NCLEX-PN Exam 2025 | Verified Questions with Correct Answers & Rationales A+

QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
FOR NCLEX PN




What is adenosine used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Antiarrhythmic used to treat
supraventricular tachycardia.

What is dopamine used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-A vasopressor used to treat
symptomatic hypotension.

What is metoprolol used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Metoprolol is a beta blocker used
for heart rate control in tachyarrhythmias.

Torsades de pointes - CORRECT ANSWER-"Twisting of the points" usually do to a
prolonged QT interval which is the result of electrolyte imbalances especially
hypomagnesemia.

Gastric lavage - CORRECT ANSWER-- Intubation and suction supplies should always
be available at the bedside during GL in case the client develops aspiration or
respiratory distress
- Performed through .large .bore .(36 .to .42 .french)
- Client .should .be .placed .on .side .with .HOB .elevated.
- Should .be .initiated .within .one .hour .of .overdose.

Allens .test .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Done .to .detect .the .patency .of .ulnar .artery.

CPR .(cardiopulmonary .resuscitation) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .3O .compressions .to
.two .rescue .breathes.
- Hand .placement .is .in .the .center .of .chest .on .lower .half .of .the .sternum.
- Compression .rate .of .100 .to .120/min

AED .placement .for .≤ .8 .years .old .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-One .AED .pad .on .chest .and
.one .on .back.


Why .is .suprapubic .pressure .applied .during .pregnancy? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-It
.helps .dislodge .an .impacted .anterior .shoulder .from .under .the .client's .pubic .bone .in
.the .event .of .shoulder .dystocia.

,Leopold .maneuvers .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .systematic .approach .to .palpating .the
.pregnant .abdomen .to .identify .fetal .presentation.


McRoberts .maneuver .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Consists .of .sharply .flexing .the .thigh
.onto .the .maternal .abdomen .to .straighten .the .sacrum. .It .is .used .for .shoulder
.dystocia.


How .does .the .palm .of .your .hand .appear .during .negative .Allens .test? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-It .does .not .turn .pink .and .remains .pale.


What .food .allergies .increase .the .risk .for .latex .allergies? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
.Avocado, .Banana .and .tomato.


GTPAL .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Gravida, .Term, .Preterm, .Abortion, .Living.

Gravida .(GTPAL) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .number .of .times .a .woman .has .been
.pregnant .regardless .of .outcome.


Term .(GTPAL) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .number .of .pregnancies .delivered .at .37 .w
.0 .d .gestation .& .beyond.


Preterm .(GTPAL) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .number .of .pregnancies .delivered .from
.20 .w .0 .d .gestation .through .36 .w .6 .d .gestation.


Abortion .(GTPAL) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .number .of .pregnancies .ending .before
.20 .w .0 .d .gestation; .these .may .be .spontaneous .(miscarriage) .or .induced .abortions.


Living .(GTPAL) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .number .of .currently .living .children.

Acrocyanosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Peripheral .cyanosis .that .is .considered .normal
.during .the .first .day .of .life .or .up .to .7-10 .days .after .birth .if .the .infant .becomes .cold.


Bishop .Score .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .system .for .the .assessment .and .rating .of
.cervical .favorability .and .readiness .for .induction .of .labor.A .higher .Bishop .score
.indicates .an .increased .likelihood .of .successful .induction .that .results .in .vaginal .birth.


What .is .the .average .newborn .head .circumference? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-13-14
.inches .(33-35cm)


S/S .of .pyelonephritis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .N/V
- Fever .and .chills
- Flank .pain
- Costovertebral .tenderness

Important .foods .during .pregnancy. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Foods .containing .folic
.acid, .protein, .whole .grains, .iron, .and .omega-3 .fatty .acids .are .especially .important.

, Supine .hypotensive .syndrome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Occurs .when .the .weight .of .the
.abdominal .contents .compresses .the .vena .cava, .causing .decreased .venous .return .to
.the .heart.


Preeclampsia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .systemic .disease .characterized .by
.hypertension .and .proteinuria .after .the .20th .gestational .week .with .unknown .etiology.


Eclampsia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .onset .of .convulsions .or .seizures .that .cannot
.be .attributed .to .other .causes .in .a .woman .with .preeclampsia. .Delivery .is .the .only
.cure .for .preeclampsia-eclampsia .syndrome.


Magnesium .sulfate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .central .nervous .system .depressant
.used .to .prevent/control .seizure .activity .in .preeclampsia/eclampsia .clients. .Therapeutic
.level .is .4-7 .mEq/L.


Medication .used .to .lower .bp .during .preeclampsia. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .Hydralazine
.(Apresoline)
- methyldopa .(Aldomet)
- labetalol .(Trandate) .is .used .to .lower .blood .pressure .(BP) .if .needed .(usually
.considered .when .BP .is .>160/110 .mm .Hg).


Tocolytic .drugs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Medications .used .to .suppress .contractions .in
.preterm .labor. .Examples: .terbutaline, .magnesium .sulfate, .indomethacin, .nifedipine.


HELLP .syndrome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .severe .form .of .preeclampsia.
.Hemolysis,Elevated .Liver .enzymes,Low .Platelet .count.


s/s .of .HELLP .syndrome .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-RUQ .pain, .nausea, .vomiting, .and
.malaise.


Mongolian .spots .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .benign .skin .discoloration .most .often .seen
.in .newborns .of .ethnicities .with .darker .skin .tones .(eg, .African .American, .Native
.American, .Hispanic, .Asian).
*Fade .over .first .1-2 .years .of .life.
*Measure .and .document .area.

VBAC .(vaginal .birth .after .cesarean) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Have .a .slightly .increased
.risk .for .uterine .rupture .due .to .previous .surgical .scarring .of .the .uterus.


Signs .of .uterine .rupture .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Abnormal .fetal .heart .rate .patterns.
-Constant .abdominal .pain.
-Loss .of .fetal .station.
- Sudden .cessation .of .uterine .contractions.