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NCLEX-PN EXAM ACTUAL EXAM UPDATED
2025-2026 WITH ALL NEW QUESTIONS AND
EXACTLY RIGHT ANSWERS | A+ QUALITY
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Question: 1 -
Teaching the client with gonorrhea how to prevent reinfection and further spread is
an example of:
A. primary prevention.
B. secondary prevention.
C. tertiary prevention.
D. primary health care prevention.
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
Secondary prevention targets the reduction of disease prevalence and disease
morbidity through early diagnosis and treatment. Physiological Adaptation
Question: 2 -
Which of the following foods is a complete protein?
A. corn
B. eggs
C. peanuts
D. sunflower seeds
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
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Eggs are a complete protein. The remaining options are incomplete proteins.
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Question: 3 -
Broccoli, oranges, dark greens, and dark yellow vegetables can be eaten to:
A. supplement vitamin pills.
B. balance body molecules.
C. cure many diseases.
D. help improve body defenses.
ANSWER: D
Explanation:
Controversy over what types of food to eat and not eat is still under investigation.
Certain foods can help improve body defenses to possibly prevent certain diseases.
Nonpharmacological Therapies
Question: 4 -
The major electrolytes in the extracellular fluid are:
A. potassium and chloride.
B. potassium and phosphate.
C. sodium and chloride.
D. sodium and phosphate.
ANSWER: C
Explanation:
Sodium and chloride are the major electrolytes in the extracellular fluid.
Physiological Adaptation
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Question: 5 -
Which of the following nursing diagnoses might be appropriate as Parkinson’s
disease progresses and complications develop?
A. Impaired Physical Mobility
B. Dysreflexia
C. Hypothermia
D. Impaired Dentition
ANSWER: A
Explanation:
The client with Parkinson’s disease can develop a shuffling gait and rigidity,
causing impaired physical mobility. The other diagnoses do not necessarily relate
to a client with Parkinson’s disease. Reduction of Risk Potential
Question: 6 -
Which of the following is an inappropriate item to include in planning care for a
severely neutropenic client?
A. Transfuse netrophils (granulocytes) to prevent infection.
B. Exclude raw vegetables from the diet.
C. Avoid administering rectal suppositories.
D. Prohibit vases of fresh flowers and plants in the client’s room.
ANSWER: A
Explanation:
Granulocyte transfusion is not indicated to prevent infection. Produced in the bone
marrow, granulocytes normally comprise 70% of all WBCs. They are subdivided
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into three types based on staining properties: neutrophils, eosinophils, and
basophils. They can be beneficial in a selected population of infected, severely
granulocytopenic clients (less than 500/mm3) who do not respond to antibiotic
therapy and who are expected to experience prolonged suppression of granulocyte
production. Physiological Adaptation
Question: 7 -
A primary belief of psychiatric mental health nursing is:
A. most people have the potential to change and grow.
B. every person is worthy of dignity and respect.
C. human needs are individual to each person.
D. some behaviors have no meaning and cannot be understood.
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
Every person is worthy of dignity and respect. Every person has the potential to
change and grow. All people have basic human needs in common with others. All
behavior has meaning and can be understood from the client’s perspective.
Psychosocial Integrity
Question: 8 -
A teenage client is admitted to the hospital because of acetaminophen (Tylenol)
overdose. Overdoses of acetaminophen can precipitate life- threatening
abnormalities in which of the following organs?
A. lungs
B. liver
NCLEX-PN EXAM ACTUAL EXAM UPDATED
2025-2026 WITH ALL NEW QUESTIONS AND
EXACTLY RIGHT ANSWERS | A+ QUALITY
GUARANTEE
Question: 1 -
Teaching the client with gonorrhea how to prevent reinfection and further spread is
an example of:
A. primary prevention.
B. secondary prevention.
C. tertiary prevention.
D. primary health care prevention.
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
Secondary prevention targets the reduction of disease prevalence and disease
morbidity through early diagnosis and treatment. Physiological Adaptation
Question: 2 -
Which of the following foods is a complete protein?
A. corn
B. eggs
C. peanuts
D. sunflower seeds
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
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Eggs are a complete protein. The remaining options are incomplete proteins.
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Question: 3 -
Broccoli, oranges, dark greens, and dark yellow vegetables can be eaten to:
A. supplement vitamin pills.
B. balance body molecules.
C. cure many diseases.
D. help improve body defenses.
ANSWER: D
Explanation:
Controversy over what types of food to eat and not eat is still under investigation.
Certain foods can help improve body defenses to possibly prevent certain diseases.
Nonpharmacological Therapies
Question: 4 -
The major electrolytes in the extracellular fluid are:
A. potassium and chloride.
B. potassium and phosphate.
C. sodium and chloride.
D. sodium and phosphate.
ANSWER: C
Explanation:
Sodium and chloride are the major electrolytes in the extracellular fluid.
Physiological Adaptation
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Question: 5 -
Which of the following nursing diagnoses might be appropriate as Parkinson’s
disease progresses and complications develop?
A. Impaired Physical Mobility
B. Dysreflexia
C. Hypothermia
D. Impaired Dentition
ANSWER: A
Explanation:
The client with Parkinson’s disease can develop a shuffling gait and rigidity,
causing impaired physical mobility. The other diagnoses do not necessarily relate
to a client with Parkinson’s disease. Reduction of Risk Potential
Question: 6 -
Which of the following is an inappropriate item to include in planning care for a
severely neutropenic client?
A. Transfuse netrophils (granulocytes) to prevent infection.
B. Exclude raw vegetables from the diet.
C. Avoid administering rectal suppositories.
D. Prohibit vases of fresh flowers and plants in the client’s room.
ANSWER: A
Explanation:
Granulocyte transfusion is not indicated to prevent infection. Produced in the bone
marrow, granulocytes normally comprise 70% of all WBCs. They are subdivided
, 4|Page
into three types based on staining properties: neutrophils, eosinophils, and
basophils. They can be beneficial in a selected population of infected, severely
granulocytopenic clients (less than 500/mm3) who do not respond to antibiotic
therapy and who are expected to experience prolonged suppression of granulocyte
production. Physiological Adaptation
Question: 7 -
A primary belief of psychiatric mental health nursing is:
A. most people have the potential to change and grow.
B. every person is worthy of dignity and respect.
C. human needs are individual to each person.
D. some behaviors have no meaning and cannot be understood.
ANSWER: B
Explanation:
Every person is worthy of dignity and respect. Every person has the potential to
change and grow. All people have basic human needs in common with others. All
behavior has meaning and can be understood from the client’s perspective.
Psychosocial Integrity
Question: 8 -
A teenage client is admitted to the hospital because of acetaminophen (Tylenol)
overdose. Overdoses of acetaminophen can precipitate life- threatening
abnormalities in which of the following organs?
A. lungs
B. liver
