KAPLAN PREDICTOR COMBINED VERSION A,B,C
NEWEST 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH NGN
FORMAT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
The |nurse |shows |a |teenager |how |to |use |a |metered |dose |inhaler |of |ipratropium |(Atrovent). |
Which |statement |if |made |by |the |client |to |the |nurse, |indicates |teaching |is |effective? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-"I |should |use |this |medicine |to |prevent |asthma |attacks."
An |older |client |is |scheduled |for |a |magnetic |resonance |imaging |MRI |procedure. |Which |of |the |
following |statements, |if |made |by |the |client |to |the |nurse, |should |be |reported |to |the |technician |
before |the |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |had |a |knee |replacement |5 |years |ago
The |nurse |makes |the |following |observations |of |a |6 |hour |old |newborn: |axillary |temperature |
96.4 |F |(35.8 |C), |apical |pulse |148, |respirations |irregular |at |48/minute, |black |sticky |stool, |blood |
glucose |60mg/dL. |It |is |most |important |for |the |nurse |to |take |which |action? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Wrap |the |newborn |in |a |warmed |blanket
A |client |is |returned |to |the |unit |at |10AM |after |laparoscopic |gallbladder |surgery. |The |nurse |
plans |to |get |the |patient |out |of |bed |for |the |first |time |at |4PM. |It |is |MOST |important |for |the |
nurse |to |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Offer |pain |medication |
to |the |patient |at |3:30 |pm.
OLD |ANSWER: |Turn |the |pt |from |side |to |side |at |2 |PM
The |activity |therapy |staff |takes |a |group |of |psychiatric |patients |on |a |trip |to |the |zoo. |The |nurse |
should |intervene |with |which |of |the |following |patients |before |their |departure? |- |CORRECT |
,ANSWER✔✔-A |38 |year |old |female |who |is |receiving |chlorpromazine |(Thorazine) |and |is |wearing
|a |sundress |without |a |hat |or |glasses
A |patient |experiences |skin |eruptions |due |to |an |allergic |reaction |to |a |medication. |The |nurse |
demonstrates |the |BEST |documentation |with |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Multiple |red |welts |noted |over |trunk |and |both |arms. |Patient |states |that |welts |
itch"
An |older |client |diagnosed |with |emphysema |is |admitted |to |the |psychiatric |unit |for |treatment |of
|bipolar |disorder. |The |client |receives |oxygen |per |nasal |cannula. |The |client |expresses |concern |to
|the |nurse |that |someone |will |come |in |and |change |the |amount |of |oxygen |the |client |is |
receiving. |INITIALLY, |the |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Place |a |sign |above |the |patients |bed |stating |that |the |oxygen |level |is |not |to |be |
changed.
A |teenager |has |a |positive |home |pregnancy |test |and |comes |to |the |prenatal |clinic. |The |girl |is |
uncertain |of |the |date |of |her |last |menstrual |period. |The |nurse |palpates |the |uterine |fundus |
midway |between |the |symphysis |pubis |and |the |umbilicus. |Which |statement |by |the |nurse |is |
BEST? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You |are |16 |weeks |pregnant. |Lets |talk |about |what |that |
means."
A |client |is |admitted |to |the |psychiatric |unit |with |complaints |of |fatigue, |inability |to |concentrate, |
lack |of |appetite, |and |repetitive |thoughts. |The |client |is |reluctant |to |take |the |prescribed |
medications, |fearing |that |they |are |harmful. |After |the |nurse |gives |the |client |the |medication, |
the |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Instruct |the |
client |to |open |her |mouth |and |move |her |tongue |up |and |down |and |to |each |side |while |the |
nurse |looks |inside
The |nurse |assesses |a |patient |72 |hours |after |a |total |joint |replacement |of |the |right |hip. |Which |
finding |requires |an |intervention |by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |patients |legs |are |
internally |rotated
,A |client |newly |diagnosed |with |Meniere's |disease |plans |a |trip |to |an |amusement |park |with |the |
family. |The |client |asks |the |clinic |nurse |which |of |the |following |rides |is |best. |The |nurse |should |
suggest |which |of |the |following |rides? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Train
. |A |client |is |discharged |from |the |hospital |after |coronary |bypass |(CABG) |surgery |3 |days |ago. |
During |discharge |teaching, |the |client |asks |the |nurse |"When |can |I |resume |sexual |intercourse |
with |my |wife?" |it |is |best |for |the |nurse |to |make |which |of |the |following |statements? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-You |can |resume |sexual |activity |when |you |are |able |to |walk |one |block |without |
chest |pain |or |discomfort
A |woman |complains |to |the |nurse |about |the |care |provided |to |her |husband |by |the |nursing |staff
|the |previous |night. |Initially, |the |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Ask |the |wife |to |voice |her |expectations |about |a |solution |to |the |problem
A |patient |is |restrained |bodily |by |the |nursing |team. |The |hands |of |the |nurse |assigned |to |hold |
down |the |patients |leg |should |be |placed |in |which |of |the |following |positions? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-One |hand |directly |above |the |patient's |knee |and |the |other |hand |directly |above |
the |patient's |ankle
The |nurse |in |the |community |mental |health |center |works |with |a |client |who |is |diagnosed |with |
depression. |Cognitive |therapy |is |initiated. |The |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |
actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Help |the |client |to |identify |the |source |of |his |depression
The |nurse |plans |to |perform |a |physical |assessment |of |a |young |adult |who |has |been |deaf |since |
birth. |Although |the |client |indicates |using |sign |language, |no |interpreter |is |available. |The |nurse |
should |take |which |action? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Write |out |each |question, |and |ask |the |
client |to |write |out |each |answer
A |patient |received |morphine |4 |mg |IV |2 |hours |ago |for |the |complaints |of |postoperative |pain. |
The |patient |turns |on |the |call |light |and |tells |the |nurse |he |has |to |go |to |the |bathroom. |The |
patient |has |bathroom |privileges. |The |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |
, CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ask |the |patient |to |sit |on |the |side |of |the |bed |before |proceeding |to |the |
bathroom
The |nurse |cares |for |a |patient |on |the |psychiatric |unit |with |a |history |of |drug |use |and |poor |
impulse |control. |After |the |patient's |mother |visits, |the |patient |begins |pacing |rapidly, |with |arms |
swinging, |and |kicking |at |chair |legs. |The |nurse |should |approach |the |patient |and |take |which |of |
the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stand |facing |the |patient |with |legs |apart, |knees
|locked, |and |weight |on |back |leg
The |nurse |observes |the |nursing |assistant |giving |morning |care |to |an |elderly |client |who |has |an |
area |of |warm, |reddened |skin |on |the |sacrum |that |does |not |blanch |with |pressure. |Which |action
|by |the |nursing |assistant |requires |an |intervention |by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
aid |firmly |massages |the |reddened |area |in |a |circular |motion
The |school |nurse |identifies |several |children |who |have |food |allergies. |Which |sequence |should |
the |nurse |teach |the |staff |to |follow |if |an |allergic |reaction |is |observed |in |a |child? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Administer |the |EpiPen, |call |911, |call |the |physician, |call |the |parents
A |client |comes |to |the |ER |complaining |of |shortness |of |breath, |fatigue, |insomnia, |and |weight |
loss. |The |client |states |that |the |client's |company |forced |the |client |into |early |retirement. |The |
client |says |that |the |client |has |been |sick |ever |since |the |client |stopped |working. |The |nurse |
should |take |which |of |the |following |actions |first? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Help |the |client |see |a
|connection |between |his |symptoms |and |emotions, |while |investigating |each |symptom.
The |nurse |teaches |the |woman |diagnosed |with |type |1 |diabetes |who |is |pregnant |for |the |first |
time. |The |nurse |teaches |the |client |that |as |the |pregnancy |advances, |the |client |may |require |
which |implementation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increased |amounts |of |insulin
The |nurse |cares |for |a |patient |after |a |colon |resection. |The |patient |has |a |Salem |sump |tube |
connected |to |intermittent |suction. |The |patient |asks |the |nurse, |"When |will |I |be |able |to |eat?" |
Which |is |the |BEST |response |by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-You |will |be |started |on |
clear |liquids |when |we |hear |your |stomach |make |noises
NEWEST 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH NGN
FORMAT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
The |nurse |shows |a |teenager |how |to |use |a |metered |dose |inhaler |of |ipratropium |(Atrovent). |
Which |statement |if |made |by |the |client |to |the |nurse, |indicates |teaching |is |effective? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-"I |should |use |this |medicine |to |prevent |asthma |attacks."
An |older |client |is |scheduled |for |a |magnetic |resonance |imaging |MRI |procedure. |Which |of |the |
following |statements, |if |made |by |the |client |to |the |nurse, |should |be |reported |to |the |technician |
before |the |test? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I |had |a |knee |replacement |5 |years |ago
The |nurse |makes |the |following |observations |of |a |6 |hour |old |newborn: |axillary |temperature |
96.4 |F |(35.8 |C), |apical |pulse |148, |respirations |irregular |at |48/minute, |black |sticky |stool, |blood |
glucose |60mg/dL. |It |is |most |important |for |the |nurse |to |take |which |action? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Wrap |the |newborn |in |a |warmed |blanket
A |client |is |returned |to |the |unit |at |10AM |after |laparoscopic |gallbladder |surgery. |The |nurse |
plans |to |get |the |patient |out |of |bed |for |the |first |time |at |4PM. |It |is |MOST |important |for |the |
nurse |to |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Offer |pain |medication |
to |the |patient |at |3:30 |pm.
OLD |ANSWER: |Turn |the |pt |from |side |to |side |at |2 |PM
The |activity |therapy |staff |takes |a |group |of |psychiatric |patients |on |a |trip |to |the |zoo. |The |nurse |
should |intervene |with |which |of |the |following |patients |before |their |departure? |- |CORRECT |
,ANSWER✔✔-A |38 |year |old |female |who |is |receiving |chlorpromazine |(Thorazine) |and |is |wearing
|a |sundress |without |a |hat |or |glasses
A |patient |experiences |skin |eruptions |due |to |an |allergic |reaction |to |a |medication. |The |nurse |
demonstrates |the |BEST |documentation |with |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Multiple |red |welts |noted |over |trunk |and |both |arms. |Patient |states |that |welts |
itch"
An |older |client |diagnosed |with |emphysema |is |admitted |to |the |psychiatric |unit |for |treatment |of
|bipolar |disorder. |The |client |receives |oxygen |per |nasal |cannula. |The |client |expresses |concern |to
|the |nurse |that |someone |will |come |in |and |change |the |amount |of |oxygen |the |client |is |
receiving. |INITIALLY, |the |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Place |a |sign |above |the |patients |bed |stating |that |the |oxygen |level |is |not |to |be |
changed.
A |teenager |has |a |positive |home |pregnancy |test |and |comes |to |the |prenatal |clinic. |The |girl |is |
uncertain |of |the |date |of |her |last |menstrual |period. |The |nurse |palpates |the |uterine |fundus |
midway |between |the |symphysis |pubis |and |the |umbilicus. |Which |statement |by |the |nurse |is |
BEST? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You |are |16 |weeks |pregnant. |Lets |talk |about |what |that |
means."
A |client |is |admitted |to |the |psychiatric |unit |with |complaints |of |fatigue, |inability |to |concentrate, |
lack |of |appetite, |and |repetitive |thoughts. |The |client |is |reluctant |to |take |the |prescribed |
medications, |fearing |that |they |are |harmful. |After |the |nurse |gives |the |client |the |medication, |
the |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Instruct |the |
client |to |open |her |mouth |and |move |her |tongue |up |and |down |and |to |each |side |while |the |
nurse |looks |inside
The |nurse |assesses |a |patient |72 |hours |after |a |total |joint |replacement |of |the |right |hip. |Which |
finding |requires |an |intervention |by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |patients |legs |are |
internally |rotated
,A |client |newly |diagnosed |with |Meniere's |disease |plans |a |trip |to |an |amusement |park |with |the |
family. |The |client |asks |the |clinic |nurse |which |of |the |following |rides |is |best. |The |nurse |should |
suggest |which |of |the |following |rides? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Train
. |A |client |is |discharged |from |the |hospital |after |coronary |bypass |(CABG) |surgery |3 |days |ago. |
During |discharge |teaching, |the |client |asks |the |nurse |"When |can |I |resume |sexual |intercourse |
with |my |wife?" |it |is |best |for |the |nurse |to |make |which |of |the |following |statements? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-You |can |resume |sexual |activity |when |you |are |able |to |walk |one |block |without |
chest |pain |or |discomfort
A |woman |complains |to |the |nurse |about |the |care |provided |to |her |husband |by |the |nursing |staff
|the |previous |night. |Initially, |the |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Ask |the |wife |to |voice |her |expectations |about |a |solution |to |the |problem
A |patient |is |restrained |bodily |by |the |nursing |team. |The |hands |of |the |nurse |assigned |to |hold |
down |the |patients |leg |should |be |placed |in |which |of |the |following |positions? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-One |hand |directly |above |the |patient's |knee |and |the |other |hand |directly |above |
the |patient's |ankle
The |nurse |in |the |community |mental |health |center |works |with |a |client |who |is |diagnosed |with |
depression. |Cognitive |therapy |is |initiated. |The |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |
actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Help |the |client |to |identify |the |source |of |his |depression
The |nurse |plans |to |perform |a |physical |assessment |of |a |young |adult |who |has |been |deaf |since |
birth. |Although |the |client |indicates |using |sign |language, |no |interpreter |is |available. |The |nurse |
should |take |which |action? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Write |out |each |question, |and |ask |the |
client |to |write |out |each |answer
A |patient |received |morphine |4 |mg |IV |2 |hours |ago |for |the |complaints |of |postoperative |pain. |
The |patient |turns |on |the |call |light |and |tells |the |nurse |he |has |to |go |to |the |bathroom. |The |
patient |has |bathroom |privileges. |The |nurse |should |take |which |of |the |following |actions? |- |
, CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ask |the |patient |to |sit |on |the |side |of |the |bed |before |proceeding |to |the |
bathroom
The |nurse |cares |for |a |patient |on |the |psychiatric |unit |with |a |history |of |drug |use |and |poor |
impulse |control. |After |the |patient's |mother |visits, |the |patient |begins |pacing |rapidly, |with |arms |
swinging, |and |kicking |at |chair |legs. |The |nurse |should |approach |the |patient |and |take |which |of |
the |following |actions? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Stand |facing |the |patient |with |legs |apart, |knees
|locked, |and |weight |on |back |leg
The |nurse |observes |the |nursing |assistant |giving |morning |care |to |an |elderly |client |who |has |an |
area |of |warm, |reddened |skin |on |the |sacrum |that |does |not |blanch |with |pressure. |Which |action
|by |the |nursing |assistant |requires |an |intervention |by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
aid |firmly |massages |the |reddened |area |in |a |circular |motion
The |school |nurse |identifies |several |children |who |have |food |allergies. |Which |sequence |should |
the |nurse |teach |the |staff |to |follow |if |an |allergic |reaction |is |observed |in |a |child? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Administer |the |EpiPen, |call |911, |call |the |physician, |call |the |parents
A |client |comes |to |the |ER |complaining |of |shortness |of |breath, |fatigue, |insomnia, |and |weight |
loss. |The |client |states |that |the |client's |company |forced |the |client |into |early |retirement. |The |
client |says |that |the |client |has |been |sick |ever |since |the |client |stopped |working. |The |nurse |
should |take |which |of |the |following |actions |first? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Help |the |client |see |a
|connection |between |his |symptoms |and |emotions, |while |investigating |each |symptom.
The |nurse |teaches |the |woman |diagnosed |with |type |1 |diabetes |who |is |pregnant |for |the |first |
time. |The |nurse |teaches |the |client |that |as |the |pregnancy |advances, |the |client |may |require |
which |implementation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Increased |amounts |of |insulin
The |nurse |cares |for |a |patient |after |a |colon |resection. |The |patient |has |a |Salem |sump |tube |
connected |to |intermittent |suction. |The |patient |asks |the |nurse, |"When |will |I |be |able |to |eat?" |
Which |is |the |BEST |response |by |the |nurse? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-You |will |be |started |on |
clear |liquids |when |we |hear |your |stomach |make |noises
