NCLEX Questions
NCLEX Questions
NCLEX Questions
A. Sulfasalazine
B. Levodopa
C. Phenolphthalein
D. Aspirin
2. You are responsible for reviewing the nursing unit's refrigerator. If you found the following drug in the
refrigerator it should be removed from the refrigerator's contents?
A. Corgard
B. Humulin (injection)
C. Urokinase
D. Epogen (injection)
3. A 34 year old female has recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She has also recently
discovered that she is pregnant. Which of the following is the only immunoglobulin that will provide
protection to the fetus in the womb?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgE
D. IgG
4. A second year nursing student has just suffered a needlestick while working with a patient that is
positive for AIDS. Which of the following is the most important action that nursing student should take?
5. A thirty five year old male has been an insulin-dependent diabetic for five years and now is unable to
urinate. Which of the following would you most likely suspect?
A. Atherosclerosis
B. Diabetic nephropathy
C. Autonomic neuropathy
D. Somatic neuropathy
6. You are taking the history of a 14 year old girl who has a (BMI) of 18. The girl reports inability to eat,
induced vomiting and severe constipation. Which of the following would you most likely suspect?
A. Multiple sclerosis
B. Anorexia nervosa
C. Bulimia
D. Systemic sclerosis
7. A 24 year old female is admitted to the ER for confusion. This patient has a history of a myeloma
diagnosis, constipation, intense abdominal pain, and polyuria. Which of the following would you most
likely suspect?
A. Diverticulosis
B. Hypercalcaemia
C. Hypocalcaemia
D. Irritable bowel syndrome
8. Rho gam is most often used to treat____ mothers that have a ____ infant.
A. RH positive, RH positive
B. RH positive, RH negative
C. RH negative, RH positive
D. RH negative, RH negative
9. A new mother has some questions about (PKU). Which of the following statements made by a nurse is
not correct regarding PKU?
10. A patient has taken an overdose of aspirin. Which of the following should a nurse most closely
monitor for during acute management of this patient?
11. A fifty-year-old blind and deaf patient has been admitted to your floor. As the charge nurse your
primary responsibility for this patient is?
12. A patient is getting discharged from a SNF facility. The patient has a history of severe COPD and
PVD. The patient is primarily concerned about their ability to breath easily. Which of the following would
be the best instruction for this patient?
13. A nurse is caring for an infant that has recently been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. Which
of the following clinical signs would most likely be present?
A. Simian crease
B. Brachycephaly
C. Oily skin
D. Hypotonicity
15. A patient has recently experienced a (MI) within the last 4 hours. Which of the following medications
would most like be administered?
A. Streptokinase
B. Atropine
C. Acetaminophen
D. Coumadin
16. A patient asks a nurse, “My doctor recommended I increase my intake of folic acid. What type of
foods contain folic acids?”
17. A nurse is putting together a presentation on meningitis. Which of the following microorganisms has
noted been linked to meningitis in humans?
A. S. pneumonia
B. H. influenza
C. N. meningitis
D. Cl. difficile
18. A nurse is administering blood to a patient who has a low hemoglobin count. The patient asks how
long to RBC's last in my body? The correct response is.
19. A 65 year old man has been admitted to the hospital for spinal stenosis surgery. When does the
discharge training and planning begin for this patient?
A. Following surgery
B. Upon admit
C. Within 48 hours of discharge
D. Preoperative discussion
20. A child is 5 years old and has been recently admitted into the hospital. According to Erickson which of
the following stages is the child in?
A. Trust vs. mistrust
B. Initiative vs. guilt
C. Autonomy vs. shame
D. Intimacy vs. isolation
21. A toddler is 16 months old and has been recently admitted into the hospital. According to Erickson
which of the following stages is the toddler in?
22. A young adult is 20 years old and has been recently admitted into the hospital. According to Erickson
which of the following stages is the adult in?
23. A nurse is making rounds taking vital signs. Which of the following vital signs is abnormal?
24. When you are taking a patient's history, she tells you she has been depressed and is dealing with an
anxiety disorder. Which of the following medications would the patient most likely be taking?
A. Elavil
B. Calcitonin
C. Pergolide
D. Verapamil
25. Which of the following conditions would a nurse not administer erythromycin?
A. Campylobacterial infection
B. Legionnaire's disease
C. Pneumonia
D. Multiple Sclerosis
Answer Key
1. D
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. D
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. D
19. B
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. B
24. A
25. D