NCLEX-PN
Health Promotion and Maintenance NCLEX PN Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
All of the following are clinical manifestations indicating male climacteric except:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The likelihood of fathering children does decrease with aging and decreased testosterone production, but men do not lose their ability to reproduce during the climacteric. Many men do not experience any physical symptoms of climacteric but some men do report hot flashes, headaches, and heart palpitations, among other symptoms.
Question 2 of 5
When a client with a major burn experiences body image disturbance, which of the following is an appropriate nursing intervention classification?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Grief work facilitation helps address body image disturbance in burn clients by supporting grief resolution related to altered appearance.
Question 3 of 5
A patient has fallen off a bicycle and fractured the head of the proximal fibula. A cast was placed on the patient's lower extremity. Which of the following is the most probable result of the fall?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The head of the proximal fibula is in close proximity to the peroneal nerve.
Question 4 of 5
The gag reflex test assesses which cranial nerves?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Gagging during the gag reflex test indicates that cranial nerves IX and X (the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves) are intact.
Question 5 of 5
A patient has recently been diagnosed with symptomatic bradycardia. Which of the following medications is the most recognized for treatment of symptomatic bradycardia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Atropine encourages increased rate of conduction in the AV node.