NCLEX-PN PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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NCLEX-PN PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
An infant weighs 7 pounds at birth. The expected weight by 1 year should
be:
A. 10 pounds
B.12 pounds
C. 18 pounds
D. 21 pounds - ANS ✓D. 21 pounds
why?
A birth weight of 7 pounds would indicate 21 pounds in 1 year or triple the
his birth weight.
A client is admitted with a Ewing's sarcoma. which symptoms would be
expected due to this tumour’s location?
A. Hemiplegia
B. Aphasia
C. Nausea
D. Bone Pain - ANS ✓D. Bone Pain
why?
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Sarcoma is a type of bone cancer, therefor, bone pain would be expected
The nurse is caring for a client with epilepsy who is being treated with
carbamazepine (Tegretol). Which labatory value might be a indicate a
serious side effect of this drug?
A. Uric acid of 5mg/dL
B. Hematoccrit of 33%
C. WBC 2,000 per cubic millimetre
D. Platelets 150,000 per cubic millimetre - ANS ✓C. WBC 2,000 per cubic
millimetre
why?
Tegratol can suppress the bone marrow and decrease the white blood cells
count; thus, a lab value of WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter indicates side
effects of the drug.
A 6-month-old client is admitted with possible intussusception. Which
question during the nursing history is least helpful in obtaining
information regarding this diagnosis?
A. "tell me about the pain"
B."what does his vomit look like?"
C." Describe his usual diet."
D. " have you noticed changes in his abdominal size?" - ANS ✓C." Describe his
usual diet."
why?
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The least-helpful questions are those describing his usual diet. A, B, and D
are useful in determining the extent of disease process and thus, are
incorrect
The nurse is assisting a client with diverticulosis to select appropriate
foods. Which food should be avoided?
A. Bran
B. Fresh Peaches
C. Cucumber salad
D. Yeast Rolls - ANS ✓C. Cucumber salad
why?
the client with diverticulitis should avoid foods with seeds.
A client has rectal cancer and is scheduled for an abdominal perineal
resection. What should be the priority nursing care during the post-op
period?
A. Teaching how to irrigate the illeostomy
B. Stopping electrolytes loss in the incisional area
C. Encouraging a high fibre diet
D. Facilitating perineal wound drainage - ANS ✓D. Facilitating perineal wound
drainage
why?
the client with a perineal resection will have a perineal incision. Drains will
be used to facilitate wound drainage. This will help prevent infection of the
surgical site. The client will not have an illestomy. as in answer A he will
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have some electrolyte loss, but treatment is not focused on preventing the
loss, so answer B is incorrect A high fibre diet in answer C is not ordered at
this time.
The nurse is performing discharge teaching on a client with diverticulitis
who has been placed on low-roughage diet. Which food would have to be
eliminated from this client's diet?
A. Roasted Chicken
B. Noodles
C. Cooked Broccoli
D. Custard - ANS ✓C. Cooked Broccoli
why?
the client with diverticulitis should avoid eating foods that are gas forming
and that increase abdominal discomfort, such as cooked broccoli.
The nurse is caring for a new mother. The mother asks why her baby has
lost weight since he was born. The best explanation of the weight loss is:
A. The baby is dehydrated due to polyuria.
B. The baby is hypoglycaemic due to glucose.
C. The baby is allergic to the formula the mother is giving him.
D. The baby can lose up to 10% of weight due to meconium still, loss of
extracellular fluid, and initiation of breast-feeding. - ANS ✓D. The baby can
lose up to 10% of weight due to meconium still, loss of extrasellar fluid, and
initiation of breast-feeding.
why?
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