NCLEX-PN Online Practice Questions and Answers

The nurse teaching an obese client about nutritional needs and weight loss should include all of the following except __________.

A. knowledge of food and food products

B. development of a positive mental attitude

C. adequate exercise

D. starting a fast weight-loss diet

A 57-year-old woman is recently widowed. She states, "I will never be able to learn how to manage the finances. My husband did all of that."

Select the nurse's response that could help raise the client's self-esteem.

A. "You feel inadequate because you have never learned to balance a checkbook."

B. "You should have insisted your husband teach you about the finances."

C. "You are strong and will learn how to manage your finances after a while."

D. "Why don't you take a class in basic finance from the local college?"

When planning intervention for a client during a crisis, which of the following outcomes is most appropriate?

A. The client should explore deep psychological problems.

B. The client should express positive feelings about event.

C. The client should identify needs that are threatened by the event.

D. The client should use constructive coping mechanisms.

What is the primary goal of family education?

A. symptom reduction

B. improved quality of life

C. increased knowledge about mental illness

D. improved caregiving skills

A patient has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.

Which of the following is not a clinical sign of diabetes mellitus?

A. Polyphagia

B. Polyuria

C. Metabolic acidosis

D. Lower extremity edema

Which of the following foods should be avoided by clients who are prone to develop heartburn as a result of gastroesophgeal reflux disease (GERD)?

A. lettuce

B. eggs

C. chocolate

D. butterscotch

A complication of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is the development of cholestasis.

What is this condition?

A. an inflammatory process of the extrahepatic bile ducts

B. an arrest of the normal flow of bile

C. an inflammation of the gallbladder

D. the formation of gallstones

When suctioning a client, what is the usual amount of time the nurse should spend for each suction pass?

A. 2 seconds

B. 10 seconds

C. 20 seconds

D. 30 seconds

When a client has a chest drainage system in place, where should the system be placed?

A. above the client's head

B. at the client's shoulders

C. at the level of the chest

D. below the level of the chest

A patient has been admitted to the hospital with a HNP L4-5 segment diagnosis. After 24 hours the patient is able to ambulate with assistance with reduced muscle spasms.

Which of the following medications was the most beneficial in changing the patient's mobility status?

A. Mivacron

B. Atropine

C. Bethanechol

D. Flexeril