NCLEX PN PRACTICE QUIZ WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A, D, E - CORRECT ANSWER-The LPN is aware that state boards of nursing share
what common componenets? Select all that apply.
A) Establish requirements for entry into practice for RNs and LPNS.
B) Determine each states pay scale for licensed nurses.
C) Oversee the discipline for all licensed healthcare workers in each state.
D) Define the scope of practice for RNs and LPNs
E) Identify legal titles for nurses
A - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse administers the prescribed dose of NPH insulin to
a patient at 0700. What time should the peak effects be expected to take place?
A) 1700
B) 2100
C) 1400
D) 1100
A - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following would provide the best information as
to whether hemodialysis has been efffective therapy for a client with renal failure?
A) Checking the patients weight
B) Measuring intake and output
C) Checking potassium level of the pts blood
D) Monitoring a clients tolerance to exercise
C - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following pressure points is most likely to be at
risk for developing a pressure wound while a pt is in the prone position?
A) Occiput
B) Elbows
C) Toes
, D) Coccyx
B - CORRECT ANSWER-A 49 year old male client is admitted to the unit for alcohol
withdrawal. The client insists that he had his last drink four hours prior. Which of the
following medications would the nurse expect to administer?
A) Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
B) Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride (Librium)
C) Disulfiram (Antabuse)
D) Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
B - CORRECT ANSWER-Of the following symptoms, which would indicate that a client
has a deficiency of riboflavin?
A) Ecchymosis
B) Dry, cracked lips and mouth
C) Night blindness
D) Anorexia, weight loss, and fatigue
D - CORRECT ANSWER-A neonate is delivered after a full term pregnancy with an
intact omphalocele. Which of the following is NOT an intervention for the management
of the omphalocele prior to surgical repair?
A) Apply saline-soaked pads to the sac
B) Insert a NG tube
C) Cover the defect and the abdomen in a plastic wrap
D) Offer a pacifier to the infant.
C - CORRECT ANSWER-Pt was severely burned in an automobile accident. The burns
cover her entire anterior chest and right arm. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse would
calculate the BSA that is burned to be:
A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 36%
D - CORRECT ANSWER-The physician diagnoses a client with septicemia. Which of
the following assessment findings would support this diagnosis?
A) Bilateral knee pain
B) Reddened tissue surrounding an injury site
C) Drainage from an injury site
D) Temperature of 101 F
CORRECT ANSWERS
A, D, E - CORRECT ANSWER-The LPN is aware that state boards of nursing share
what common componenets? Select all that apply.
A) Establish requirements for entry into practice for RNs and LPNS.
B) Determine each states pay scale for licensed nurses.
C) Oversee the discipline for all licensed healthcare workers in each state.
D) Define the scope of practice for RNs and LPNs
E) Identify legal titles for nurses
A - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse administers the prescribed dose of NPH insulin to
a patient at 0700. What time should the peak effects be expected to take place?
A) 1700
B) 2100
C) 1400
D) 1100
A - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following would provide the best information as
to whether hemodialysis has been efffective therapy for a client with renal failure?
A) Checking the patients weight
B) Measuring intake and output
C) Checking potassium level of the pts blood
D) Monitoring a clients tolerance to exercise
C - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following pressure points is most likely to be at
risk for developing a pressure wound while a pt is in the prone position?
A) Occiput
B) Elbows
C) Toes
, D) Coccyx
B - CORRECT ANSWER-A 49 year old male client is admitted to the unit for alcohol
withdrawal. The client insists that he had his last drink four hours prior. Which of the
following medications would the nurse expect to administer?
A) Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
B) Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride (Librium)
C) Disulfiram (Antabuse)
D) Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
B - CORRECT ANSWER-Of the following symptoms, which would indicate that a client
has a deficiency of riboflavin?
A) Ecchymosis
B) Dry, cracked lips and mouth
C) Night blindness
D) Anorexia, weight loss, and fatigue
D - CORRECT ANSWER-A neonate is delivered after a full term pregnancy with an
intact omphalocele. Which of the following is NOT an intervention for the management
of the omphalocele prior to surgical repair?
A) Apply saline-soaked pads to the sac
B) Insert a NG tube
C) Cover the defect and the abdomen in a plastic wrap
D) Offer a pacifier to the infant.
C - CORRECT ANSWER-Pt was severely burned in an automobile accident. The burns
cover her entire anterior chest and right arm. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse would
calculate the BSA that is burned to be:
A) 9%
B) 18%
C) 27%
D) 36%
D - CORRECT ANSWER-The physician diagnoses a client with septicemia. Which of
the following assessment findings would support this diagnosis?
A) Bilateral knee pain
B) Reddened tissue surrounding an injury site
C) Drainage from an injury site
D) Temperature of 101 F
