NCLEX-PN
Pediatrics NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse correctly advises the client that she is still considered infectious until which time?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A negative culture after completing antibiotics and being off them for at least 7 days confirms the infection is cleared, ensuring the client is no longer infectious.
Question 2 of 5
Which intervention is most appropriate for a child with a musculoskeletal disability using a wheelchair?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A firm mattress helps distribute weight evenly, reducing the risk of pressure ulcers in a child with limited mobility due to a musculoskeletal disability.
Question 3 of 5
A G2P1 with previous cesarean section due to obstructed labour comes for first antenatal visit at 34 weeks of gestation. She is seeking advice for home delivery this time. What will be the most dangerous complication in her case if we allow her to deliver at home by untrained birth attendent:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Uterine rupture is a life-threatening complication in women with a previous cesarean section especially during labor managed by untrained attendants due to the risk of scar dehiscence. Other complications are less immediately dangerous.
Question 4 of 5
After assisting in the delivery of a full-term infant with anencephaly,the parents ask the nurse to explain treatments that might be available for their infant. Which statement should be the basis for the nurse’s response?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Anencephaly lacking cerebral hemispheres and skull is incompatible with life warranting only palliative care. Surgery shunting or antibiotics cannot correct it.
Question 5 of 5
Which client symptoms documented by the nurse best indicate that the child is having a hypoglycemic reaction? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: D,E,F
Rationale: Hypoglycemia causes shakiness, light-headedness, and tachycardia due to low blood glucose triggering the sympathetic nervous system. Thirst and hunger are less specific, and labored breathing is unrelated.