NCLEX Health Promotion Questions

Which of the following materials would the graduate nurse require to test the function of a patient’s glossopharyngeal nerve?

A patient with rheumatoid arthritis complains to the nurse that exercise is very painful for her. What does the nurse recommend to the patient?

A five-month-old boy is brought to the clinic by his parents for a routine visit. Which of the following observations would require an intervention by the nurse?

The nurse in the neurology unit cares for a patient diagnosed with CVA who is ready to go home today. The patient suffers from hemiplegia and dysphagia. Which of the following statements, if made by the patient’s wife, indicates that further teaching is necessary?

The home health nurse visits a patient with HIV who lives alone in her apartment. Which of the following observations the nurse makes while in the patient’s home is MOST concerning?

A nurse works with four patients at an outpatient health center. Which of the patients most concerns the nurse?

The nurse teaches a 20-year-old female how to perform SBE (self breast exams). Which of the following instructions, if given by the nurse, is INCORRECT?

An adolescent male tells the nurse that he recently found out his friend has testicular cancer and he is worried he has it too. He describes a soft, movable mass that has not altered in size and is not painful. What is the nurse’s BEST response?

The nurse works in an outpatient sexual health clinic. A patient asks the nurse what the absolute method is to prevent pregnancy. The nurse knows that the absolute method is

The nurse works at an outpatient health center and receives a call from an adolescent girl who was recently prescribed the birth control pill. She describes “an awful leg cramp that turned the skin red.” Which of the following statements, if made by the nurse to the patient, is CORRECT?

A five-month-old boy is brought to the doctor’s office by his mother for a well-child visit. Which of the following, if observed by the nurse, would reflect a developmental delay?

A client receives a PPD test. He returns to the clinic 24 hours later and shows the inoculated arm, which has no induration or redness. Which of the following statements, if made by the nurse, is a CORRECT interpretation of the results?

A mother calls the outpatient health clinic and asks the nurse a few questions about how to care for her newborn. Which of the following statements, if made by the patient to the nurse, are correct?

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The nurse supervises care of a client who is receiving enteral feeding via a nasogastric tube. The nurse determines that care is appropriate if which of the following is observed?

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The nurse is discharging a patient who had recurrent kidney stones. Which of the following statements, if made by the patient to the nurse, would be considered correct?

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The nurse gives a presentation on suicide prevention in high school populations. Which of the following risk factors listed below is accurate in regard to suicide?

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The nurse assesses the following risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in a patient. Which factors are classified as genetic and physiological?

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A student nurse interns at an outpatient health center. Which of the following responsibilities of the student nurse are considered tertiary prevention strategies?

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The nurse screens patients for colon cancer. Which information, if indicated in the patient’s chart, is considered a risk factor for colorectal cancer?

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