2025 NCLEX-PN Exam Guide: Test Plan, Practice Questions & Study Strategies

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RATIONALES/ 2025 NCLEX PN EXAM TEST BANK/
PN NCLEX EXAM PREP (NEW)


The LPN/LVN is planning care for a 4-year-old client who
has been sexually abused by the parent. Play therapy is
scheduled. The LPN/LVN knows that the primary goal of
play therapy for a 4-year-old client is which of these?


1 Provide the opportunity to express anger and hostility
by playing with dolls.
2 Promote communication because the client may lack
capacity to verbally express perceptions.
3 Assess whether the client function at an age-
appropriate developmental level.
4 Reveal the type of abuse experienced through direct
observation of the client at play. - ...ANSWER...✓✓2.
Promote communication because the client may lack
capacity to verbally express perceptions.


A client is being treated for heart failure with diuretic
therapy. Which finding best
indicates to the LPN/LVN that the client's condition is
improving?

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1 The client's weight has remained stable since
admission.
2 The client's systolic blood pressure has decreased.
3 There are fewer crackles heard when auscultating the
client's lungs.
4 The client's urinary output is 1,500 mL per day -
...ANSWER...✓✓3. There are fewer crackles heard when
auscultating the client's lungs.


The LPN/LVN is caring for a client diagnosed with a right-
sided stroke with dysphagia. Which action by the
LPN/LVN reflects appropriate care for the client? (Select
all that apply.)


☐ 1. The LPN/LVN assesses the client's ability to swallow.
☐ 2. The LPN/LVN positions the client with the head of
bed elevated 25 degrees.
☐ 3. The LPN/LVN offers the client scrambled eggs.
☐ 4. The LPN/LVN instructs the client to place food on the
left side of the mouth.

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☐ 5. The LPN/LVN turns off the television. -
...ANSWER...✓✓1. The LPN/LVN assesses the client's
ability to swallow.


☐ 3. The LPN/LVN offers the client scrambled eggs.


☐ 5. The LPN/LVN turns off the television.


The LPN/LVN is caring for a client diagnosed with a right-
sided stroke with dysphagia. Which action by the
LPN/LVN reflects appropriate care for the client? (Select
all that apply.)


☑ 1. The LPN/LVN assesses the client's ability to
swallow.
☐ 2. The LPN/LVN positions the client with the head of
bed elevated 25 degrees.
☑ 3. The LPN/LVN offers the client scrambled eggs.
☐ 4. The LPN/LVN instructs the client to place food on the
left side of the mouth.

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☑ 5. The LPN/LVN turns off the client's television. -
...ANSWER...✓✓☑ 1. The LPN/LVN assesses the client's
ability to swallow.


☑ 3. The LPN/LVN offers the client scrambled eggs.


☑ 5. The LPN/LVN turns off the client's television.


The LPN/LVN is caring for a client who has a primary
health care provider order for strict intake and output.
The client drinks 12 oz of lemon-lime soda and 1/2 cup of
grape juice between breakfast and lunch, and voids 200
mL of urine. Calculate and record the client's oral intake
in milliliters for this period._____________________mL -
...ANSWER...✓✓One cup of fluid = 8 oz. Then convert
ounces into milliliters. One ounce = 30 mL.
The client's intake is:


12 oz lemon-lime soda = 360 mL 1/2 cup grape juice = 4 oz
= 120 mL


The LPN/LVN is caring for a client who has a primary
health care provider order for strict intake and output.