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75 Free NCLEX Practice Questions and Answers | Comprehensive NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation Guide

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This document contains 75 NCLEX-style practice questions and answers designed to help nursing students and graduate nurses prepare for the NCLEX-RN examination. Covers a wide range of nursing topics including medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, maternal and child health, fundamentals of nursing, patient safety, infection control, and clinical decision-making. Ideal for self-assessment, exam revision, and improving test-taking skills through realistic NCLEX practice questions.

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TheDFnurseDFisDFtakingDFtheDFhealthDFhistoryDFofDFaDFpatientDFbeingDFtreatedDF
forDFEmphysemaDFandDFChronicDFBronchitis.DFAfterDFbeingDFtoldDFtheDFpati
entDFhasDFbeenDFsmokingDFcigarettesDFforDF30DFyears,DFtheDFnurseDFexpectsDFt
oDFnoteDFwhichDFassessmentDFfinding?


1.DFIncreaseDFinDFForcedDFVitalDFCapacityDF(FVC)
2.DFADFnarrowedDFchestDFcavity
3.DFClubbedDFfingersDF

4.DFAnDFincreasedDFriskDFofDFcardiacDFfailureDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔
1.DFIncreaseDFinDFForcedDFVitalDFCapacityDF(FVC)
ForcedDFVitalDFCapacityDFisDFtheDFvolumeDFofDFairDFexhaledDFfromDFfullDFinh
alationDFtoDFfullDFexhalation.DFADFpatientDFwithDFCOPDDFwouldDFhaveDFaDFde
creaseDFinDFFVC.DFIncorrect.


2.DFADFnarrowedDFchestDFcavity
ADFpatientDFwithDFCOPDDFoftenDFpresentsDFwithDFaDF'barrelDFchest,'DFwhichDF
isDFseenDFasDFaDFwidenedDFchestDFcavity.DFIncorrect.


3.DFClubbedDFfingersDF-DFCORRECT
ClubbedDFfingersDFareDFaDFsignDFofDFaDFlong-
term,DForDFchronic,DFdecreaseDFinDFoxygenDFlevels.

,4.DFAnDFincreasedDFriskDFofDFcardiacDFfailure
AlthoughDFaDFpatientDFwithDFtheseDFconditionsDFwouldDFindeedDFbeDFatDFanDFi
ncreasedDFriskDFforDFcardiacDFfailure,DFthisDFisDFaDFpotentialDFcomplicationDFa
ndDFnotDFanDFassessmentDFfinding.DFIncorrect.


TheDFnurseDFisDFtakingDFtheDFhealthDFhistoryDFofDFaDF70-year-
oldDFpatientDFbeingDFtreatedDFforDFaDFDuodenalDFUlcer.DFAfterDFbeingDFtoldDFt
heDFpatientDFisDFcomplainingDFofDFepigastricDFpain,DFtheDFnurseDFexpectsDFtoD
FnoteDFwhichDFassessmentDFfinding?




1.DFMelena
2.DFNausea
3.DFHernia

4.DFHyperthermiaDF-DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 1.DFMelenaDF-DFCORRECT

MelenaDFisDFtheDFfindingDFthatDFthereDFareDFtracesDFofDFbloodDFinDFtheDFstoolDF
whichDFpresentsDFasDFblack,DFtarryDFfeces.DFThisDFisDFaDFcommonDFmanifesta
tionDFofDFDuodenalDFUlcers,DFsinceDFtheDFDuodenumDFisDFfurtherDFdownDFth
eDFgastricDFanatomy.


2.DFNausea
NauseaDFmayDFbeDFpresent,DFbutDFisDFaDFgeneralizedDFsymptomDFandDFbyDFits
elfDFdoesn'tDFindicateDFaDFDuodenalDFUlcer.DFIncorrect.

,3.DFHernia
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anotherDFabdominalDFstructure.DFItDFisDFnotDFassociatedDFwithDFanDFUlcerDFan
dDFisDFaDFcondition,DFnotDFanDFassessmentDFfinding.DFIncorrect.


4.DFHyperthermia
Hyperthermia,DFaDFhighDFtemperature,DFisDFnotDFanDFassessmentDFfindingDFof
DFaDFDuodenalDFUlcer.DFIncorrect




ADFnurseDFisDFprovidingDFdischargeDFteachingDFforDFaDFpatientDFwithDFsevereD
FGastroesophogealDFRefluxDFDisease.DFWhichDFofDFtheseDFstatementsDFbyDFt


heDFpatientDFindicatesDFaDFneedDFforDFmoreDFteaching?


1.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFlimitDFmyDFmealsDFtoDF2-
3DFperDFdayDFtoDFreduceDFacidDFsecretion."


2.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFmakeDFsureDFtoDFremainDFuprightDFafterDFmealsDFandDFel
evateDFmyDFheadDFwhenDFIDFsleep"


3.DF"IDFwon'tDFbeDFdrinkingDFteaDForDFcoffeeDForDFeatingDFchocolateDFanyDFmo
re."

, 4.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFstartDFtryingDFtoDFloseDFsomeDFweight."DF-
DFcorrectDFanswer✔ ✔ 1.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFlimitDFmyDFmealsDFtoDF2-
3DFperDFdayDFtoDFreduceDFacidDFsecretion."
CORRECTDF-
DFLargeDFmealsDFincreaseDFtheDFvolumeDFandDFpressureDFinDFtheDFstomachDFa


ndDFdelayDFgastricDFemptying.DFIt'sDFrecommendedDFinsteadDFtoDFeatDF4-
6DFsmallDFmealsDFaDFday.


2.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFmakeDFsureDFtoDFremainDFuprightDFafterDFmealsDFandDFel
evateDFmyDFheadDFwhenDFIDFsleep"
IncorrectDF-
DFThisDFisDFaDFcorrectDFverbalizationDFofDFhealthDFpromotionDFforDFGERD.




3.DF"IDFwon'tDFbeDFdrinkingDFteaDForDFcoffeeDForDFeatingDFchocolateDFanyDFmo
re."
IncorrectDF-
DFThisDFisDFaDFcorrectDFverbalizationDFofDFhealthDFpromotionDFforDFGERD.




4.DF"I'mDFgoingDFtoDFstartDFtryingDFtoDFloseDFsomeDFweight."
IncorrectDF-
DFThisDFisDFaDFcorrectDFverbalizationDFofDFhealthDFpromotionDFforDFGERD.




TheDFnurseDFinDFtheDFEmergencyDFRoomDFisDFtreatingDFaDFpatientDFsuspected
DFtoDFhaveDFaDFPepticDFUlcer.DFOnDFassessingDFlabDFresults,DFtheDFnurseDFfinds

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