NCLEX-RN Practice Test

NCLEX-RN Practice Test practice questions, page 15 of 35, with answer review and explanations.

Question 71

Which of the following signs and symptoms indicates a tension pneumothorax as compared to an open pneumothorax?

  1. Ventilation-perfusion (V./Q.) mismatch
  2. Hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis
  3. Mediastinal tissue and organ shifting
  4. Decreased tidal volume and tachypnea

Question 72

Hematotympanum and otorrhea are associated with which of the following head injuries?

  1. Basilar skull fracture
  2. Subdural hematoma
  3. Epidural hematoma
  4. Frontal lobe fracture

Question 73

A client with a C-3–4 fracture has just arrived in the emergency room. The primary nursing intervention is:

  1. Stabilization of the cervical spine
  2. Airway assessment and stabilization
  3. Confirmation of spinal cord injury
  4. Normalization of intravascular volume

Question 74

In a client with chest trauma, the nurse needs to evaluate mediastinal position. This can best be done by:

  1. Auscultating bilateral breath sounds
  2. Palpating for presence of crepitus
  3. Palpating for trachial deviation
  4. Auscultating heart sounds

Question 75

Priapism may be a sign of:

  1. Altered neurological function
  2. Imminent death
  3. Urinary incontinence
  4. Reproductive dysfunction