CPNRE Exam Question Bank 2026 – Actual Questions, Verified Answers & Detailed Explanations (462 Q&A)

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CPNRE EXAM QUESTION BANK 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {462 Q & A}
ALREADY GRADED A+ / CPNRE STUDY PREP /
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS | GUARANTEED
PASS | CPNRE BANK 2026



Mrs. Ace, 69 years old, has just been admitted to the hospital. Upon
entering her room, the nurse finds her sitting on her bed crying. Which
of the following actions by the nurse shows the appropriate use of
touch in communicating care and concern to the client?


a. Sit in front of Mrs. Ace and pat her gently on the knee
b. Stand beside Mrs. Ace and rub her back
c. Sit beside Mrs. Ace and touch her arm
d. Stand beside Mrs. Ace and put an arm around her
shoulder c




A 62 -year-old male client had drainage of a pelvic abscess secondary
to diverticulitis 6 days ago. While drinking l l l water, l l l he l l l begins l l l to
l llcough l llviolently. l llHis l l l daughter l l l runs l l l to l llthe l l l nurse's l

l l station, l l l screaming l llthat l llher l l l father l l l has l ll"exploded." l

l l Upon l l l entering l l l the l l l room, l l l the l l l nurse l l l observes l

l l that l l l the l l l client's

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wound l llhas l lldehisced l l l and l lla l llsmall l llsegment l llof l l l bowel l

l l is l l l protruding. l l l What l llshould l llthe l l l nurse's l l l priority l

l l action l llbe?




a. Ask l l l the l l l client l llwhat l llhas l lloccurred, l ll call l l l the l
l l physician, l l l have l l l the l l l daughter l llstay l l l with l llher l l l father,

l l l and l llcover l l l the l l l area l llwith l l l the l l l bed l llsheet l llsoaked l

llin l llwater.


b. Have l l l a l llpersonal l llsupport l l l worker/health l llcare l l l aide
l l l hold l l l the l l l incision l lltogether l l l while l l l you l llobtain l llthe

l l l vital l l l signs, l l l call l l l the l l l physician, l l l and l llflex l llthe l

llclient's l l l knees.


c. Obtain l llvital l l l signs, l l l call l l l the l l l physician, l llobtain l
llemergency l l l orders, l l l and l llexplain l llto l l l the l l l daughter l

l l exactly l l l what l llhas l lloccurred.


d. Have l llthe l llpersonal l llsupport l llworker/health l llcare l llaide l llcall l
llthe l llphysician l llwhile l llyou l llremain


d




The l l l nurse l l l is l l l assigned l l l four l llclients: l l l Ms. l l l Law, l l l who l
l l is l l l 1 l llday l llpostoperative l l l and l llrequesting l llassistance l llto l

l l the l l l bathroom; l l l Mr. l l l Steel, l l l who l l l is l ll2 l lldays l

llpostoperative l l l and l l l has l l l a l l l scheduled l l l dressing l

l l change; l l l Ms. l l l Baran, l l l who l l l is l l l 1 l llday l llpostoperative l

l l and l llrequests l l l pain l llmedication; l l l and l llMr. l l l Logan, l l l who

l l l is l l l 2 l lldays l l l postoperative l l l and l l l requests l l l something

l l l to l l l drink. l l l What l l l client l l l should l llthe l l l nurse l l l see l

l l FIRST?

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a. Ms. Baran
l ll


b. Mr. l ll Logan
c. Mr. l ll Steel

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d. Ms. l


La
ll a
l ll




A l l l previously l l l healthy l l l male l l l client, l l l age l l l 78 l l l years, l
l l has l llbeen l llnewly l l l diagnosed l llwith l llhypothyroidism. l l l He l

l l lives l l l in l llhis l l l own l llapartment l llin l llcommunity l lldevelopment

l lldesigned l l l for l l l elderly l l l individuals. l l l He l l l asks l l l the l l l nurse

l l l assigned l llto l l l his l l l building l llcomplex l llfor l l l advice l llabout l

llhis l l l condition. l l l What l llwould l llbe l l l the l llbest l lladvice l llthe l

l l nurse l l l could l llgive l l l this l l l client?




a. "Stop l ll taking l ll your l ll self-prescribed l ll daily l ll aspirin."
b. "Don't l ll become l ll overtired l ll by l ll attending l ll too l ll many l

l l activities."


c. "Keep l l l the l ll temperature l ll in l ll your l ll apartment l ll cooler l ll than l

l l usual."


d. "Increase l llthe l llamount l llof l llfibre l lland l llfluids l llin l llyour l lldiet."
D




Mr. l l l Cooper, l l l 76 l llyears l l l old, l l l returned l llfrom l llthe l
l l operating l llroom l ll2 l llhours l l l ago l lland l l l is l l l reluctant l ll to l

l l deep l l l breathe. l l l What l l l should l l l the l l l nurse l l l do l

l l initially?




a. Reinforce l ll the l ll importance l ll of l ll deep l ll breathing