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NCLEX-PN Test Prep Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
Select the member of the healthcare team that is paired with one of the main functions of this
team member.
A. Occupational therapist: Gait exercises
B. Physical therapist: The provision of assistive devices to facilitate the activities of daily living
C. Speech and language therapist: The treatment of swallowing disorders
D. Case manager: Ordering medications and treatments - Answer✔*Correct Response: C*
Speech and language therapists assess and treat patients with a swallowing disorder; they also
assess and treat patients with speech and communication problems as often occurs after a
cerebrovascular accident, or stroke. *Occupational therapists assist patients with their activities
of daily living and they also provide patients with assistive devices to facilitate eating and
dressing.
*Physical therapists perform rehabilitation and restorative care including help with ambulation
and balance/gait exercises.
*Lastly, case managers coordinate care along the continuum of care and they manage
insurance reimbursements.
The recommended daily caloric intake for sedentary older men, active adult women and
children is:
A. 2400 calories
B. 1600 calories
C. 2800 calories
D. 2000 calories - Answer✔*Correct Response: D*
Sedentary older men, active adult women and children should all have 6 ounces of grains, 2½
cups of vegetables, 2 cups of fruits, and 3 cups of milk to help make up their 2000 calorie
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requirement. Sedentary adolescents require 2400 calories, sedentary women and children
require 1600 calories and active adolescents need 2800 calories daily.
Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with:
A. Surgical asepsis
B. Catabolism
C. Cachexia
D. Venous stasis - Answer✔*Correct Response: C*
Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with
cachexia. Cachexia can also result from dehiscence of a surgical incision or rupture of wound
closure.
*Surgical asepsis refers to using a sterile technique to protect against infection before, during,
and after surgery. The breakdown of tissue, especially after severe trauma or crush injuries is
known as *catabolism.
*Venous stasis is a disorder related to pooling of blood in a vein of the body; venous stasis
typically occurs in the lower extremities and it is one of the many hazards, or complications, of
immobilization.
Select all the possible opportunistic infections that adversely affect HIV/AIDS infected patients:
A. Visual losses
B. Kaposi's sarcoma
C. Wilms' sarcoma
D. Tuberculosis
E. Peripheral neuropathy
F. Toxoplasma gondii - Answer✔*Correct Response: B, D, F*
Kaposi's sarcoma, tuberculosis, toxoplasma gondii, mycobacterium avium, herpes simplex,
histoplasmosis and salmonella infections are HIV/AIDS associated opportunistic infections.
*Although many affected patients can experience blindness and peripheral neuropathy, these
disorders result from impaired nervous system damage rather than an infection.
*Lastly, Wilms' tumor (sarcoma) is a pediatric form of kidney cancer and it is neither an
infection nor something that typically affects the patient with HIV/AIDS
What can help reduce a patient's anxiety and postsurgical pain?
A. Preoperative teaching
B. Preoperative checklist
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C. Psychological counseling
D. Preoperative medication - Answer✔*Correct Response: A*
Patient teaching before surgery not only helps to reduce a patient's anxiety and postsurgical
pain but it also decreases the amount of anesthesia needed and a lack of anxiety additionally
speeds up wound healing. Preoperative checklists are a form of nursing documentation that is
used to guide and document the care of the patient before surgery. Psychological counseling is
typically NOT necessary except under highly unusual circumstances and preoperative
medication can decrease the amount of anesthetic needed and respiratory tract secretions but
it does not help with postoperative pain.
Which disease decreases the metabolic rate?
A. Cancer
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Cardiac failure - Answer✔Answer: B- hypothyroidism.
When caring for an infant during cardiac arrest, which pulse must be palpated to determine
cardiac function?
A. Carotid
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Radial - Answer✔Brachial (B).
The patient after surgery should be sitting when deep breathing and coughing because this
position:
A. Is physically more comfortable for the patient
B. Helps the patient to support their incision with a pillow
C. Loosens respiratory secretions
D. Allows the patient to observe their area and relax - Answer✔Supports their incision! (B)
Which procedures necessitate the use of surgical asepsis techniques? Select all that apply.
A. Intramuscular medication administration
B. Central line intravenous medication administration
C. Donning gloves in the operating room
D. Neonatal bathing
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NCLEX-PN Test Prep Exam Questions And
Answers 2025 Update.
Select the member of the healthcare team that is paired with one of the main functions of this
team member.
A. Occupational therapist: Gait exercises
B. Physical therapist: The provision of assistive devices to facilitate the activities of daily living
C. Speech and language therapist: The treatment of swallowing disorders
D. Case manager: Ordering medications and treatments - Answer✔*Correct Response: C*
Speech and language therapists assess and treat patients with a swallowing disorder; they also
assess and treat patients with speech and communication problems as often occurs after a
cerebrovascular accident, or stroke. *Occupational therapists assist patients with their activities
of daily living and they also provide patients with assistive devices to facilitate eating and
dressing.
*Physical therapists perform rehabilitation and restorative care including help with ambulation
and balance/gait exercises.
*Lastly, case managers coordinate care along the continuum of care and they manage
insurance reimbursements.
The recommended daily caloric intake for sedentary older men, active adult women and
children is:
A. 2400 calories
B. 1600 calories
C. 2800 calories
D. 2000 calories - Answer✔*Correct Response: D*
Sedentary older men, active adult women and children should all have 6 ounces of grains, 2½
cups of vegetables, 2 cups of fruits, and 3 cups of milk to help make up their 2000 calorie
1
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requirement. Sedentary adolescents require 2400 calories, sedentary women and children
require 1600 calories and active adolescents need 2800 calories daily.
Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with:
A. Surgical asepsis
B. Catabolism
C. Cachexia
D. Venous stasis - Answer✔*Correct Response: C*
Ill health, malnutrition, and wasting as a result of chronic disease are all associated with
cachexia. Cachexia can also result from dehiscence of a surgical incision or rupture of wound
closure.
*Surgical asepsis refers to using a sterile technique to protect against infection before, during,
and after surgery. The breakdown of tissue, especially after severe trauma or crush injuries is
known as *catabolism.
*Venous stasis is a disorder related to pooling of blood in a vein of the body; venous stasis
typically occurs in the lower extremities and it is one of the many hazards, or complications, of
immobilization.
Select all the possible opportunistic infections that adversely affect HIV/AIDS infected patients:
A. Visual losses
B. Kaposi's sarcoma
C. Wilms' sarcoma
D. Tuberculosis
E. Peripheral neuropathy
F. Toxoplasma gondii - Answer✔*Correct Response: B, D, F*
Kaposi's sarcoma, tuberculosis, toxoplasma gondii, mycobacterium avium, herpes simplex,
histoplasmosis and salmonella infections are HIV/AIDS associated opportunistic infections.
*Although many affected patients can experience blindness and peripheral neuropathy, these
disorders result from impaired nervous system damage rather than an infection.
*Lastly, Wilms' tumor (sarcoma) is a pediatric form of kidney cancer and it is neither an
infection nor something that typically affects the patient with HIV/AIDS
What can help reduce a patient's anxiety and postsurgical pain?
A. Preoperative teaching
B. Preoperative checklist
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C. Psychological counseling
D. Preoperative medication - Answer✔*Correct Response: A*
Patient teaching before surgery not only helps to reduce a patient's anxiety and postsurgical
pain but it also decreases the amount of anesthesia needed and a lack of anxiety additionally
speeds up wound healing. Preoperative checklists are a form of nursing documentation that is
used to guide and document the care of the patient before surgery. Psychological counseling is
typically NOT necessary except under highly unusual circumstances and preoperative
medication can decrease the amount of anesthetic needed and respiratory tract secretions but
it does not help with postoperative pain.
Which disease decreases the metabolic rate?
A. Cancer
B. Hypothyroidism
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Cardiac failure - Answer✔Answer: B- hypothyroidism.
When caring for an infant during cardiac arrest, which pulse must be palpated to determine
cardiac function?
A. Carotid
B. Brachial
C. Pedal
D. Radial - Answer✔Brachial (B).
The patient after surgery should be sitting when deep breathing and coughing because this
position:
A. Is physically more comfortable for the patient
B. Helps the patient to support their incision with a pillow
C. Loosens respiratory secretions
D. Allows the patient to observe their area and relax - Answer✔Supports their incision! (B)
Which procedures necessitate the use of surgical asepsis techniques? Select all that apply.
A. Intramuscular medication administration
B. Central line intravenous medication administration
C. Donning gloves in the operating room
D. Neonatal bathing
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