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NCLEX-PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NCLEX-PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSA, D, E - answer- The LPN is aware that state boards of nursing share what common
componenets? Select all that apply.
A) Establish requirements for entry into practice for RNs and LPNS.
B) Determine each states pay scale for licensed nurses.
C) Oversee the discipline for all licensed healthcare workers in each state.
D) Define the scope of practice for RNs and LPNs
E) Identify legal titles for nurses
A - answer- The nurse administers the prescribed dose of NPH insulin to a patient at
0700. What time should the peak effects be expected to take place?
A) 1700
B) 2100
C) 1400
D) 1100
A - answer- Which of the following would provide the best information as to whether
hemodialysis has been efffective therapy for a client with renal failure?
A) Checking the patients weight
B) Measuring intake and output
C) Checking potassium level of the pts blood
D) Monitoring a clients tolerance to exercise
C - answer- Which of the following pressure points is most likely to be at risk for
developing a pressure wound while a pt is in the prone position?
A) Occiput
B) Elbows
C) Toes
D) Coccyx
A - answer- Pts physician diagnosed that she has rheumatoid arthritis. With this
condition, the client's chief complaint is persistent joint pain and stiffness. Pain and
stiffness associated with RA is most often first noticed in the joints of which of the
following?
A) Hands
B) Arms
C) Legs
D) Neck
, B - answer- A 55 year old pt presents stiffness and pain in joints that never seems to go
away. After lab tests, the physician diagnoses RA. Which lab test most likely led to the
physicians diagnoses?
A) Serum Creatinine
B) ESR
C) INR
D) Fasting lipid profile
A - answer- Pt has just returned from a liver biopsy. Which of the following is a
complication should the nurse be aware could occur within the first few hours following
this procedure?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Infection
C) Tension Pneumothorax
D) Anaphylaxis
D - answer- Valium is a type of benzodiazepine. Which of the following is NOT a
prescriptive use of benzodiazepines?
A) Tx of seizures
B) Muscle relaxant
C) Tx of anxiety
D) Tx of psychosis
B - answer- An inpatient client at the psychiatric facility is placed on Haldol for treatment
of a psychotic disorder. Which of the following client symptoms should be immediately
reported to the physician?\
A) Dizziness
B) Tremors
C) Sensitivity to light
D) Constipation
B - answer- A 49 year old male client is admitted to the unit for alcohol withdrawal. The
client insists that he had his last drink four hours prior. Which of the following
medications would the nurse expect to administer?
A) Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
B) Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride (Librium)
C) Disulfiram (Antabuse)
D) Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
B - answer- Of the following symptoms, which would indicate that a client has a
deficiency of riboflavin?
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