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HURST NCLEX-RN REVIEW EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
How would the nurse determine the correct size oropharyngeal
airway for a client? - 1. Select the same size as the little finger of
the victim.
2. Measure from the tip of the lips to the epiglottis.
3. Determine the length from the earlobe to the xiphoid process.
4. Measure from the earlobe to the corner of the mouth.
4- is correct
The nurse is advising the family of a client receiving palliative care
on alternative methods for pain control to be used in conjunction
with pain medications. Which method should the nurse include? -
1. Providing a back massage
2. Administering pain medication when pain is rated at 5 out of 10
3. Distracting with music
4. Exercise
5. Prayer
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1,3,5- correct
Two hours after a gastrectomy, a client has pink tinged drainage
from the nasogastric (NG) tube, and the tube appears occluded.
What is the nurse's initial action at this time? - 1. Call the primary
healthcare provider.
2. Reposition the client.
3. Increase the suction level.
4. Irrigate the tube.
1- correct
Which interventions should be included in the plan of care for an
adult client with constipation? - 1. Allow adequate time for
defecation.
2. Provide privacy for bowel elimination.
3. Suggest increasing fluid intake (unless contraindicated).
4. Encourage client to increase fiber in the diet.
5. Encourage the client to delay the urge to defecate until after a
meal.
1,2,3,4- CORRECT
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The nurse is teaching the Type II diabetic about monitoring
average blood glucose levels over time. The nurse evaluates
teaching has been effective when the client verbalizes the need to
return to the clinic for which test? - 1. Glucose tolerance test
2. Glycosylated hemoglobin
3. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
4. Fasting blood glucose
2- correct
A newly admitted client with schizophrenia has an unkempt
appearance and needs to attend to personal hygiene. Which
statement by the nurse is most therapeutic? - 1. A shower will
make you feel better.
2. It is time to take a shower.
3. Have you thought about taking a shower?
4. I need you to take a shower.
2-correct
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A client's last two central venous pressure (CVP) readings were
13 cm of water. The nurse would expect the client to manifest
which associated signs and symptoms? - 1. Dry oral mucus
membranes
2. Tachypnea
3. Orthostatic hypotension
4. Rales in the posterior chest
5. Jugular vein distention
6. Weight gain
2,4,5,6
A nurse is at highest risk for blood-borne exposure during which
situation? - 1. When removing a needle from the syringe.
2. While placing a suture needle into the self-locking foreceps.
3. Prior to inserting the intravenous (IV) line, the client moves
causing a needle stick to the nurse.
4. A clean needle sticks the nurse through blood-soiled gloves.
4- correct
HURST NCLEX-RN REVIEW EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
How would the nurse determine the correct size oropharyngeal
airway for a client? - 1. Select the same size as the little finger of
the victim.
2. Measure from the tip of the lips to the epiglottis.
3. Determine the length from the earlobe to the xiphoid process.
4. Measure from the earlobe to the corner of the mouth.
4- is correct
The nurse is advising the family of a client receiving palliative care
on alternative methods for pain control to be used in conjunction
with pain medications. Which method should the nurse include? -
1. Providing a back massage
2. Administering pain medication when pain is rated at 5 out of 10
3. Distracting with music
4. Exercise
5. Prayer
,2|Page
1,3,5- correct
Two hours after a gastrectomy, a client has pink tinged drainage
from the nasogastric (NG) tube, and the tube appears occluded.
What is the nurse's initial action at this time? - 1. Call the primary
healthcare provider.
2. Reposition the client.
3. Increase the suction level.
4. Irrigate the tube.
1- correct
Which interventions should be included in the plan of care for an
adult client with constipation? - 1. Allow adequate time for
defecation.
2. Provide privacy for bowel elimination.
3. Suggest increasing fluid intake (unless contraindicated).
4. Encourage client to increase fiber in the diet.
5. Encourage the client to delay the urge to defecate until after a
meal.
1,2,3,4- CORRECT
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The nurse is teaching the Type II diabetic about monitoring
average blood glucose levels over time. The nurse evaluates
teaching has been effective when the client verbalizes the need to
return to the clinic for which test? - 1. Glucose tolerance test
2. Glycosylated hemoglobin
3. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
4. Fasting blood glucose
2- correct
A newly admitted client with schizophrenia has an unkempt
appearance and needs to attend to personal hygiene. Which
statement by the nurse is most therapeutic? - 1. A shower will
make you feel better.
2. It is time to take a shower.
3. Have you thought about taking a shower?
4. I need you to take a shower.
2-correct
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A client's last two central venous pressure (CVP) readings were
13 cm of water. The nurse would expect the client to manifest
which associated signs and symptoms? - 1. Dry oral mucus
membranes
2. Tachypnea
3. Orthostatic hypotension
4. Rales in the posterior chest
5. Jugular vein distention
6. Weight gain
2,4,5,6
A nurse is at highest risk for blood-borne exposure during which
situation? - 1. When removing a needle from the syringe.
2. While placing a suture needle into the self-locking foreceps.
3. Prior to inserting the intravenous (IV) line, the client moves
causing a needle stick to the nurse.
4. A clean needle sticks the nurse through blood-soiled gloves.
4- correct
