NCLEX-RN
NCLEX RN Health Promotion and Maintenance Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client with morning sickness who is 8 weeks pregnant with her first child. What should the nurse advise the client to do to manage nausea?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Consuming fluids early avoids triggering nausea later. Protein-heavy meals, spicy foods, or brushing teeth post-eating may worsen nausea.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is talking to a 67-year-old client who has just retired from the job he's had since age 17-the only job he's ever had. The nurse understands that the client is in which of Erikson's stages?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A 67-year-old retiree is in Erikson's ego integrity versus despair stage, reflecting on life's accomplishments.
Question 3 of 5
A first-time parent is discussing developmental milestones with a nurse. The nurse tells the client she can reasonably expect her child to achieve which of the following by the time the child is 2 years old?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: By age 2, children typically say several single words. Hand dominance emerges later, clinging is earlier, and walking is independent by 2.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is preparing a community educational presentation. The topic is the leading causes of death for people ages 12-19. The nurse knows that which of the following should be presented?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unintentional injuries, primarily motor vehicle accidents, are the leading cause of death for ages 12-19. Cancer (
B), homicide (
C), and suicide (
D) are significant but rank lower.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is percussing the anterior thorax and the abdomen for tones and expects to note dullness in which anatomic location? (Refer to figure.)
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Percussion involves tapping the body with the fingertips to set the underlying structures in motion and thus produce a sound. Dullness will be noted over the liver, located in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen and beneath the lower ribs on the right side. Tympany is the most common percussion tone heard in the abdomen and is caused by the presence of gas. Resonance is the percussion tone heard between the ribs.