without having a drink.' The client's belief that he needs alcohol indicates his dependence is primarily
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: With psychological dependence, it is the client's thoughts and attitude toward alcohol that produce craving and compulsive use.