NFDN PRACTICE PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
◉ True or false: The primary purpose of the national registration
examination is to determine how well students can recall
information taught to them in the practical nurse program. Answer:
False
◉ True or false: Applications for writing the national examination
are submitted to the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta.
Answer: True
◉ True and false: A candidate must present a college transcript of
marks for admittance to the examination writing room. Answer:
False
they already have it
◉ True or false: A candidate may write the national examination no
more than three times. Answer: True
◉ True or false: The candidate will be informed of the examination
results by telephone. Answer: False
,◉ A nurse must make an unoccupied bed. What is the first step of
the procedure for making the bed?
A. Washing hands
B. Pulling the curtain
C. Collecting clean linen
D. Placing the bottom sheet. Answer: A
◉ Hospice care lies in which level of prevention?
A. Secondary prevention
B. Morbidity prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention. Answer: D
◉ The nurse administers a cathartic to a patient. What therapeutic
outcome should the nurse expect when assessing the patient's
response to this medication?
A. Increased urinary output
B. Decreased anxiety
C. Bowel movement
,D. Pain relief. Answer: C
Cathartic = increases peristalsis to promote bowel movement
◉ A nurse is caring for several patients on bladder-retraining
programs and a variety of toileting time frames are employed. Which
time frame for toileting is always included in a toileting schedule?
A. Every 2 hours when awake
B. When going to bed at night
C. At 8AM, 2PM, 8PM and 2PM
D. Every 4 hours and through the night. Answer: A
Trying to train bladder to hold in urine
◉ A nurse is going to assist a heavy patient higher in bed. What
should the nurse do to prevent self-injury?
A. Keep the knees and ankles straight
B. Straighten the knees while bending at the waist
C. Place the feet together and keep the knees bent
D. Position the feet apart with one foot forward. Answer: D
, ◉ A patient has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is
obese. Which diet should the nurse expect the health-care provider
to order?
A. Low in sodium and high in fat
B. Low in sodium and low in calories
C. High in sodium and high in protein
D. High in sodium and low in carbohydrates. Answer: B
◉ A nurse is assessing a patient who reports being incontinent.
What question should the nurse ask to elicit information related to
urge incontinence?
A. "Does urination occur immediately after coughing?"
B. "Do you begin urinating before you get to the bathroom?"
C. "Do you begin urinating immediately after feeling the need to
urinate?"
D. "Does urination occur unpredictably without feeling the need to
urinate?". Answer: C
◉ Mr Smith has dysphagia and severe hypertension. The doctor has
ordered an oral antihypertensive medication. Which of the following
actions would be most important for the practical nurse to take?
SOLUTIONS
◉ True or false: The primary purpose of the national registration
examination is to determine how well students can recall
information taught to them in the practical nurse program. Answer:
False
◉ True or false: Applications for writing the national examination
are submitted to the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta.
Answer: True
◉ True and false: A candidate must present a college transcript of
marks for admittance to the examination writing room. Answer:
False
they already have it
◉ True or false: A candidate may write the national examination no
more than three times. Answer: True
◉ True or false: The candidate will be informed of the examination
results by telephone. Answer: False
,◉ A nurse must make an unoccupied bed. What is the first step of
the procedure for making the bed?
A. Washing hands
B. Pulling the curtain
C. Collecting clean linen
D. Placing the bottom sheet. Answer: A
◉ Hospice care lies in which level of prevention?
A. Secondary prevention
B. Morbidity prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention. Answer: D
◉ The nurse administers a cathartic to a patient. What therapeutic
outcome should the nurse expect when assessing the patient's
response to this medication?
A. Increased urinary output
B. Decreased anxiety
C. Bowel movement
,D. Pain relief. Answer: C
Cathartic = increases peristalsis to promote bowel movement
◉ A nurse is caring for several patients on bladder-retraining
programs and a variety of toileting time frames are employed. Which
time frame for toileting is always included in a toileting schedule?
A. Every 2 hours when awake
B. When going to bed at night
C. At 8AM, 2PM, 8PM and 2PM
D. Every 4 hours and through the night. Answer: A
Trying to train bladder to hold in urine
◉ A nurse is going to assist a heavy patient higher in bed. What
should the nurse do to prevent self-injury?
A. Keep the knees and ankles straight
B. Straighten the knees while bending at the waist
C. Place the feet together and keep the knees bent
D. Position the feet apart with one foot forward. Answer: D
, ◉ A patient has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is
obese. Which diet should the nurse expect the health-care provider
to order?
A. Low in sodium and high in fat
B. Low in sodium and low in calories
C. High in sodium and high in protein
D. High in sodium and low in carbohydrates. Answer: B
◉ A nurse is assessing a patient who reports being incontinent.
What question should the nurse ask to elicit information related to
urge incontinence?
A. "Does urination occur immediately after coughing?"
B. "Do you begin urinating before you get to the bathroom?"
C. "Do you begin urinating immediately after feeling the need to
urinate?"
D. "Does urination occur unpredictably without feeling the need to
urinate?". Answer: C
◉ Mr Smith has dysphagia and severe hypertension. The doctor has
ordered an oral antihypertensive medication. Which of the following
actions would be most important for the practical nurse to take?
