NCLEX-RN
NCLEX Practice Test RN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Which toys are suited to the developmental skills of the 2-3 year old?
Correct Answer: A, C, E
Rationale: For 2-3-year-olds, soap bubbles (
A), riding toys (
C), and talking toys (E) match gross motor and imaginative play skills. Skates (
B) and bicycles (
D) require advanced coordination.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is teaching a client with ulcerative colitis who has been prescribed sulfasalazine (Azulfidine). What clinical manifestations will the nurse tell the client to be particularly alert for when taking this drug?
Correct Answer: A, B, C, E
Rationale: Sulfasalazine side effects include flu-like symptoms (
A), purplish rash (
B), skin blisters (
C), and nausea (E). Anorexia (
D) is less common.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following should be included in discharge teaching for a client with hepatitis C?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Alcohol should be avoided as it is detoxified by the liver, which is compromised in hepatitis C. Aspirin is hepatotoxic, blood donation is not allowed, and hepatitis C is not spread orally.
Question 4 of 5
A physician's order reads: Administer furosemide oral solution 0.5 mL stat. The furosemide bottle dosage is 10 mg/mL. What dosage of furosemide should the nurse give to this infant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: 1 mg = 0.1 mL, then 0.5 mL X = 5 mg.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is a characteristic of an ominous periodic change in the fetal heart rate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A recurrent fetal heart rate of 90-100 bpm at the end of contractions (late decelerations) is ominous indicating fetal hypoxia from uteroplacental insufficiency. Normal heart rate (120-130) variability and accelerations are reassuring findings.