NCLEX-PN
Free NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A client with a peptic ulcer had a partial gastrectomy and vagotomy (Billroth I). In planning the discharge teaching, the client should be cautioned by the nurse about which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale:
To prevent dumping syndrome post-gastrectomy, clients should avoid large meals high in simple sugars and liquids, which can cause rapid gastric emptying. Clients should recline for 30 minutes after eating (not sit up,
A), drink fluids between meals (not avoid,
B), and reduce carbohydrate intake (not increase,
C).
Question 2 of 5
A client refuses to take the medication prescribed because the client prefers to take self-prescribed herbal preparations. What is the initial action the nurse should take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Respect for differences is demonstrated by incorporating traditional cultural practices for staying healthy into professional prescriptions and interventions. The challenge for the health care provider is to understand the client's perspective. 'Culture care preservation or maintenance refers to those assistive, supporting, facilitative or enabling professional actions and decisions that help people of a particular culture to retain and/or preserve relevant care values to that they can maintain their well-being, recover from illness or face handicaps and/or death.'
Question 3 of 5
A woman who is in labor is being treated for preeclampsia. How will the nurse know if the client develops eclampsia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Eclampsia is characterized by seizures in a preeclamptic patient, distinguishing it from preeclampsia, which involves hypertension, edema, and proteinuria.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is working in a high risk antepartum clinic. A 40 year-old woman in the first trimester gives a thorough health history. Which information should receive priority attention by the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Over-the-counter drugs are a possible danger in early pregnancy. A report by the client that she has taken medications should be followed up immediately.
Extract:
You were walking in the hallway of the long term facility, you found Jeffrey surrounded by friends and visitors. He was unresponsive, no pulse, and no breathing.
Question 5 of 5
Which one is the most appropriate action taken by the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Initiating CPR is the immediate action for an unresponsive patient with no pulse or breathing.