Predictor Practice Exam Questions 101 through 200
with In-Depth Rationales Covering Core Nursing
Content including Management of Care,
Pharmacology, Medical-Surgical, Pediatrics, Mental
Health, Maternity, Fundamentals, and Next
Generation NCLEX Case Study Scenarios for
Thorough Preparation.
SECTION 1: MANAGEMENT OF CARE (Delegation,
Assignment, Legal/Ethical)
Q1. A charge nurse is assigning rooms for four
clients. Which client should be placed in a private
room?
• A. Client with pneumonia
• B. Client with methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
• C. Client with a diabetic foot ulcer
, • D. Client with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD)
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: B. Client with MRSA.
Rationale: MRSA requires contact isolation, and a
private room is essential to prevent transmission to
other clients. Pneumonia may require droplet
precautions but does not necessarily require a
private room. A diabetic foot ulcer and COPD
require standard precautions unless otherwise
indicated.
Q2. A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive
personnel (AP). Which task is appropriate to
delegate?
• A. Assess a postoperative incision
• B. Teach a client how to use a walker
• C. Obtain a capillary blood glucose level
• D. Evaluate the effectiveness of pain medication
,☑VERIFIED ANSWER: C. Obtain a capillary blood
glucose level.
Rationale: APs can perform capillary blood glucose
testing. Assessment, teaching, and evaluation all
require nursing judgment and fall outside the AP
scope of practice.
Q3. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is making
assignments for client care to an LPN. Which
assignment should the LPN question?
• A. Administering a scheduled insulin injection
• B. Performing a sterile wound dressing change
• C. Developing the plan of care for a newly
admitted client
• D. Inserting a Foley catheter
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: C. Developing the plan of
care.
, Rationale: Developing a plan of care requires
assessment and evaluation, which is the
responsibility of the RN. LPNs can perform tasks like
medication administration, wound care, and
catheter insertion within their scope.
Q4. A client with a terminal illness has a living will
stating they do not wish to be resuscitated. The
client's family insists on "doing everything." What
should the nurse do?
• A. Honor the client's living will
• B. Contact the ethics committee
• C. Ask the family to leave
• D. Follow the family's wishes
☑VERIFIED ANSWER: A. Honor the client's living
will.
Rationale: The living will is a legal document
expressing the client's wishes. The nurse has an