NCLEX-PN
NCLEX PN Reduction of Risk Potential Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is planning care for an 18 month-old child. Which action should be included in the child's care?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Encourage the child to feed himself finger food. According to Erikson, the toddler is in the stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt. The nurse should encourage increasingly independent activities of daily living that allow the toddler to assert his budding sense of control.
Question 2 of 5
Acyclovir (Zovirax) is the agent of choice for which of the following infections?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Acyclovir is an antiviral effective in shortening the duration of infection in herpes. It is used in HIV and AIDS to treat opportunistic viral infections but is not a primary AIDS drug. Candida is a fungus responsive to antifungal medication.
Question 3 of 5
A newborn has been delivered. An Apgar score is given. What does this scoring system indicate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Apgar scoring system was put into place by Virginia Apgar, an anesthesiologist in New York, for the purpose of assessing newborns in the areas of heart rate, respiratory effort, color, muscle tone, and reflex irritability at 1, 5, and sometimes 10 minutes after birth.
Question 4 of 5
The nursing student is discussing with a preceptor the delegation of tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Assigning which of these tasks to a UAP indicates the student needs further teaching about the delegation process?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Care for a client with discharge orders. A registered nurse (RN) is the best person to do teaching or evaluation that is needed at time of discharge.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse manager overhears multiple conversations on a hospital unit. Based on the statement made, the nurse manager should initiate the process for reporting incivility with which person?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The HCP's statement to the client is demeaning and uncivil, warranting a report for incivility.