Prepare for success in nursing school and licensure examinations with this comprehensive collection of 60 exam-style nursing practice questions and verified answers covering essential clinical procedures, medication administration, patient assessment, emergency care, pharmacology, infection control, maternal-child nursing, pediatric nursing, medical-surgical nursing, and professional nursing responsibilities. The resource is designed to strengthen critical thinking, clinical decision-making, and prioritization skills through realistic nursing scenarios frequently encountered in nursing examinations and clinical practice.
This study guide includes high-yield topics such as urinary catheterization, medication errors, delegation and prioritization, warfarin therapy, Addisonian crisis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS), blood transfusion reactions, informed consent, wound and burn care, postpartum hemorrhage, vaccinations, radiation safety, hospice care, dysphagia management, liver biopsy care, therapeutic drug monitoring, anticoagulant administration, pediatric safety, infection prevention, emergency triage, and legal and ethical nursing practice. The question-and-answer format promotes rapid review and reinforces evidence-based nursing concepts commonly assessed in nursing school examinations and NCLEX-style testing.
The clinical concepts covered are consistent with widely recognized nursing references, including Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems (Elsevier), Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing (Wolters Kluwer), Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing (Elsevier), Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses, and practice recommendations published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing, American Journal of Nursing, and Journal of Clinical Nursing. These references provide foundational evidence supporting the nursing principles represented throughout this review resource.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Students, Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Students, Diploma Nursing Students, Registered Nurse (RN) Students, Practical Nursing (PN/LPN) Students, NCLEX-RN Candidates, NCLEX-PN Candidates, Medical-Surgical Nursing Students, Fundamentals of Nursing Students, Pharmacology Students, Adult Health Nursing Students, Critical Care Nursing Students, Emergency Nursing Students, Clinical Nursing Students, Nursing Internship Students.
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Comprehensive Nursing Exam
Review: Procedures,
Medications, and Client Care
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Which action by the newly hired nurse requires follow-up during catheter
insertion? - ANSWER ✔✔Inflating the catheter balloon as soon as a
return of urine is noted.
What should the nurse do after administering the wrong drug without
adverse effects? - ANSWER ✔✔After assessing the client you notify
the provider and then document and make an incident report.
, What task should the nurse instruct the UAP to perform first? -
ANSWER ✔✔Recheck the vital signs of a client who returned from a
liver biopsy 2 hours ago.
What action is appropriate for a nurse caring for a client with pertussis? -
ANSWER ✔✔Having the client wear a particulate respirator (N95)
mask during transport.
What lab value indicates a therapeutic response to warfarin? -
ANSWER ✔✔An international normalized ratio (INR) of 2 seconds.
What assessment finding should the nurse expect in a client with
hyperglycemic-hyperosmolar state? - ANSWER ✔✔Fluid volume
deficit.
Which client should the nurse assess first after receiving a handoff
report? - ANSWER ✔✔The client with acute pancreatitis reporting
radiation of pain to the left shoulder.
What should the nurse monitor frequently in a client at risk for Addison
crisis? - ANSWER ✔✔Blood pressure.
What action should the nurse take regarding knee-high anti-embolism
stockings? - ANSWER ✔✔Measure the circumference and length of
the client's calf.