NCLEX-PN 2025 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS — 20 MCQS +
RATIONALES PER CHAPTER
(SAUNDERS-STYLE
after infratentorial surgery (incision at nape of
neck) <answer>position pt flat and lateral on
either side
After Lumbar Puncture <answer>and also oil
myelogram . . .patient lies flat supine (to
prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
after myringotomy <answer>position on side of
affected ear after surgery (allow for drainage of
secretions)
,after supratentorial surgery (incision behind
hairline) <answer>elevate HOB 30-45 degrees
after thyroidectomy <answer>low or semi
fowlers, support head, neck and shoulders
after total hip replacement <answer>don't sleep
on operated side, don't flex hip more than 45-60
degrees, don't elevate HOB more than 45
degrees. maintain hip abduction by separating
thighs with pillows
afterload affects <answer>is the resistance the
blood has to overcome when leaving the heart.
Air/Pulmonary Embolism <answer> Suscept
pain, difficulty breathing, tachycardia,
pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom
turn patient to left side and lower the head of
the bed
AIRBORNE <answer>MY-Measles
Chicken-Chicken Pox/Varicella
Hez=Herpes Zoster/Shingles
, TB
or remember . . .
MTV=Airborne
Measles
TB
Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles
*Private Room-negative pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask, N95 for TB
alcohol withdrawal <answer>Librium
ammonia <answer>lactulose
asphodel <answer>Tx of GERD and kidney
stones . . . watch out for constipation
aminoglycosides (like vancomycin)
<answer>cause nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
angina <answer>low oxygen to heart
tissues=no dead heart tissues
APGAR <answer>A=appearance (color all
pinks, pink and blue, blue (pale)
P= pulse (>100, <100, absent)
QUESTIONS — 20 MCQS +
RATIONALES PER CHAPTER
(SAUNDERS-STYLE
after infratentorial surgery (incision at nape of
neck) <answer>position pt flat and lateral on
either side
After Lumbar Puncture <answer>and also oil
myelogram . . .patient lies flat supine (to
prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
after myringotomy <answer>position on side of
affected ear after surgery (allow for drainage of
secretions)
,after supratentorial surgery (incision behind
hairline) <answer>elevate HOB 30-45 degrees
after thyroidectomy <answer>low or semi
fowlers, support head, neck and shoulders
after total hip replacement <answer>don't sleep
on operated side, don't flex hip more than 45-60
degrees, don't elevate HOB more than 45
degrees. maintain hip abduction by separating
thighs with pillows
afterload affects <answer>is the resistance the
blood has to overcome when leaving the heart.
Air/Pulmonary Embolism <answer> Suscept
pain, difficulty breathing, tachycardia,
pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom
turn patient to left side and lower the head of
the bed
AIRBORNE <answer>MY-Measles
Chicken-Chicken Pox/Varicella
Hez=Herpes Zoster/Shingles
, TB
or remember . . .
MTV=Airborne
Measles
TB
Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles
*Private Room-negative pressure with 6-12 air
exchanges/hr mask, N95 for TB
alcohol withdrawal <answer>Librium
ammonia <answer>lactulose
asphodel <answer>Tx of GERD and kidney
stones . . . watch out for constipation
aminoglycosides (like vancomycin)
<answer>cause nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
angina <answer>low oxygen to heart
tissues=no dead heart tissues
APGAR <answer>A=appearance (color all
pinks, pink and blue, blue (pale)
P= pulse (>100, <100, absent)
