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UPDATE PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• a nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who has hearing
lsos, what action should the nurse take?.
Answer: use written communication to assist with communication
• a nurse is caring for a client who expresses anxiety about an upcoming
surgery, what should the nurse do?.
Answer: ask the client to describe feelings
• a nurse is reviewing psychosocial stages of development for a school-age
child, what would be an expected behavioral finding for this child?.
Answer: develop sense of industry through advances in learning, strive to
develop healthy self-respect by finding out in what areas they excel peer
groups plays important role in social development
• a nurse is monitoring a client who has been receiving intermittent enteral
feedings, what should the nurse identify as an intolerance to the feeding?.
Answer: nausea (vomiting, dumping syndrome-change the rate or type of
formula)
• a nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change for a client who has
a surgical wound. which of the following actions should the nurse take to
prevent contamination during the dressing change?.
Answer: restart the procedure if the sterile solution splashes onto the sterile
field when pouring the solution into the dressing tray (if liquid comes in
contact with the sterile field at any point it is considered contaminated and
unsterile)
• IV extravasation.
Answer: the leak of a vesicant solution which can damage the tissues; prior
to regular treatment, the nurse must withdraw the solution from the client's
, IV access and might need to administer an antidote prior to d/c'ing the IV
access. Findings include pallor, local swelling at the site, decreased skin
temperature around the site, damp dressing, or slowed rate of infusion
• A nurse is reviewing a provider's prescriptions for a group of clients . Which
of the following client prescriptions should the licensed practical nurse
clarify with the provider ? (LPN).
Answer: Administer 1 g of vancomycin intrathecally .
• A nurse is participating in an interdisciplinary treatment meeting for a client
who is to go home within a week . Which of the following health care
providers should the nurse identify will assist the client with activities of
daily living ?.
Answer: Occupational therapist
• a nurse is preparing to administer TPN, what indicates a need to obtain a
new bag?.
Answer: the TPN solution has an oily appearance and a layer of fat on top of
the solution ("cracking")
• a nurse is teaching about foot care to a client who has DM, what statement
indicates understanding?.
Answer: i should wear my slippers whenever i am out of bed (barefoot poses
risk of injury to feet, avoid lotion between toes, cut nails straight across,
avoid soaking in warm water)
• a nurse is preparing to administer 250mg of an antibiotic IM. available is
3g/5mL. how many mL would the nurse administer per dose?.
Answer: 0.4
• a nurse is teaching a group of AP about the expected integumentary changes
in OA, which should the nurse include.
Answer: decrease in elasticity (increase in pigmentation, decrease in subq
and moisture levels)
• a nurse is reviewing info about advance directives with a newly admitted
client. which of the following statements by the client indicates an
UPDATE PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• a nurse is completing an admission assessment for a client who has hearing
lsos, what action should the nurse take?.
Answer: use written communication to assist with communication
• a nurse is caring for a client who expresses anxiety about an upcoming
surgery, what should the nurse do?.
Answer: ask the client to describe feelings
• a nurse is reviewing psychosocial stages of development for a school-age
child, what would be an expected behavioral finding for this child?.
Answer: develop sense of industry through advances in learning, strive to
develop healthy self-respect by finding out in what areas they excel peer
groups plays important role in social development
• a nurse is monitoring a client who has been receiving intermittent enteral
feedings, what should the nurse identify as an intolerance to the feeding?.
Answer: nausea (vomiting, dumping syndrome-change the rate or type of
formula)
• a nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change for a client who has
a surgical wound. which of the following actions should the nurse take to
prevent contamination during the dressing change?.
Answer: restart the procedure if the sterile solution splashes onto the sterile
field when pouring the solution into the dressing tray (if liquid comes in
contact with the sterile field at any point it is considered contaminated and
unsterile)
• IV extravasation.
Answer: the leak of a vesicant solution which can damage the tissues; prior
to regular treatment, the nurse must withdraw the solution from the client's
, IV access and might need to administer an antidote prior to d/c'ing the IV
access. Findings include pallor, local swelling at the site, decreased skin
temperature around the site, damp dressing, or slowed rate of infusion
• A nurse is reviewing a provider's prescriptions for a group of clients . Which
of the following client prescriptions should the licensed practical nurse
clarify with the provider ? (LPN).
Answer: Administer 1 g of vancomycin intrathecally .
• A nurse is participating in an interdisciplinary treatment meeting for a client
who is to go home within a week . Which of the following health care
providers should the nurse identify will assist the client with activities of
daily living ?.
Answer: Occupational therapist
• a nurse is preparing to administer TPN, what indicates a need to obtain a
new bag?.
Answer: the TPN solution has an oily appearance and a layer of fat on top of
the solution ("cracking")
• a nurse is teaching about foot care to a client who has DM, what statement
indicates understanding?.
Answer: i should wear my slippers whenever i am out of bed (barefoot poses
risk of injury to feet, avoid lotion between toes, cut nails straight across,
avoid soaking in warm water)
• a nurse is preparing to administer 250mg of an antibiotic IM. available is
3g/5mL. how many mL would the nurse administer per dose?.
Answer: 0.4
• a nurse is teaching a group of AP about the expected integumentary changes
in OA, which should the nurse include.
Answer: decrease in elasticity (increase in pigmentation, decrease in subq
and moisture levels)
• a nurse is reviewing info about advance directives with a newly admitted
client. which of the following statements by the client indicates an
