NCLEX-PN
Physiological Adaptation NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A female having her first child is experiencing which type of crisis event?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Having a first child is a maturational crisis, requiring new coping strategies for the developmental transition to parenthood.
Question 2 of 5
A family member of a client with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia asks about the prognosis. The nurse's response is based on the knowledge that schizophrenia:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Although all of the choices are true about schizophrenia, only
Choice 3 answers the question asked.
Question 3 of 5
A man reports his wife is constantly cleaning. The activity has interfered with the family life. Friends have stopped visiting because she makes them uncomfortable. He states he has awakened in the middle of the night and found her cleaning. The nurse should consult with the couple and recommend the husband help with therapy by:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reducing environmental stimuli can decrease anxiety driving obsessive-compulsive cleaning, supporting therapy without confronting or enabling the behavior.
Question 4 of 5
A client recently lost a child due to poisoning. The client tells the nurse, 'I don't want to make any new friends right now.' This is an example of which of the following indicators of stress?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The client's withdrawal from forming new relationships reflects a sociocultural indicator of stress, as it affects social interactions. Emotional behavioral indicators involve mood changes, spiritual indicators relate to existential concerns, and intellectual indicators involve cognitive difficulties.
Question 5 of 5
A female having her first child is experiencing which type of crisis event?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Having a first child is a maturational crisis, requiring new coping strategies for the developmental transition to parenthood.