NCLEX PN ACTUAL EXAM 2025/PN NCLEX ACTUAL EXAM 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES

NCLEX PN ACTUAL EXAM 2025/PN NCLEX ACTUAL EXAM 2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES A client is admitted with severe pain in the left lower extremity. The client is scheduled for a complete blood count (CBC), urinalysis, chest x-ray, and x-ray of the lower extremities. The client asks the nurse, "Why do I have to have all these tests? The pain is in my leg." Which of the following responses by the nurse will best help the client deal with feelings of anxiety? 1. "The tests will not take long to complete." 2. "These tests are part of the admission procedure." 3. "It must be difficult not understanding what is happening to you." 4. "Perhaps that is something you need to discuss with your physician." / ANSWER/ .A nurse who is pregnant is assigned to care for a 3-month-old client with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia. The client is receiving ribavirin therapy. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take? / ANSWER/ .The charge nurse in a long-term care facility has been advised that the following assigned clients will be admitted during the shift. The charge nurse should assign the only available private room to the client with 1. Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) 2. a positive varicella zoster titer 3. hepatitis C (HCV) 4. a positive cytomegalovirus (CMV) titer / ANSWER/ .The charge nurse in a long-term care facility has been advised that the following clients will be admitted during the shift. The charge nurse should assign the only available private room to the client with 1. scabies 2. salmonellosis 3. hepatitis B (HBV) 4. cytomegalovirus (CMV) / ANSWER/ .The charge nurse in a long-term care facility has completed client care assignments for unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of the following statements by the charge nurse would provide the best directions to a UAP regarding the assignment? / ANSWER/ .The charge nurse in a long-term care facility has just completed client care assignments for unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of the following statements by the charge nurse would provide the best direction to a UAP about the assignment? 1. "The client with heart failure should be weighed and have vital signs checked before breakfast is served." 2. "You will need to assist the client with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) with activities of daily living (ADL)." 3. "You need to follow proper infection control precautions when assisting the client with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)." 4. "The client with paraplegia should have the monthly safety check completed on the wheelchair." / ANSWER/ .The charge nurse in a long-term care facility has made client care assignments for unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of the following statements by the charge nurse would provide the best directions to a UAP about the assignment? 1. "The client with a urinary tract infection (UTI) should drink two pitchers of water this shift." 2. "The client with mild dementia needs assistance with bathing." 3. "The client who had a stroke needs to ambulate in the hallway." 4. "The client with peripheral neuropathy should receive good skin care." / ANSWER/ .The charge nurse in a long-term care facility has made client care assignments for unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which of the following statements by the charge nurse would provide the best directions to a UAP about the assignment? / ANSWER/ .The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for assigned clients. Which of the following activities would be appropriate for the nurse to assign to a UAP? 1. removing a condom catheter for the male client who has a fractured pelvis 2. providing discharge teaching to the client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 3. evaluating the pain level for the client who had an abdominal hysterectomy several hours ago 4. determining the effectiveness of an antianxiety medication for the client with moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) / ANSWER/ .The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for assigned clients. Which of the following activities would be appropriate for the nurse to assign to UAP? 1. obtaining vital signs from the client with major depression 2. providing medication teaching to the client with schizophrenia 3. monitoring medication side effects of the client with bipolar I disorder 4. telephoning the primary health care provider to report the intake and output information from the client with anorexia nervosa (AN) / ANSWER/ .The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for assigned clients. Which of the following activities would be appropriate for the nurse to assign to UAP? / ANSWER/ .The nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are caring for assigned clients. Which of the following activities would be appropriate to assign to UAP? Select all that apply. 1. bathing the client who has an altered mental status 2. assisting the client who uses a walker to ambulate 3. checking the vital signs of the client who has a peripheral venous access device (VAD) 4. adjusting the prescribed oxygen flow rate for the client based on oxygen saturation levels 5. measuring the oral intake and urine output for the client who has an indwelling urethral catheter / ANSWER/ .The nurse has assisted with the orientation of new staff members to the care of postpartum clients. Which of the following statements by a staff member would indicate a correct understanding of the orientation? 1. "I should encourage a client to wear gloves when the client applies a prescribed medicated cream to the hemorrhoids." 2. "I should wear gloves to assist a client who is breast-feeding her newborn." 3. "I must wear a mask when checking a client's lochia." 4. "I will offer a client gloves to wear during formula feedings if the client's newborn develops a fine white rash over the nose and chin." / ANSWER/ .The nurse has attended a staff development conference about advance directives. Which of the following information should the nurse understand pertains to advance directives? Select all that apply. 1. living will 2. organ donation 3. implied consent 4. do not resuscitate (DNR) prescriptions 5. power of attorney for health care / ANSWER/ .The nurse has attended a staff development conference about elder abuse. Which of the following statements by the nurse would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?