NCLEX-PN
Free PN NCLEX Practice Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which teaching method is most effective when providing health care instructions to members of specific populations?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The teach-back method ensures understanding by having patients repeat instructions in their own words, making it ideal for diverse populations with varying literacy levels. Video, written, or verbal methods may not confirm comprehension.
Extract:
A young female patient comes to the physician because she has been experiencing fatigue and double vision. The physician suspects myasthenia gravis.
Question 2 of 5
When obtaining information from the patient, the nurse would expect her to report that:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Myasthenia gravis symptoms worsen with activity and are more severe in the evening due to muscle fatigue.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
An adult had an open cholecystectomy and has an open wound. The client refuses to look at the area during the dressing change. What is the most likely reason for this behavior?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Refusing to look at the wound suggests difficulty accepting a change in body image post-cholecystectomy, a common emotional response.
Question 4 of 5
During the assessment of a laboring client, the nurse notes that the FHT are loudest in the upper-left quadrant. The infant is most likely in which position?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fetal heart tones loudest in the upper-left quadrant suggest a left occipital anterior position, where the fetus's back is aligned with the mother's left side. Other positions` positions are less likely.
Question 5 of 5
A client has been on antibiotics for 72 hours for cystitis. Which report from the client requires priority attention by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Elevated temperature after 72 hours on an antibiotic indicates the antibiotic has not been effective in eradicating the offending organism. The provider should be informed immediately so that an appropriate medication can be prescribed, and complications such as pyelonephritis are prevented.