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NCLEX NCLEX-PN - National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN)

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Total 725 questions

A spinal change occurring with pregnancy that alters mobility is:

A.

scoliosis.

B.

kyphosis.

C.

lordosis.

D.

ankylosing spondylitis.

The anemias most often associated with pregnancy are:

A.

folic acid and iron deficiency.

B.

folic acid deficiency and thalassemia.

C.

iron deficiency and thalassemia.

D.

thalassemia and B12 deficiency.

Which is an appropriate outcome for the nursing diagnosis of Body Image Disturbance for a client with anorexia nervosa?

A.

The client verbalizes knowledge of a maintenance diet.

B.

The client demonstrates assertiveness with family.

C.

The client verbalizes her body size accurately.

D.

The client demonstrates control of obsessive behaviors.

A female prostitute enters a clinic for treatment of a sexually transmitted disease. This disease is the most prevalent STD in the United States. The nurse can anticipate that the woman has which of the following?

A.

herpes

B.

chlamydia

C.

gonorrhea

D.

syphilis

Which of the following medications should be held 24–48 hours prior to an electroencephalogram (EEG)?

A.

Lasix (furosemide)

B.

Cardizem (diltiazem)

C.

Lanoxin (digoxin)

D.

Dilantin (phenytoin)

The chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorourcacil (5-FU) is ordered for a client as an adjunct measure to surgery. Which statement about chemotherapy is true?

A.

It is a local treatment affecting only tumor cells.

B.

It is a systemic treatment affecting both tumor and normal cells.

C.

It has not yet been proved an effective treatment for cancer.

D.

It is often the drug of choice because it causes few, if any, side effects.

An 80-year-old aphasic CVA client had abdominal surgery 2 days ago. Which of the following puts this client at the highest risk for inadequate pain management?

A.

inability to turn, cough, and breathe deeply

B.

inability to communicate pain

C.

inability to ambulate freely

D.

inability to use a bedside commode

Neural tube defects in the fetus have been primarily associated with which deficiency in the mother?

A.

iron

B.

folic acid

C.

vitamin B12

D.

vitamin E

With a breech presentation, the nurse must be particularly alert for which of the following?

A.

quickening

B.

ophthalmia neonatorum

C.

pica

D.

prolapsed umbilical cord

The presence of which hormone in the urine is specifically indicative of pregnancy?

A.

estrogen

B.

progesterone

C.

testosterone

D.

human chorionic gonadotropin

The nurse is using Cognitive-Behavioral methods of pain control and knows that the these methods can be expected to do all the following except:

A.

completely relieve all pain.

B.

provide benefit by restoring the client’s sense of self-control.

C.

help the client to control symptoms.

D.

help the client actively participate in his or her own care.

Support systems during the grieving process include all of the following except:

A.

a despondent friend.

B.

a nurse.

C.

a social worker.

D.

a family member.

Nurses should understand the chain of infection because it refers to:

A.

the linkages between various forms of microorganisms.

B.

the sequence required for transmission of disease.

C.

the clustering of bacteria in a specific pattern.

D.

increasing virulence patterns among species of microorganisms.

Which of the following is an indication for electroencephalography?

A.

paralysis

B.

neuropathy

C.

seizure disorder

D.

myocardial infarction

When a middle-age woman says to the nurse, “I’m really worried about menopause. When my mom went through it, she got really depressed.” The nurse’s best response is:

A.

“It is a myth that women get depressed because of menopause.”

B.

“Menopause is a normal developmental process.”

C.

“It sounds like you are worried that you might become depressed during menopause.”

D.

“When women experience depression during menopause it is usually because of social stresses.”