Nursing Prometric Practice Exam: Questions
& Rationale for NCLEX and Board Prep
2025/2026
Prometric Exam Practice Question For Nurses
1. The client presented with complaints of body weakness, dizziness and
chest pain. Upon careful assessment, the nurse suspects Angina Pectoris.
Which of the following statements made by the client can confirm this?
a. “I suddenly felt a pain on my chest which radiates to my back and
arms”.
b. “I suddenly felt a sharp pain on my lower abdomen”.
c. “The pain does not subside even if I rest”.
d. “The pain goes all the way down to my stomach”.
2. The client from the OR is transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit
after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Which of the following
assessment findings would indicate that the repair was successful?
a. Urine output of 50 mL/hr.
b. Presence of non-pitting, peripheral edema.
c. Clear sclera.
d. Presence of carotid bruit.
3. The client is scheduled for cardiac catheterization because the physician
wants to view the right side of the heart. Which of the following would the
nurse expect to see in this procedure?
,a. A dye is injected to facilitate the viewing of the heart
b. Thallium is injected to facilitate the scintillation camera
c. A probe with a transducer tip is swallowed by the client.
d. A tiny ultrasound probe is inserted into the coronary artery
4. The client is being treated for hypovolemia. To assess the effectiveness of
the treatment, the Central Venous Pressure (CVP) of the client is being
monitored. Which of the following is TRUE about CVP?
a. The CVP is measured with a central venous line in the inferior vena cava.
b. The normal CVP is 7 to 9 mmHg.
c. The zero point on the transducer needs to be at the level of the left
atrium.
d. The client needs to be supine, with the head of the bed elevated at 45
degrees.
5. The client’s ECG tracing shows ventricular tachycardia secondary to low
magnesium level. Which of the following electrocardiogram tracing results
is consistent with this finding?
a. The appearance of a U wave
b. Shortened ST segment and a widened T wave.
c. Tall, peaked T waves
d. Tall T waves and depressed ST segment
, 6. The nurse is teaching the client how to use a dry powder inhaler (DPI).
Which of the following are correct instructions given by the nurse? Select
All That Apply.
a. Load the drug first by turning to the next dose of drug, or inserting the
capsule into the device, or inserting the disk or compartment into the
device.
b. Never wash or place the inhaler in water.
c. Shake your inhaler prior to use.
d. The drug is a dry powder that is why you will taste the drug as you
inhale.
e. Never exhale into the inhaler.
f. Do not remove the inhaler from your mouth as soon as you have breathe
in.
7. The nurse is assigned to render care for a client who has a chest tube
drainage system. Which of the following are appropriate nursing actions?
Select All That Apply.
a. Strip the chest tube.
b. Empty collection chamber when the drainage makes contact to the
bottom of the tube.
c. Keep the chest tube as straight as possible.
d. Notify the physician of drainage is greater than 70mL/hr.
e. Assess bubbling in the water seal chamber.
f. Keep the drainage system at the level of the client’s chest
& Rationale for NCLEX and Board Prep
2025/2026
Prometric Exam Practice Question For Nurses
1. The client presented with complaints of body weakness, dizziness and
chest pain. Upon careful assessment, the nurse suspects Angina Pectoris.
Which of the following statements made by the client can confirm this?
a. “I suddenly felt a pain on my chest which radiates to my back and
arms”.
b. “I suddenly felt a sharp pain on my lower abdomen”.
c. “The pain does not subside even if I rest”.
d. “The pain goes all the way down to my stomach”.
2. The client from the OR is transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit
after surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Which of the following
assessment findings would indicate that the repair was successful?
a. Urine output of 50 mL/hr.
b. Presence of non-pitting, peripheral edema.
c. Clear sclera.
d. Presence of carotid bruit.
3. The client is scheduled for cardiac catheterization because the physician
wants to view the right side of the heart. Which of the following would the
nurse expect to see in this procedure?
,a. A dye is injected to facilitate the viewing of the heart
b. Thallium is injected to facilitate the scintillation camera
c. A probe with a transducer tip is swallowed by the client.
d. A tiny ultrasound probe is inserted into the coronary artery
4. The client is being treated for hypovolemia. To assess the effectiveness of
the treatment, the Central Venous Pressure (CVP) of the client is being
monitored. Which of the following is TRUE about CVP?
a. The CVP is measured with a central venous line in the inferior vena cava.
b. The normal CVP is 7 to 9 mmHg.
c. The zero point on the transducer needs to be at the level of the left
atrium.
d. The client needs to be supine, with the head of the bed elevated at 45
degrees.
5. The client’s ECG tracing shows ventricular tachycardia secondary to low
magnesium level. Which of the following electrocardiogram tracing results
is consistent with this finding?
a. The appearance of a U wave
b. Shortened ST segment and a widened T wave.
c. Tall, peaked T waves
d. Tall T waves and depressed ST segment
, 6. The nurse is teaching the client how to use a dry powder inhaler (DPI).
Which of the following are correct instructions given by the nurse? Select
All That Apply.
a. Load the drug first by turning to the next dose of drug, or inserting the
capsule into the device, or inserting the disk or compartment into the
device.
b. Never wash or place the inhaler in water.
c. Shake your inhaler prior to use.
d. The drug is a dry powder that is why you will taste the drug as you
inhale.
e. Never exhale into the inhaler.
f. Do not remove the inhaler from your mouth as soon as you have breathe
in.
7. The nurse is assigned to render care for a client who has a chest tube
drainage system. Which of the following are appropriate nursing actions?
Select All That Apply.
a. Strip the chest tube.
b. Empty collection chamber when the drainage makes contact to the
bottom of the tube.
c. Keep the chest tube as straight as possible.
d. Notify the physician of drainage is greater than 70mL/hr.
e. Assess bubbling in the water seal chamber.
f. Keep the drainage system at the level of the client’s chest
