NCLEX-PN
Health Promotion and Maintenance NCLEX Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
After 12 months of cessation of menses, which of the following assessment findings in a client who is taking hormone replacement therapy should the nurse report to the physician immediately?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Uterine bleeding on combination hormone replacement therapy, after 12 months of menses cessation, indicates an increased risk of carcinoma and should be reported to the physician immediately. Breast tenderness, weight gain, and fluid retention are all routine side effects of hormone replacement therapy. They should be noted in the record and reported to the physician, but they are not urgent.
Question 2 of 5
The school nurse is conducting health screenings on schoolchildren. During the screening, she identifies a child with the behavioral characteristics of attention deficit disorder. Which of the following behaviors is consistent with this disorder?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Children with attention deficit disorder are easily distracted but are able to carry on a conversation. Concrete thinking is more indicative of age, and slow speech development has more to do with other learning disabilities.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is one of the main goals for Healthy People 2010?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Healthy People 2010 has as its main goal elimination of health disparities among the U.S. population. Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the nation to achieve over the first decade of the twenty-first century and was developed by the Surgeon General's office. Earlier editions of this report, Healthy People and Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives established national health objectives and served as the basis for the development of state and community plans.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following motions is identified with the corresponding action? (Action: Turning palm of hand over to face in the anterior direction, dorsum of the hand is pointed downward toward the floor.)
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Supination is described as 'Holding a bowl of soup in your hand,' which matches the action of turning the palm to face anteriorly.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following substances need to be assessed when completing a family health assessment?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When assessing drug, alcohol, and tobacco practices among family members, a thorough investigation of prescribed, over-the-counter, and illegal substance-use practices should be made.