NCLEX-PN NCLEX National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN) Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)
Prepare effectively for your NCLEX NCLEX-PN National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN) certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.
Which of the following is true concerning human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?
Incidences of child abuse apperar to be higher in the African-American community and might be explained by:
A client with a nasogastric (NG) tube begins vomiting. What action should the nurse take?
Which of the following should not be included in the teaching for clients who take oral iron preparations?
The nurse should teach a client in the Emergency Department, who has suffered an ankle sprain, to:
An 8-year-old Asian child is being examined during a school screening. The nurse notices small bruises on the anterior and posterior ribs. The nurse should ask the child:
A client with Parkinson’s disease has difficulty performing voluntary movements. This is known as:
The nurse is caring for a postpartum woman who has relinquished her baby for adoption. The care plan for the client should include which of the following priority strategies?
Pressure ulcers usually occur:
An elevation in which of the following enzymes is indicative of pancreatitis?
When caring for a client with a possible diagnosis of placenta previa, which of the following admission procedures should the nurse omit?
Which type of hepatitis is transmitted via the fecal-oral route?
The test used to differentiate sickle cell trait from sickle cell disease is:
Which medication might the physician order if the client expresses discomfort with being in the enclosed space of a CT scanner?
A client describes her cervical mucus as clear, thin, and elastic. Upon examination, the nurse demonstrates that the cervical mucus can be stretched 8–10 cm. The nurse correctly documents the finding as:
When assessing a client with amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the nurse should expect which of the following findings?
The method of splinting is always dictated by:
When the nurse is determining the appropriate size of a nasopharyngeal airway to insert, which body part should be measured on the client?
A client’s postoperative pain seems to be getting worse instead of better. When the nurse asks the client, “Why do you think it’s getting worse?” the client replies, “My wife died last month. It’s all I can think about.” The nurse must now consider:
Which statement best describes electrolytes in intracellular and extracellular fluid?
A client newly diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus needs education. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in this education?
A client with asthma develops respiratory acidosis. Based on this diagnosis, what should the nurse expect the client’s serum potassium level to be?
A 4-year-old client is unable to go to sleep at night in the hospital. Which nursing intervention best promotes sleep for the child?
The physician orders the antibiotics ampicillin (Omnipen) and gentamicin (Garamycin) for a newly admitted client with an infection. The nurse should:
Support-system enhancement includes all of the following except:
A client recently lost a child due to poisoning. The client tells the nurse, “I don’t want to make any new friends right now.” This is an example of which of the following indicators of stress?
The family carries out its health care functions in which of the following ways?
The nurse wishes to decrease a client’s use of denial and increase the client’s expression of feelings. To do this the nurse should:
The most effective nursing strategy to assist a client in recognizing and using personal strength includes:
At what point in the nurse-client relationship should termination first be addressed?