NCLEX-PN
Reduction of Risk Potential NCLEX Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse teaching a client about hepatitis and its transmission should explain that one type of hepatitis does not produce a carrier state after its acute phase. Which type is it?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hepatitis A does not produce a carrier state. It is transmitted via contaminated water or food via the oral-fecal route and is not blood borne.
Question 2 of 5
All of the following are causes of vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy except:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by hypertension, proteinuria, and edema. This condition can cause seizure and/or coma.
Choices 1 and 3 are abnormal conditions that can cause bleeding, particularly in the third trimester.
Choice 4 is a major obstetrical emergency that can cause bleeding internally and externally.
Question 3 of 5
A patient asks a nurse the following question. Exposure to TB can be identified best with which of the following procedures? Which of the following tests is the most definitive of TB?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Mantoux is the most accurate test to determine the presence of TB.
Question 4 of 5
A patient has experienced a severe third degree burn to the trunk in the last 36 hours. Which phase of burn management is the patient in?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The shock phase is considered the first 24-48 hours in burn wound management.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is reviewing a patient's ECG report. The patient exhibits a flat T wave, depressed ST segment and short QT interval. Which of the following medications can cause all of the above effects?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Digitalis can cause all of the listed ECG changes, including flat T waves, depressed ST segments, and shortened QT intervals, due to its effects on cardiac electrophysiology.