LPN NCLEX-PN - Exam Questions with Answers & Detailed Rationales
Which of the following assessment findings could the b. Muscle rigidity
nurse see in a patient with parkinsonism? (Select all that c. Involuntary tremors
apply.) d. Bradykinesia
a. An abrupt onset of symptoms
b. Muscle rigidity
c. Involuntary tremors
d. Bradykinesia
e. Bilateral muscle weakness
A patient is receiving carbidopa-levodopa for parkinsonism. d. Dopaminergics and anticholinergics are contraindicated in patients with
What should the nurse know about this drug? glaucoma.
a. Carbidopa-levodopa may lead to hypertension.
b. Carbidopa-levodopa may lead to excessive salivation.
c. Dopaminergic and anticholinergic therapy may lead to
drowsiness and sedation.
d. Dopaminergics and anticholinergics are contraindicated
in patients with glaucoma.
The nurse has initiated teaching for a family member of a d. It may take several medications to cure the disease.
patient with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse realizes more
teaching is needed if the family member makes which
statement?
a. As the disease gets worse, the memory loss will get
worse.
b. There are several theories about the cause of the
disease.
c. Personality changes and hostility may occur.
d. It may take several medications to cure the disease.
A patient is taking rivastigmine (Exelon). The nurse should c. That GI distress is a common side effect
teach the patient and family which information about
rivastigmine?
a. That hepatotoxicity may occur
b. That the initial dose is 6 mg t.i.d.
c. That GI distress is a common side effect
d. That weight gain may be a side effect
5.Which is a nursing intervention for a patient taking b. Inform the patient that perspiration may be dark and stain clothing.
carbidopa-levodopa for parkinsonism?
a. Encourage the patient to adhere to a high-protein diet.
b. Inform the patient that perspiration may be dark and
stain clothing.
c. Advise the patient that glucose levels should be checked
with urine testing.
d. Warn the patient that it may take 4 to 5 days before
symptoms are controlled.
What would the nurse teach a patient who is taking a. Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine.
anticholinergic therapy for parkinsonism? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine.
b. Relieve dry mouth with hard candy or ice chips.
c. Use sunglasses to reduce photophobia.
d. Urinate 2 hours after taking the drug.
e. Receive routine eye examinations.
A patient is taking rivastigmine (Exelon) to improve a. Rise slowly to avoid dizziness.
cognitive function. What should the nurse teach the b. Remove obstacles from pathways to avoid injury.
patient/family member to do? (Select all that apply.) c. Closely follow the drug dosing schedule.
a. Rise slowly to avoid dizziness.
b. Remove obstacles from pathways to avoid injury.
c. Closely follow the drug dosing schedule.
d. Have frequent checks for hypertension.
e. Receive regular liver function tests.
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Your client has a fracture of the radius. There is swelling at b. Inflammatory
the injury site and the client complains of pain in the area.
Which stage of bone healing do these signs and During the inflammatory phase, bleeding occurs at the area of injury and results in a
symptoms represent? hematoma. Why plus I was rushed to the area of injury to begin to debride the dead
cells. The patient will experience pain during this phase. Cellular proliferation occurs
a. Cellular proliferation after approximately 5 days, when the interrupted blood supply is recreated and fibrin
b. Inflammatory strands begin to form. The callus formation stage takes about 3 to 4 weeks, while
c. Ossification the ossification stage may take as long as 3 to 4 months. Remodeling of the bone
d. Callus formation may take months to years.
Who was the English Quaker who advocated humane care b. William Tukes
and built an asylum to reflect a household?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. William Tukes
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Benjamin Rush
Changes in the delivery of mental health care that resulted c. Deinstitutionalization
from the development of electroconvulsive therapy and
psychotherapeutic drugs brought about which
phenomenon in the 20th century?
a. Behavioral therapy
b. Personality disorganization
c. Deinstitutionalization
d. Brain surgery
What is the best description of personality? b. The relatively consistent set of attitudes and behaviors particular to an individual
a. The level of mental health that a person attains in life
b. The relatively consistent set of attitudes and behaviors
particular to an individual
c. The result of a positive self-concept and acceptable
behavior
d. The ability to manage stress
The nurse is reviewing the assessment finding for a patient d. A response to any demand made upon the individual
hospitalized with a stress disorder. What findings support
the diagnoses?
a. A vague feeling of depression
b. An assumed role to protect the ego
c. A main reason for all mental illnesses
d. A response to any demand made upon the individual
The nurse is caring for a patient who is currently voicing a. A vague feeling of apprehension
feelings of anxiety. The nurse correctly recognizes what as
the best description of the feelings that the patient is
experiencing?
a. A vague feeling of apprehension
b. Feelings of paranoia
c. Concerns about the impressions others have for her
d. Emotional stability
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An assembly line manager in a factory was told that he c. Displacement
would be laid off if his line did not meet the hourly quote.
He promptly went to his workers and threatened to fire
anyone who was found taking even 1 minute extra on a
break. What is the manager displaying?
a. Denial
b. Regression
c. Displacement
d. Identification
Punishment and abandonment were how mentally ill b. Humane care with record keeping of behaviors
people were treated in medieval times. These practices
continued until the 17th and 18th centuries. Which care
practice that is still being used today did Dr. Phillipe Pinel
of France advocate?
a. Electroshock therapy for melancholy
b. Humane care with record keeping of behaviors
c. Psychoanalysis
d. Home care in the community
The student nurse is working on a presentation regarding a. Deinstitutionalization
OBRA. What was the result of this landmark legislation?
a. Deinstitutionalization
b. Approved surgical treatment for schizophrenia
c. Prohibition of electroshock therapy
d. Increased construction of state facilities for residential
mental health care
A 52-year old patient experienced cardiac arrest from a d. Threatened self-concept
myocardial infarction. During his acute care stay in the
hospital, the patient flirts with all female nurses. When he
is asked to stop, he withdraws and later complains of chest
heaviness. What is a possible explanation for the patient's
behavior?
a. Boredom from restricted activity
b. Lack of motivation to recover
c. Frustration from illness
d. Threatened self-concept
A 14-year-old tells the school nurse that she is self- b. Have her describe what happened
conscious about her recent breast development. She
reports that the boys in her class are teasing her. What is
the first step for the nurse to take?
a. Call her parents
b. Have her describe what happened
c. Ask who her friends are
d. Provide her with a pamphlet outlining the changes
associated with puberty
Your patient with heart failure has been responding well to c. Hypokalemia
treatments that include medications such as ACE inhibitors
and a loop diuretic. Today, the client is complaining about Hypokalemia, or low potassium, often occurs as the result of treatments with loop
leg weakness and is refusing to ambulate. What is most diuretics like furosemide (Lasix). The signs and symptoms of hypokalemia include
likely occurring with this client? muscular weakness, pain and cramping, as well as serious cardiac dysrhythmias.
Clients taking loop diuretics should be closely monitored for hypokalemia and also
a. Hyperkalemia given potassium supplementation when indicated.
b. Hyponatremia
c. Hypokalemia
d. Hypernatremia
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Which of the following assistive techniques should the be c. pivot transfer
used to transfer a patient who can bear weight from the
bed to the chair?
a. mechanical lift
b. slide transfer
c. pivot transfer
d. assisted transfer
Your client is to have an NG tube inserted. To mark the c. place the tip of the tube at the patient's nostril and extend the tip of the earlobe,
tube prior to insertion, you should: and then to the tip of the xiphoid process.
a. place the tip of the tube at the corner of the patient's eye
and extend the tip to the earlobe, and then to the tip of the
xiphoid process.
b. place the tip of the tube at the corner of the mouth and
extend the tip to the top of the patient's ear, and then to the
umbilicus.
c. place the tip of the tube at the patient's nostril and
extend the tip of the earlobe, and then to the tip of the
xiphoid process.
d. place the tip of the tube at the patient's nostril , extend it
to the tip of the earlobe, and then to the base of the
ribcage.
A patient with a history of alcohol abuse is arrested for c. codependency
driving under the influence. His wife bails him out of jail for
the third time. His wife's response is an example of: codependency is a type of dysfunction in which one individual supports the
addiction, substance abuse, immaturity, or other poor behavior of another in a
a. attachement disorder relationship.
b. reactivity
c. codependency
d. addiction
Successful communication includes which of the following Appropriateness, efficiency, flexibility, feedback
components?
According to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, all of the following are Resentment
considered stages of grief except:
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a psychiatrist, proposed a model that describes 5 stages
commonly seen in those experiencing grief. These stages, which can occur in any
order, include: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The acronym
"DABDA: can be used to help recall the 5 stages of grief.
The purpose of inserting a chest tube is to: Restore negatie pressure int he intrapleural space.
Insertion of a chest tube is an invasive procedure designed to restore negative
pressure in the intrapleural space. When the normally negative pressure of the
intrapleural space is disrupted, it causes the lung to collapse and a patient to
develop respiratory symptoms. Therefore, the tube is placed to restore negative
pressure until the underlying condition can heal. Conditions that commonly
necessitate a chest tube include a pneumothorax, blunt chest trauma, empyema, or
hemothorax
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Which of the following assessment findings could the b. Muscle rigidity
nurse see in a patient with parkinsonism? (Select all that c. Involuntary tremors
apply.) d. Bradykinesia
a. An abrupt onset of symptoms
b. Muscle rigidity
c. Involuntary tremors
d. Bradykinesia
e. Bilateral muscle weakness
A patient is receiving carbidopa-levodopa for parkinsonism. d. Dopaminergics and anticholinergics are contraindicated in patients with
What should the nurse know about this drug? glaucoma.
a. Carbidopa-levodopa may lead to hypertension.
b. Carbidopa-levodopa may lead to excessive salivation.
c. Dopaminergic and anticholinergic therapy may lead to
drowsiness and sedation.
d. Dopaminergics and anticholinergics are contraindicated
in patients with glaucoma.
The nurse has initiated teaching for a family member of a d. It may take several medications to cure the disease.
patient with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse realizes more
teaching is needed if the family member makes which
statement?
a. As the disease gets worse, the memory loss will get
worse.
b. There are several theories about the cause of the
disease.
c. Personality changes and hostility may occur.
d. It may take several medications to cure the disease.
A patient is taking rivastigmine (Exelon). The nurse should c. That GI distress is a common side effect
teach the patient and family which information about
rivastigmine?
a. That hepatotoxicity may occur
b. That the initial dose is 6 mg t.i.d.
c. That GI distress is a common side effect
d. That weight gain may be a side effect
5.Which is a nursing intervention for a patient taking b. Inform the patient that perspiration may be dark and stain clothing.
carbidopa-levodopa for parkinsonism?
a. Encourage the patient to adhere to a high-protein diet.
b. Inform the patient that perspiration may be dark and
stain clothing.
c. Advise the patient that glucose levels should be checked
with urine testing.
d. Warn the patient that it may take 4 to 5 days before
symptoms are controlled.
What would the nurse teach a patient who is taking a. Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine.
anticholinergic therapy for parkinsonism? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Avoid alcohol, cigarettes, and caffeine.
b. Relieve dry mouth with hard candy or ice chips.
c. Use sunglasses to reduce photophobia.
d. Urinate 2 hours after taking the drug.
e. Receive routine eye examinations.
A patient is taking rivastigmine (Exelon) to improve a. Rise slowly to avoid dizziness.
cognitive function. What should the nurse teach the b. Remove obstacles from pathways to avoid injury.
patient/family member to do? (Select all that apply.) c. Closely follow the drug dosing schedule.
a. Rise slowly to avoid dizziness.
b. Remove obstacles from pathways to avoid injury.
c. Closely follow the drug dosing schedule.
d. Have frequent checks for hypertension.
e. Receive regular liver function tests.
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Your client has a fracture of the radius. There is swelling at b. Inflammatory
the injury site and the client complains of pain in the area.
Which stage of bone healing do these signs and During the inflammatory phase, bleeding occurs at the area of injury and results in a
symptoms represent? hematoma. Why plus I was rushed to the area of injury to begin to debride the dead
cells. The patient will experience pain during this phase. Cellular proliferation occurs
a. Cellular proliferation after approximately 5 days, when the interrupted blood supply is recreated and fibrin
b. Inflammatory strands begin to form. The callus formation stage takes about 3 to 4 weeks, while
c. Ossification the ossification stage may take as long as 3 to 4 months. Remodeling of the bone
d. Callus formation may take months to years.
Who was the English Quaker who advocated humane care b. William Tukes
and built an asylum to reflect a household?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. William Tukes
c. Sigmund Freud
d. Benjamin Rush
Changes in the delivery of mental health care that resulted c. Deinstitutionalization
from the development of electroconvulsive therapy and
psychotherapeutic drugs brought about which
phenomenon in the 20th century?
a. Behavioral therapy
b. Personality disorganization
c. Deinstitutionalization
d. Brain surgery
What is the best description of personality? b. The relatively consistent set of attitudes and behaviors particular to an individual
a. The level of mental health that a person attains in life
b. The relatively consistent set of attitudes and behaviors
particular to an individual
c. The result of a positive self-concept and acceptable
behavior
d. The ability to manage stress
The nurse is reviewing the assessment finding for a patient d. A response to any demand made upon the individual
hospitalized with a stress disorder. What findings support
the diagnoses?
a. A vague feeling of depression
b. An assumed role to protect the ego
c. A main reason for all mental illnesses
d. A response to any demand made upon the individual
The nurse is caring for a patient who is currently voicing a. A vague feeling of apprehension
feelings of anxiety. The nurse correctly recognizes what as
the best description of the feelings that the patient is
experiencing?
a. A vague feeling of apprehension
b. Feelings of paranoia
c. Concerns about the impressions others have for her
d. Emotional stability
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An assembly line manager in a factory was told that he c. Displacement
would be laid off if his line did not meet the hourly quote.
He promptly went to his workers and threatened to fire
anyone who was found taking even 1 minute extra on a
break. What is the manager displaying?
a. Denial
b. Regression
c. Displacement
d. Identification
Punishment and abandonment were how mentally ill b. Humane care with record keeping of behaviors
people were treated in medieval times. These practices
continued until the 17th and 18th centuries. Which care
practice that is still being used today did Dr. Phillipe Pinel
of France advocate?
a. Electroshock therapy for melancholy
b. Humane care with record keeping of behaviors
c. Psychoanalysis
d. Home care in the community
The student nurse is working on a presentation regarding a. Deinstitutionalization
OBRA. What was the result of this landmark legislation?
a. Deinstitutionalization
b. Approved surgical treatment for schizophrenia
c. Prohibition of electroshock therapy
d. Increased construction of state facilities for residential
mental health care
A 52-year old patient experienced cardiac arrest from a d. Threatened self-concept
myocardial infarction. During his acute care stay in the
hospital, the patient flirts with all female nurses. When he
is asked to stop, he withdraws and later complains of chest
heaviness. What is a possible explanation for the patient's
behavior?
a. Boredom from restricted activity
b. Lack of motivation to recover
c. Frustration from illness
d. Threatened self-concept
A 14-year-old tells the school nurse that she is self- b. Have her describe what happened
conscious about her recent breast development. She
reports that the boys in her class are teasing her. What is
the first step for the nurse to take?
a. Call her parents
b. Have her describe what happened
c. Ask who her friends are
d. Provide her with a pamphlet outlining the changes
associated with puberty
Your patient with heart failure has been responding well to c. Hypokalemia
treatments that include medications such as ACE inhibitors
and a loop diuretic. Today, the client is complaining about Hypokalemia, or low potassium, often occurs as the result of treatments with loop
leg weakness and is refusing to ambulate. What is most diuretics like furosemide (Lasix). The signs and symptoms of hypokalemia include
likely occurring with this client? muscular weakness, pain and cramping, as well as serious cardiac dysrhythmias.
Clients taking loop diuretics should be closely monitored for hypokalemia and also
a. Hyperkalemia given potassium supplementation when indicated.
b. Hyponatremia
c. Hypokalemia
d. Hypernatremia
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Which of the following assistive techniques should the be c. pivot transfer
used to transfer a patient who can bear weight from the
bed to the chair?
a. mechanical lift
b. slide transfer
c. pivot transfer
d. assisted transfer
Your client is to have an NG tube inserted. To mark the c. place the tip of the tube at the patient's nostril and extend the tip of the earlobe,
tube prior to insertion, you should: and then to the tip of the xiphoid process.
a. place the tip of the tube at the corner of the patient's eye
and extend the tip to the earlobe, and then to the tip of the
xiphoid process.
b. place the tip of the tube at the corner of the mouth and
extend the tip to the top of the patient's ear, and then to the
umbilicus.
c. place the tip of the tube at the patient's nostril and
extend the tip of the earlobe, and then to the tip of the
xiphoid process.
d. place the tip of the tube at the patient's nostril , extend it
to the tip of the earlobe, and then to the base of the
ribcage.
A patient with a history of alcohol abuse is arrested for c. codependency
driving under the influence. His wife bails him out of jail for
the third time. His wife's response is an example of: codependency is a type of dysfunction in which one individual supports the
addiction, substance abuse, immaturity, or other poor behavior of another in a
a. attachement disorder relationship.
b. reactivity
c. codependency
d. addiction
Successful communication includes which of the following Appropriateness, efficiency, flexibility, feedback
components?
According to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, all of the following are Resentment
considered stages of grief except:
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a psychiatrist, proposed a model that describes 5 stages
commonly seen in those experiencing grief. These stages, which can occur in any
order, include: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The acronym
"DABDA: can be used to help recall the 5 stages of grief.
The purpose of inserting a chest tube is to: Restore negatie pressure int he intrapleural space.
Insertion of a chest tube is an invasive procedure designed to restore negative
pressure in the intrapleural space. When the normally negative pressure of the
intrapleural space is disrupted, it causes the lung to collapse and a patient to
develop respiratory symptoms. Therefore, the tube is placed to restore negative
pressure until the underlying condition can heal. Conditions that commonly
necessitate a chest tube include a pneumothorax, blunt chest trauma, empyema, or
hemothorax
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