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2025/2026 NCLEX RN PRACTICE TEST. QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS. RATED A+
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The nurse is interviewing a client who is being treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which of the following is the most important question the nurse should ask this client?
Which of the following actions by the nurse would be considered negligence?
The nurse on a postpartum unit is preparing 4 clients for discharge. It would be MOST important for the nurse to refer which of the following clients for home care?
A client is telling the nurse about his perception of his thought patterns. Which of the following statements by the client would validate the diagnosis of schizophrenia
A nursing team consists of an RN, an LPN/LVN, and an NAP. The nurse should assign which of the following clients to the LPN/LVN?
To determine the structural relationship of one hospital department with another, the nurse should consult which of the following?
A client reports pain in his right lower extremity. The physician orders codeine60 mg and aspirin grains X PO every 4 hours, as needed for pain. Each codeine tablet contains 15 mg of codeine. Each aspirin tablet contains 325 mg of aspirin. Which of the following should the nurse administer?
While inserting a nasogastric tube, the nurse should use which of the following protective measures?
The nurse is caring for clients in the outpatient clinic. Which of the following phone calls should the nurse return FIRST?
The nursing team consists of 1 RN, 2 LPNs/LVNs, and 3 NAPs. The RN should care for which of the following clients?
The home care nurse is visiting a client during the interim phase of hepatitis of unknown etiology. The nurse would be most concerned if the client made which of the following statements?
A nurse plans for care of a client with anemia who is reporting weakness. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to nursing assistive personnel?
The nurse is caring for clients on the surgical floor and has just received report from the previous shift. Which of the following clients should the nurse see FIRST?
The school nurse notes that a first-grade child is scratching her head almost constantly. It would be MOST important for the nurse to take which of the following actions?
A suicidal client who was admitted to the psychiatric unit for treatment and observation a week ago suddenly appears cheerful and motivated. The nurse should be aware of which of the following?
The nurse is caring for clients in the GYN clinic. A client reports an off-white vaginal discharge with a curdlike appearance. The nurse notes the discharge and vulvular erythema. It would be MOST important for the nurse to ask which of the following questions?
The nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic. The nurse notes that the client's chart contains the following information: blood type AB, Rh-negative; serology-negative; indirect Coombs test-negative; fetal paternity-unknown. The nurse should anticipate taking which of the following actions?
The nurse is caring for a women at 37 weeks' gestation. The client was diagnosed with insulin- dependent diabetes Mellitis (IDDM) at age 7. The client states, "I am so thrilled that I will be breastfeeding my baby." Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
The nurse is caring for a client in a pediatric clinic. The mother of a 14-year-old male privately tells the nurse that she is worried about her son because she unexpectedly walked into his room and discovered him masturbating. Which of the following responses by the nurse would be MOST appropriate?
Vital signs are: BP 120/80, pulse 72, resp 18, and FHT 142. Which of the following responses by the nurse is BEST?
The nurse is teaching a class on natural family planning. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that teaching has been successful?
The home care nurse plans care for a child in a leg cast for treatment of a fractured right ankle. The nurse enters the following nursing diagnosis on the care plan: skin integrity, risk for impaired. Which of the following actions by the nurse is Best?
The nurse is caring for a client who had a thyroidectomy 12 hours ago for treatment of Graves' disease. The nurse would be MOST concerned if which of the following was observed?
A client is admitted who reports severe pain in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. To assist with pain relief, the nurse should take which of the following actions?
The nurse prepares a client for peritoneal dialysis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take FIRST?
The nurse teaches an elderly client with right-sided weakness how to use a cane. Which of the following behaviors by the client indicates that the teaching was effective?
The nurse is helping an NAP provide a bed bath to a comatose client who is incontinent. The nurse should intervene if which of the following actions is noted?
A 70-year-old women is brought to the emergency room for treatment after being found on the floor by her daughter. X-rays reveal a displaced subcapital fracture of the left hip and osteoarthritis. When comparing the leg, the nurse would most likely make which of the following observation?
The nurse is caring for a client with a cast on the left leg. The nurse would be most concerned if which of the following is observed?
The nurse is discharging a client from an inpatient alcohol treatment unit. Which of the following statements by the client's wife indicates to the nurse that the family is coping adaptively?
A nurse is caring for a client's in the mental health clinic. A women comes to the clinic reporting insomnia and anorexia. The client tearfully tells the nurse that she was laid off from a job that she had for 15 years. Which of the following responses by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A client with a history of alcoholism is brought to the emergency room in an agitated state. He is vomiting and diaphoretic. He says he had his last drink 5 hours ago. The nurse would expect to administer which of the following medications?
After receiving report, the nurse should see which of the following clients FIRST?
The home care nurse is visiting a client with a diagnosis of hepatitis of unknown etiology. The nurse knows that teaching has been successful if the client make which of the following statements?
The nurse calculates the IV flow rate for a postoperative client. The client is to receive 3,000mL of Ringer's lactate solution IV to run over 24 hours. The IV infusion set has a drop factor of 10 drops per milliliter. The nurse should regulate the client's IV to deliver how many drops per minute?
A client with emphysema becomes restless and confused. Which of the following steps should the nurse take next?
The nurse is caring for a client 1 day after an abdominal-perineal resection for cancer of the rectum. The nurse should question which of the following orders?
The nurse is caring for a client 4 hours after intracranial surgery. Which of following actions should the nurse take immediately?
displeasure the nurse hears isolated wheezing in the right middle lobe. It would be most important for the nurse to complete which of the following orders?
The nurse is caring for a client with pernicious anemia. The nurse knows that her teaching has been successful if the client makes which of the following statements?