NUR 102 QUIZ / EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-
STYLE PRACTICE REVIEW 2026/2027
A nurse is caring for a client who is bedridden. To establish a bladder routine, what should the
nurse encourage the client to do?
Perform mild exercises
Eat a low-calorie diet
Decrease protein intake
Increase fluid intake - correct answer ✔✔Increase fluid intake
The nurse is explaining to the nursing students the relationship between "releasing" hormones
and "inhibiting" hormones. What is the best answer by the nursing students of which part of
the body is responsible for releasing hormones that either inhibit release or promote the
release of other hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
Hypothalamus
Endocrine glands
Parathyroid gland
Adrenal medulla - correct answer ✔✔Hypothalamus
A postsurgical client is anxious to start eating again. The nurse is reviewing the progression of
diets to expect after surgery. What is the correct sequence of progression of diets following
surgery?
Clear liquid
Soft diet
Full liquid diet
,Regular diet
1, 3, 2, 4
3, 1, 2, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
4, 2, 1, 3 - correct answer ✔✔1, 3, 2, 4
A nurse is caring for a client who has lactose intolerance. Based on this information, what
supplementation should the nurse include in client teaching as a suggestion to add in the diet of
this client?
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Vitamin C - correct answer ✔✔Vitamin D
A client is undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What test would be
ordered for this client?
TRH stimulation test
TSH stimulation test
Thyroid suppression test
Thyroid scan - correct answer ✔✔Thyroid scan
A nurse is caring for a female client with anorexia nervosa. What would the nurse observe
during the nursing assessment of the client?
Alopecia
,Hypertension
Rapid pulse
Menorrhagia - correct answer ✔✔Alopecia
The nurse is reviewing with a client the digestive pathway. The steps involved in the digestive
pathway are in random order. The nurse asks the client to place them in the correct sequence.
Which does the client say are the correct sequences of steps involved in the digestive pathway?
The physical breakdown of food is accomplished by the process of mastication.
The chemical breakdown of food occurs by the release of various enzymes.
The process of churning the food takes place in the pylorus of the stomach.
Absorption of the dissolved molecules occurs in the small intestine. The molecules are then
taken into circulation.
Dilution of the food entering the digestive tract is accomplished by water and various enzymes
4, 2, 5, 1, 3
1, 3, 2, 5, 4
3, 5, 2, 1, 4
2, 4, 3, 5, 1 - correct answer ✔✔1, 3, 2, 5, 4
A nurse is caring for a 60-year-old client who has recently undergone a thyroidectomy. Which of
the following postoperative complications is most critical for the nurse to monitor when caring
for this client?
Peripheral edema
Difficulty in breathing
Bradycardia
Fever - correct answer ✔✔Difficulty in breathing
, The nurse is teaching the parents of a juvenile diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the three "polys"
of diabetes symptoms. Which of the following describes excessive hunger?
Polycythemia
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria - correct answer ✔✔Polyphagia
A nurse is caring for a client with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM). What effect of PCM should
the nurse monitor for in the client?
Delayed wound healing
Inflamed mucous membranes of mouth
Elevated heart and pulse rate
Appearance of lesions on the skin - correct answer ✔✔Delayed wound healing
The physician has ordered an endoscopic procedure for a client to directly visualize the stomach
and duodenum for tumors. Does the nurse know which test would most likely be scheduled?
Sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy
Esophagoscopy
Gastroscopy - correct answer ✔✔Gastroscopy
The nurse administering insulin to clients in a nursing home recognizes the signs of an insulin
that is unusable. Which of the following insulins may be administered?
STYLE PRACTICE REVIEW 2026/2027
A nurse is caring for a client who is bedridden. To establish a bladder routine, what should the
nurse encourage the client to do?
Perform mild exercises
Eat a low-calorie diet
Decrease protein intake
Increase fluid intake - correct answer ✔✔Increase fluid intake
The nurse is explaining to the nursing students the relationship between "releasing" hormones
and "inhibiting" hormones. What is the best answer by the nursing students of which part of
the body is responsible for releasing hormones that either inhibit release or promote the
release of other hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
Hypothalamus
Endocrine glands
Parathyroid gland
Adrenal medulla - correct answer ✔✔Hypothalamus
A postsurgical client is anxious to start eating again. The nurse is reviewing the progression of
diets to expect after surgery. What is the correct sequence of progression of diets following
surgery?
Clear liquid
Soft diet
Full liquid diet
,Regular diet
1, 3, 2, 4
3, 1, 2, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
4, 2, 1, 3 - correct answer ✔✔1, 3, 2, 4
A nurse is caring for a client who has lactose intolerance. Based on this information, what
supplementation should the nurse include in client teaching as a suggestion to add in the diet of
this client?
Vitamin E
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Vitamin C - correct answer ✔✔Vitamin D
A client is undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What test would be
ordered for this client?
TRH stimulation test
TSH stimulation test
Thyroid suppression test
Thyroid scan - correct answer ✔✔Thyroid scan
A nurse is caring for a female client with anorexia nervosa. What would the nurse observe
during the nursing assessment of the client?
Alopecia
,Hypertension
Rapid pulse
Menorrhagia - correct answer ✔✔Alopecia
The nurse is reviewing with a client the digestive pathway. The steps involved in the digestive
pathway are in random order. The nurse asks the client to place them in the correct sequence.
Which does the client say are the correct sequences of steps involved in the digestive pathway?
The physical breakdown of food is accomplished by the process of mastication.
The chemical breakdown of food occurs by the release of various enzymes.
The process of churning the food takes place in the pylorus of the stomach.
Absorption of the dissolved molecules occurs in the small intestine. The molecules are then
taken into circulation.
Dilution of the food entering the digestive tract is accomplished by water and various enzymes
4, 2, 5, 1, 3
1, 3, 2, 5, 4
3, 5, 2, 1, 4
2, 4, 3, 5, 1 - correct answer ✔✔1, 3, 2, 5, 4
A nurse is caring for a 60-year-old client who has recently undergone a thyroidectomy. Which of
the following postoperative complications is most critical for the nurse to monitor when caring
for this client?
Peripheral edema
Difficulty in breathing
Bradycardia
Fever - correct answer ✔✔Difficulty in breathing
, The nurse is teaching the parents of a juvenile diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the three "polys"
of diabetes symptoms. Which of the following describes excessive hunger?
Polycythemia
Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria - correct answer ✔✔Polyphagia
A nurse is caring for a client with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM). What effect of PCM should
the nurse monitor for in the client?
Delayed wound healing
Inflamed mucous membranes of mouth
Elevated heart and pulse rate
Appearance of lesions on the skin - correct answer ✔✔Delayed wound healing
The physician has ordered an endoscopic procedure for a client to directly visualize the stomach
and duodenum for tumors. Does the nurse know which test would most likely be scheduled?
Sigmoidoscopy
Colonoscopy
Esophagoscopy
Gastroscopy - correct answer ✔✔Gastroscopy
The nurse administering insulin to clients in a nursing home recognizes the signs of an insulin
that is unusable. Which of the following insulins may be administered?
