NCLEX-PN
Respiratory NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A patient is presenting with mild symptoms of pneumonia. The doctor diagnoses the patient with 'walking pneumonia'. From your nursing knowledge, you know this type of pneumonia is caused by what type of infectious agent?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Walking pneumonia is commonly caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterium that leads to mild, community-acquired pneumonia. Fungi cause fungal pneumonia, Streptococcus pneumoniae causes typical bacterial pneumonia, and Influenza is a viral infection.
Question 2 of 5
The 56-year-old client diagnosed with tuberculosis (Tb) is being discharged. Which statement made by the client indicates an understanding of the discharge instructions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: TB treatment requires months of antibiotics (
B) for cure. Three weeks (
A) is too short, antibiotics don’t eliminate transmission risk immediately (
C), and skin tests (
D) monitor exposure, not cure.
Question 3 of 5
Aside from the characteristics of the client's cough, which other pertinent assessment finding should the nurse document?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The appearance of respiratory secretions (color, consistency) provides critical information about the infection's severity and type.
Question 4 of 5
The client had a right-sided chest tube inserted two (2) hours ago for a pneumothorax. Which action should the nurse implement if there is no fluctuation (tidaling) in the water-seal compartment?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: No tidaling suggests obstruction; checking for kinks/clots (
C) is the first step. CXR (
A), suction increase (
B), and SpO2 (
D) follow if unresolved.
Question 5 of 5
A patient is being discharged home on Doxycycline for treatment of pneumonia. Which statement by the patient indicates they understood your education material?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Doxycycline causes photosensitivity, so wearing sunscreen is correct. Green leafy vegetables are relevant for warfarin, hypoglycemia is not a side effect, and milk can reduce doxycycline absorption.