NCLEX-PN TEST-BANK ( QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONs)
1. A client with a diagnosis of passive-aggressive personality disorder is seen
at the local mental health clinic. A common characteristic of persons with
passive-aggressive personality disorder is:
A. Superior intelligence
B. Underlying hostility
C. Dependence on others
D. Ability to share feelings
Answer B: The client with passive-aggressive personality disorder often has
underlying hostility that is exhibited as acting-out behavior. Answers A, C, and D
are incorrect. Although these individuals might have a high IQ, it cannot be said
that they have superior intelligence. They also do not necessarily have
dependence on others or an inability to share feelings.
2. The nurse is making initial rounds on a client with a C5 fracture and
crutchfield tongs. Which equipment should be kept at the bedside?
A. A pair of forceps
B. A torque wrench
C. A pair of wire cutters
D. A screwdriver
Answer B: A torque wrench is kept at the bedside to tighten and loosen the
screws of crutchfield tongs. This wrench controls the amount of pressure that is
placed on the screws. A pair of forceps, wire cutters, and a screwdriver, in
answers A, C, and D, would not be used and, thus, are incorrect.
, 3. Which of the following examples represents parallel play?
A. Jenny and Tommy share their toys.
B. Jimmy plays with his car beside Mary, who is playing with her doll.
C. Kevin plays a game of Scrabble with Kathy and Sue.
D. Mary plays with a handheld game while sitting in her mother’s lap.
Answer B: Parallel play is play that is demonstrated by two children playing side
by side but not together. The play in answers A and C is participative play because
the children are playing together. The play in answer D is solitary play because the
mother is not playing with Mary.
4. Assuming that all have achieved normal cognitive and emotional
development, which of the following children is at greatest risk for accidental
poisoning?
A. A 6-month-old
B. A 4-year-old
C. A 10-year-old
D. A 13-year-old
Answer B: The 4-year-old is more prone to accidental poisoning because children
at this age are much more mobile and this makes them more likely to
ingest poisons than the other children. Answers A, C, and D are incorrect because
the 6-month-old is still too small to be extremely mobile, the 10- year-old has
WITH ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONs)
1. A client with a diagnosis of passive-aggressive personality disorder is seen
at the local mental health clinic. A common characteristic of persons with
passive-aggressive personality disorder is:
A. Superior intelligence
B. Underlying hostility
C. Dependence on others
D. Ability to share feelings
Answer B: The client with passive-aggressive personality disorder often has
underlying hostility that is exhibited as acting-out behavior. Answers A, C, and D
are incorrect. Although these individuals might have a high IQ, it cannot be said
that they have superior intelligence. They also do not necessarily have
dependence on others or an inability to share feelings.
2. The nurse is making initial rounds on a client with a C5 fracture and
crutchfield tongs. Which equipment should be kept at the bedside?
A. A pair of forceps
B. A torque wrench
C. A pair of wire cutters
D. A screwdriver
Answer B: A torque wrench is kept at the bedside to tighten and loosen the
screws of crutchfield tongs. This wrench controls the amount of pressure that is
placed on the screws. A pair of forceps, wire cutters, and a screwdriver, in
answers A, C, and D, would not be used and, thus, are incorrect.
, 3. Which of the following examples represents parallel play?
A. Jenny and Tommy share their toys.
B. Jimmy plays with his car beside Mary, who is playing with her doll.
C. Kevin plays a game of Scrabble with Kathy and Sue.
D. Mary plays with a handheld game while sitting in her mother’s lap.
Answer B: Parallel play is play that is demonstrated by two children playing side
by side but not together. The play in answers A and C is participative play because
the children are playing together. The play in answer D is solitary play because the
mother is not playing with Mary.
4. Assuming that all have achieved normal cognitive and emotional
development, which of the following children is at greatest risk for accidental
poisoning?
A. A 6-month-old
B. A 4-year-old
C. A 10-year-old
D. A 13-year-old
Answer B: The 4-year-old is more prone to accidental poisoning because children
at this age are much more mobile and this makes them more likely to
ingest poisons than the other children. Answers A, C, and D are incorrect because
the 6-month-old is still too small to be extremely mobile, the 10- year-old has
