NCLEX-PN
Pediatrics NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
When teaching an adolescent male client about testicular self-examination, which instruction should the nurse include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Performing testicular self-examination after a warm bath or shower relaxes the scrotum, making it easier to detect abnormalities, a key instruction for effective screening.
Question 2 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 3 of 5
Which statement by the child indicates a need for further teaching about bicycle safety?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Riding in the opposite direction of traffic flow is unsafe, increasing collision risk. Bicycles should be ridden with traffic flow, indicating a need for further teaching.
Question 4 of 5
An infant had four wet diapers during the 8-hour shift. The weight of a dry diaper is 15 g. The four wet diapers weighed 30 g, 24 g, 21 g, and 25 g. What amount in milliliters should the nurse record for the total 8-hour urine? _______ mL (Record your answer as a whole number.)
Correct Answer: 40
Rationale: Subtract dry diaper weight (15 g): 30–15=15 g 24–15=9 g 21–15=6 g 25–15=10 g.
Total: 15+9+6+10=40 g equaling 40 mL urine output.
Question 5 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.