NCLEX NCLEX Certifications NCLEX-PN Questions & Answers

• Question 781:

  Which type of cancer has the poorest prognosis?

  A. Squamous cell carcinoma

  B. Breast cancer

  C. Pancreatic cancer

  D. Gastric cancer

  Correct Answer: C

  Of all of the above types of cancer, it is pancreatic cancer that has the poorest prognosis.

  This is based on the fact that pancreatic cancer is not symptomatic, and therefore, it is diagnosed after the

  point when a surgical removal can be performed.

  It has a rapid course and it is characterized with a high degree of mortality.

• Question 782:

  During which week does the fetal heart begin pumping its own blood?

  A. 3rd week

  B. 5th week

  C. 9th week

  D. 6th week

  Correct Answer: A

  The embryonic heart begins pumping its own blood, often a different blood type than the mother's, during

  week 3.

  Week 5 includes the development of eyes, legs, and hands.

  Brain waves become detectable during week 6 and teeth begin to develop during week 9 of gestation.

• Question 783:

  Place these human needs in order from the greatest priority to the least priority using 1 as the greatest priority and 5 as the least of all in terms of priority.

  

  A. E, C, A, D, B

  B. E, C, D, A, B

  C. E, C, D, B, A

  D. C, E, D, A, B

  Correct Answer: B

  According to Abraham Maslow, the hierarchy of human needs from the most basic and necessary to the least priority are the physiological or biological needs, the safety and psychological needs, the need for love and belonging, self-esteem and the esteem by others and self-actualization. Maslow's theory states that until the most basic priority needs are satisfied in a step wise manner, the less priority needs cannot be addressed and fulfilled.

• Question 784:

  The embryonic period during pregnancy takes place from __________.

  A. weeks 1 to 12

  B. weeks 1 to 10

  C. weeks 3 to 5

  D. weeks 6 to 10

  Correct Answer: D

  The embryonic period begins around week 6, following the ovulation period of weeks 1 to 2 and the cell division and implantation period from weeks 3 to 5.

  The first trimester runs from week 1 until week 12.

• Question 785:

  Avulsed teeth should be placed in __________.

  A. normal saline

  B. cold water

  C. milk

  D. warm water

  Correct Answer: C

  Avulsed teeth should be immediately placed in milk.

  An avulsed tooth is the traumatic loss of a tooth.

  In addition to placing the tooth in milk, the tooth should only be handled at the crown and not the root of the

  tooth.

  These interventions preserve the tooth for reimplantation.

• Question 786:

  After your patient has been told that they have Cushing's syndrome, the patient asks you what Cushing's syndrome is.

  How would you respond to this patient's question?

  A. "Cushing's syndrome is a type of irritable bowel syndrome."

  B. "Cushing's syndrome is a disorder of the adrenal gland."

  C. "Cushing's syndrome often occurs among patients who are getting radiation therapy."

  D. "Cushing's syndrome often occurs among patients who are chemotherapy."

  Correct Answer: B

  Cushing's syndrome is a disorder of the adrenal gland. It results from the chronic hypersecretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex. It is Crohn's disease, not Cushing's syndrome, that is a type of irritable bowel syndrome and, there is no relationship between Cushing's syndrome and radiation or chemotherapy.

• Question 787:

  A positive over-the-counter pregnancy test is considered a __________.

  A. possible sign of pregnancy

  B. presumptive sign of pregnancy

  C. probable sign of pregnancy

  D. positive sign of pregnancy

  Correct Answer: C

  A positive pregnancy test and changes in the reproductive organs are both considered probable signs of

  pregnancy.

  Presumptive signs include amenorrhea, frequent urination and pigment changes in skin.

  Determining the estimated day of birth or delivery (EDB or EDD) is considered to be a positive sign of

  pregnancy.

• Question 788:

  What element is minimally assessed during a basic prenatal physical examination?

  A. Palpation and auscultation of the abdomen.

  B. Examination of the anus and rectum.

  C. Urinalysis for glucose, protein and ketones.

  D. Visual assessment of cervix and vagina.

  Correct Answer: C

  A urinalysis is considered routine during the prenatal examination.

  Assessment of the cervix, vagina, anus, rectum, and palpation and auscultation of the abdomen may not

  be checked until a complete gynecologic examination is done by the doctor.

• Question 789:

  Which nursing theorist believes that most patients are capable of performing self-care?

  A. Dorothea Orem

  B. Madeleine Leininger

  C. Martha Rogers

  D. Sister Callista Roy

  Correct Answer: A

  Dorothea Orem developed the Self Care theory or model. This theory maintains that some patients are completely compensatory and totally dependent on the nurse for care, other patients are partially compensatory and need only assistance by the nurse and others are totally independent in terms of their self-care needs. Madeleine Leininger developed the Transcultural Nursing theory; Martha Rogers developed the Science of Unitary Human Beings theory and Sister Callista Roy developed the Adaptation theory of nursing practice.

• Question 790:

  Which of the following is the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health?

  A. The absence of all illness and disease

  B. The absence of any comorbidities

  C. A holistic state of wellbeing

  D. A use of health promotion activities

  Correct Answer: C

  The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a holistic (wholistic) state of wellbeing.

  This state of wellbeing is far more than the absence of illness, diseases and comorbidities.

  Lastly, the use of health promotion activities does promote health but these activities do not define health

  according to the World Health Organization.